Take Me Home

Analysis

Take Me Home is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 2023, Take Me Home reported income of $476k and spending of $230k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $432k to $476k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Take Me Home sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Native Animal Rescue ($475k), Fences for Fido ($476k) and Central Valley Rescue Railroad ($475k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 117% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (36% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $109k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 1 employees.