Good Karma Puppy Rescue

Analysis

Good Karma Puppy Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in White Lake, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 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 2023, Good Karma Puppy Rescue reported income of $199k and spending of $209k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $217k to $199k (-8.0%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Good Karma Puppy Rescue sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All American Dachshund Rescue ($199k), White Pine Junior Livestock Show and Sale ($200k) and Clay County Animal Shelter ($199k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 75% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3,567 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3,567.

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.