Ferndale Cat Shelter

Analysis

Ferndale Cat Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Ferndale, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ferndale Cat Shelter reported income of $578k and spending of $475k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $223k to $578k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ferndale Cat Shelter sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Australian Shepherds Furever Corporation ($578k), Brook Hill Retirement Center for Horses Inc ($579k) and Lanta Animal Welfare ($578k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $761k against liabilities of $649k, net assets of $112k. It reported 4 employees.