Santa Cruz Co Animal Shelter Foundation

Analysis

Santa Cruz Co Animal Shelter Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Santa Cruz Co Animal Shelter Foundation reported income of $285k and spending of $240k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $464k to $285k (-39%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 311%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Santa Cruz Co Animal Shelter Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Miris Legacy Inc ($285k), Boxer Luv Rescue ($285k) and Finding Forever Animal Rescue ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.8m.