Affectionate Arms

Analysis

Affectionate Arms is a registered charity in United States, based in Victoria, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 August 2023, Affectionate Arms reported income of $137k and spending of $130k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $264k to $137k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Affectionate Arms sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Traill County Senior Citizens Grantee Board Incorporated ($137k), Kcgcusa Inc ($137k) and Casa de Amigos Endowment Foundation ($137k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $64k. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $2,941, net assets of $72k. It reported 4 employees.