Pawsitive Friendships

Analysis

Pawsitive Friendships is a registered charity in United States, based in Gilbert, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Pawsitive Friendships reported income of $398k and spending of $320k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $398k (+66%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Pawsitive Friendships sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empower Mt ($398k), Jenkins County Family Enrichment Center Inc ($398k) and Haven of Rest Minstries ($398k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $397k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $371k. It reported 6 employees.