Panhandle Animal Welfare Society Inc Aka Paws Inc

Analysis

Panhandle Animal Welfare Society Inc Aka Paws Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ft Walton BCH, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1966, 60 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 September 2023, Panhandle Animal Welfare Society Inc Aka Paws Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.7m (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Panhandle Animal Welfare Society Inc Aka Paws Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildlife Guardians ($2.7m), Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter ($2.7m) and Central California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Amimals ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $346k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 39 employees.