Alley Cat Advocates Inc

Analysis

Alley Cat Advocates Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Louisville, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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, Alley Cat Advocates Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.3m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Alley Cat Advocates Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kitties & Kanines Shelter ($1.3m), Pet Adoption Fund ($1.3m) and Friends of Front Street Shelter ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $462k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 23 employees.