Petfinder Foundation

Analysis

Petfinder Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 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, Petfinder Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $966k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $881k to $1.2m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Petfinder Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lab Rescue of LRCP Incorporated ($1.2m), Hill Country Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ($1.2m) and Lifestock ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $153k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 3 employees.