Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Inc

Analysis

Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Poolesville, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $752k to $1.1m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahimsa House ($1.1m), Humane Society of Skagit Valley ($1.1m) and The Spayed Club ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $393k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 18 employees.