Bestfriends Pet Adoptions

Analysis

Bestfriends Pet Adoptions is a registered charity in United States, based in Cary, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Bestfriends Pet Adoptions reported income of $140k and spending of $142k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $152k to $140k (-7.8%), an average of -7.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Bestfriends Pet Adoptions sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Chance at Love for Dogs ($140k), Barry County Humane Society ($140k) and Northern Calfornia Americansaddlebred Horse Association ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $90k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $90k.