Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation

Analysis

Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ventura, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation reported income of $176k and spending of $252k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $176k (-84%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 362%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woodsboro Volunteer Fire Company ($176k), The Mission to Serve Inc ($176k) and El Dorado County Search and Rescue Council Inc ($176k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $992k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $992k.

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.