Lancaster Farm Sanctuary

Analysis

Lancaster Farm Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Joy, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 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 April 2023, Lancaster Farm Sanctuary reported income of $795k and spending of $617k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income grew from $212k to $795k (+274%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 182%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lancaster Farm Sanctuary sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Watertown Humane Society Inc ($794k), Noahs Arks Rescue ($795k) and Minnesota Chapter of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep ($794k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $103k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $888k, net assets of $795k. It reported 11 employees.