Valley Animal Center

Analysis

Valley Animal Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, Valley Animal Center reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.8m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.2m (+9.2%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Valley Animal Center sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noahs Ark Animal Sanctuary Inc ($2.2m), Oasis Sanctuary Foundation Ltd ($2.2m) and Humane Society of St Lucie County Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $309k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 54 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.