Animal Equality

Analysis

Animal Equality is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Animal Equality reported income of $4.5m and spending of $5.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.5m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Equality sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fresno H O P E Animal Foundation ($4.4m), Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals ($4.5m) and Gentle Barn Foundation ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $300k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $306k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 28 employees.