Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue

Analysis

Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Charles, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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, Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue reported income of $169k and spending of $175k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $222k to $169k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lake Charles Pit Bull Rescue sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Creatures Sanctuary LLC ($169k), Rescue & Welfare Trust Fund of the Bull Terrier Club of America ($169k) and Wildlife Revealed ($169k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $4,500, net assets of $31k.

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.