Chance Shelter

Analysis

Chance Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Surprise, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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, Chance Shelter reported income of $122k and spending of $79k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $122k (-88%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Chance Shelter sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 39th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paws for Life Rescue ($122k), Paw Parent Inc ($122k) and Paws Squad ($122k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.