Blue Star Service Dogs Inc
Analysis
Blue Star Service Dogs Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hamburg, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Blue Star Service Dogs Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $940k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $281k to $1.1m (+288%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Blue Star Service Dogs Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peacock Family Services ($1.1m), Twin Rivers Food Pantry ($1.1m) and Servants Heart of Mint Hill Inc ($1.1m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $699k against liabilities of $308k, net assets of $391k. It reported 4 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 99%
- Other 0.7%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Peacock Family Services | Bainbridge Is | $1.1m |
| Twin Rivers Food Pantry | Franklin | $1.1m |
| Servants Heart of Mint Hill Inc | Mint Hill | $1.1m |
| Imani Family Center | Cincinnati | $1.1m |