Straydog Inc

Analysis

Straydog Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Eustace, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 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, Straydog Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.7m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Straydog Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Animal Welfare Society Inc ($1.7m), Willows Wags and Whiskers ($1.7m) and Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park and Eco-Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $566k. It paid $84k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 26 employees.