Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary

Analysis

Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Littleton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2020, 6 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, Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $2.0m (-4.8%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Peppers Senior Dog Sanctuary 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 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Association of Zoo Veterinarians ($2.0m), Gateway Pet Guardians ($2.0m) and Friends of Foothills Animal Shelter ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $320k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 27 employees.