Worcester Animal Rescue League

Analysis

Worcester Animal Rescue League is a registered charity in United States, based in Worcester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1930, 96 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Worcester Animal Rescue League reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $972k to $1.2m (+22%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Worcester Animal Rescue League sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Upland Animal Shelter Inc ($1.2m), Partners for Pets Humane Society ($1.2m) and Olympic Peninsula Humane Society ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $449k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 27 employees.