Alive Rescue

Analysis

Alive Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 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, Alive Rescue reported income of $487k and spending of $504k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $519k to $487k (-6.1%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 62%. 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, Alive Rescue 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 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cozy Cat Cottage ($487k), Apex Protection Project ($487k) and Frieds Cat Shelter Inc ($486k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $198k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 7 employees.