California Deer Association

Analysis

California Deer Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Redding, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 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 July 2023, California Deer Association reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.7m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $7.6m (+409%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, California Deer Association sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society ($7.5m), Patty Baker Humane Society Naples ($7.6m) and Society for the Prevention of Cruel Ty to Animals Tampa Bay Florida in ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $308k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $544k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 11 employees.