The Animal Foundation

Analysis

The Animal Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Las Vegas, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Animal Foundation reported income of $11.7m and spending of $16.0m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.3m to $11.7m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Animal Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League of the Palm Beaches Inc ($11.7m), The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee ($11.8m) and Anicira Veterinary Center ($11.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $500k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.7m. At year end it held assets of $47.2m against liabilities of $6.1m, net assets of $41.1m. It reported 283 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.