Prairie Paws Animal Shelter Inc

Analysis

Prairie Paws Animal Shelter Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ottawa, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1962, 64 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, Prairie Paws Animal Shelter Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $862k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.1m (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Prairie Paws Animal Shelter Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue ($1.1m), Chew Animal Clinic ($1.1m) and Safe Pet Rescue Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $243k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 13 employees.