Friends of the Animals

Analysis

Friends of the Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 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 December 2023, Friends of the Animals reported income of $830k and spending of $576k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $336k to $830k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Animals sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rescue Adoption Inc ($830k), Plainfield Area Humane Society ($830k) and Mission Compassion Paw Inc ($830k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $193k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 12 employees.