Friends of Front Street Shelter

Analysis

Friends of Front Street Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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, Friends of Front Street Shelter reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $651k to $1.3m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of Front Street Shelter 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ardmore Animal Care Inc ($1.3m), Kitties & Kanines Shelter ($1.3m) and TMR Rescue Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $570k against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $522k. It reported 2 employees.