Caring for Creatures Foundation

Analysis

Caring for Creatures Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmyra, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1989, 37 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, Caring for Creatures Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $645k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $443k to $1.2m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Caring for Creatures Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Through Public Health ($1.2m), Oceans Forward ($1.2m) and Home at Last Dog Rescue Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $302k. At year end it held assets of $776k against liabilities of $296k, net assets of $481k. It reported 31 employees.