Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue

Analysis

Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Wantage, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue reported income of $935k and spending of $1.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $903k to $935k (+3.5%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Feline Foundation of Greater Washington Inc ($934k), Spay and Neuter Initiative Program ($936k) and Humane Society SPCA of Sumter County Inc ($933k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $179k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $158k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.