Life 4 Paws

Analysis

Life 4 Paws is a registered charity in United States, based in Napoleonville, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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 2022, Life 4 Paws reported income of $13.4m and spending of $16.7m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income grew from $2.3m to $13.4m (+474%), an average of +474% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 474%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Life 4 Paws sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society for Seattle-King Co ($13.4m), National Anti-Vivisection Society ($13.5m) and Cleveland Zoological Society ($13.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of -$2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of -$2.1m. It reported 120 employees.