Pawsperity Inc

Analysis

Pawsperity Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Pawsperity Inc reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $4.0m (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pawsperity Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Crisis Center Inc ($4.0m), Deaf Counseling Advocacy & Referral Agency ($4.0m) and Community Hills Early Learning Center Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $229k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 67 employees.