Sammies Friends

Analysis

Sammies Friends is a registered charity in United States, based in Grass Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 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, Sammies Friends reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.6m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.2m (+44%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. 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, Sammies Friends sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Animals Foundation ($2.2m), Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge Inc ($2.2m) and Humane Society of Manatee County Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $980k. At year end it held assets of $548k against liabilities of $226k, net assets of $323k. It reported 44 employees.