Mississippi Animal Rescue League

Analysis

Mississippi Animal Rescue League is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1971, 55 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, Mississippi Animal Rescue League reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $910k to $1.2m (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mississippi 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 83rd percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Belleville Area Humane Society ($1.2m), Waggle Foundation Inc ($1.2m) and California Institute of Environmental Studies ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 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 $48k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $444k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $706, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 21 employees.