Gentle Barn Foundation

Analysis

Gentle Barn Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clarita, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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, Gentle Barn Foundation reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.8m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.4m (+26%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Gentle Barn Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Welfare Association Incorporated ($4.4m), Fresno H O P E Animal Foundation ($4.4m) and Spay-Neuter Assistance Program Inc ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $296k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $419k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 91 employees.