Life Is Better Rescue

Analysis

Life Is Better Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2011, 15 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, Life Is Better Rescue reported income of $171k and spending of $213k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $176k to $171k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Life Is Better Rescue sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Draft Gratitude ($171k), Black Sheep Sanctuary and Retreat Inc ($172k) and Odysea Aquarium Foundation Inc ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $324k against liabilities of $203k, net assets of $122k. It reported 4 employees.