Friends for Animals

Analysis

Friends for Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Brookings, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 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 for Animals reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $846k to $1.3m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 49%. 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, Friends for Animals sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Easel Animal Rescue League Inc ($1.3m), Tupelo Lee Humane Society ($1.3m) and Cascades Humane Society Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $397k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 34 employees.