Brittany Foundation

Analysis

Brittany Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Agua Dulce, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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, Brittany Foundation reported income of $245k and spending of $363k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $472k to $245k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 165% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Brittany Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heavenly Paws Animal Shelter Inc ($245k), Greyfoot Cat Rescue ($245k) and White Paws German Shepherd Dog Rescue ($245k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.