Animal Rescue League of Berks County Inc

Analysis

Animal Rescue League of Berks County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Birdsboro, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1956, 70 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 June 2024, Animal Rescue League of Berks County Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.8m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $3.1m to $3.2m (+3.4%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Rescue League of Berks County Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saving Hope Animal Rescue Fund ($3.2m), Animal Protective League of Springfield and Sangamon County ($3.2m) and Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $383k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 91 employees.

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.