Southern Paws Inc

Analysis

Southern Paws Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ringwood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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, Southern Paws Inc reported income of $235k and spending of $285k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $259k to $235k (-9.1%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Southern Paws Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Furry Feet Rescue Inc ($235k), For the Love of a Paw ($235k) and Basset Hound Rescue of Georgia Inc ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $20k. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $62k. It reported 9 employees.