The Amanda Foundation

Analysis

The Amanda Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Beverly Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 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 December 2023, The Amanda Foundation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $1.9m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Amanda Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anicira Veterinary Center - California Inc ($1.9m), The Wyldlife Fund ($1.9m) and Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $881k. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.