Ruff Start Rescue Inc

Analysis

Ruff Start Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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, Ruff Start Rescue Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.2m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Ruff Start Rescue Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pet Care Foundation ($2.5m), Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center ($2.5m) and The Sato Project Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 43 employees.