Friends of the Shelter Inc

Analysis

Friends of the Shelter Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ponderay, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 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 Shelter Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.9m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Shelter Inc 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 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Ogden Community Nature Ctr ($1.9m), Mission K9 Rescue ($1.9m) and Paws Atlanta Incorporated ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 136% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $923k. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $719k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 98 employees.