Pet Adoption Fund

Analysis

Pet Adoption Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Canoga Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 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, Pet Adoption Fund reported income of $1.3m and spending of $512k, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $946k to $1.3m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pet Adoption Fund sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alley Cat Advocates Inc ($1.3m), Animal Coalition of Tampa Inc ($1.3m) and Kitties & Kanines Shelter ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $222k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $1,467, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 4 employees.