Friends of the Animal Community

Analysis

Friends of the Animal Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonora, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 Animal Community reported income of $745k and spending of $667k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $282k to $745k (+164%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Animal Community sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Key West Wildlife Center Inc ($745k), Old Drum Animal Shelter ($745k) and Salem Animal Rescue League ($744k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $769k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $769k. It reported 5 employees.