Dorchester Paws

Analysis

Dorchester Paws is a registered charity in United States, based in Summerville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1980, 46 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 2022, Dorchester Paws reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.2m to $1.6m (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dorchester Paws sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noahs Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center and Sanctuary Inc ($1.6m), Happy Cat Inc ($1.6m) and Lake Country SPCA ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $799k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $129k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 44 employees.