Rescued Pet Adoption League R-Pal

Analysis

Rescued Pet Adoption League R-Pal is a registered charity in United States, based in Emory, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 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 December 2022, Rescued Pet Adoption League R-Pal reported income of $155k and spending of $188k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $259k to $155k (-40%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Rescued Pet Adoption League R-Pal sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Animal Sanctuary Inc ($155k), Awesome Paws Rescue ($155k) and Herd USA ($154k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (19% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $58k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $37k. It reported 2 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.