Surfers for Strays Inc

Analysis

Surfers for Strays Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Surfers for Strays Inc reported income of $141k and spending of $159k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $538k to $141k (-74%), an average of -74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Surfers for Strays Inc sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tails ($141k), Habitat for Cats Inc ($141k) and Awesome Greyhound Adoptions Inc ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $398k against liabilities of $2,918, net assets of $395k.