Surface Creek Animal Shelter

Analysis

Surface Creek Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Cedaredge, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2003, 23 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, Surface Creek Animal Shelter reported income of $286k and spending of $278k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $109k to $286k (+163%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Surface Creek Animal Shelter sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Operation Catnip Inc ($286k), Cowley County Humane Society Inc ($286k) and Oak Creek Zoological Conservatory ($286k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $442k against liabilities of $5,974, net assets of $436k. It reported 12 employees.