Northwest Organization for Animal Help

Analysis

Northwest Organization for Animal Help is a registered charity in United States, based in Stanwood, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 years ago. 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, Northwest Organization for Animal Help reported income of $5.9m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $5.9m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northwest Organization for Animal Help sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Helpmates Inc ($5.9m), International Policy Network ($5.9m) and Big Brothers-Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $23.7m against liabilities of $215k, net assets of $23.5m. It reported 56 employees.