Operation Kindness

Analysis

Operation Kindness is a registered charity in United States, based in Carrollton, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1984, 42 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 June 2023, Operation Kindness reported income of $11.9m and spending of $11.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $11.9m (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Operation Kindness sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reid Park Zoological Society ($11.9m), Los Angeles S P C a ($12.0m) and Humane Society of Pomona Valley Inc ($11.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.9m. It paid $283k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $23.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $22.1m. It reported 174 employees.