Animal Charities of America

Analysis

Animal Charities of America is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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 April 2024, Animal Charities of America reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income fell from $2.3m to $1.5m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income dropped by 16%. 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, Animal Charities of America sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metro East Humane Society ($1.5m), Humane Society of Highlands County Florida Inc ($1.5m) and Humane Society of the Piedmont Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $10k.