Animal Outlook Inc

Analysis

Animal Outlook Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Takoma Park, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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, Animal Outlook Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.8m (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Outlook Inc 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 84th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Chance Humane Society Inc ($1.8m), Kitten Rescue ($1.8m) and Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $186k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 19 employees.