Apex Protection Project

Analysis

Apex Protection Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmdale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Apex Protection Project reported income of $487k and spending of $398k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $207k to $487k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Apex Protection Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alive Rescue ($487k), Birchbark Foundation Inc ($488k) and Cozy Cat Cottage ($487k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $377k against liabilities of $151k, net assets of $226k. It reported 2 employees.