Defenders of Animal Rights Inc

Analysis

Defenders of Animal Rights Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1976, 50 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, Defenders of Animal Rights Inc reported income of $3.3m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.3m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Defenders of Animal Rights Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Alliance Galveston County Inc ($3.3m), Pacific Wildlife Care ($3.3m) and Alley Cat Rescue Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $313k. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $14.2m. It reported 10 employees.