Paws Placing Animals Within Society

Analysis

Paws Placing Animals Within Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bryson City, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Paws Placing Animals Within Society reported income of $235k and spending of $332k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $516k to $235k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Paws Placing Animals Within Society sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include For the Love of a Paw ($235k), Celestial Zoo Pet Rescue ($235k) and Southern Paws Inc ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $692k against liabilities of $200, net assets of $692k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.