Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter

Analysis

Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Aspen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 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 the Aspen Animal Shelter reported income of $457k and spending of $369k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $452k to $457k (+1.0%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Aspen Animal Shelter sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animalsave ($456k), Progressive Animal Welfare Society Paws of Bainbridge Island ($457k) and HSSC Thrift Shop Inc ($456k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $3,615, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 1 employees.