Friends of Madera Animal Shelter

Analysis

Friends of Madera Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Madera, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Friends of Madera Animal Shelter reported income of $391k and spending of $554k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $420k to $391k (-6.8%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of Madera Animal Shelter sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brooklyn Animal Action Inc ($391k), Second Chance Animal Rescue ($392k) and Companion Animal Protection Society ($391k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $255k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $255k. It reported 5 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.