Cottonwood Cats Sanctuary

Analysis

Cottonwood Cats Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Cottonwood Cats Sanctuary reported income of $146k and spending of $52k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $104k to $146k (+40%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cottonwood Cats Sanctuary sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omalley Alley Cat Organization ($146k), Big Love Rescue ($146k) and Passion for Pitties ($146k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. At year end it held assets of $750k against liabilities of $376k, net assets of $373k.