Detroit Dog Rescue

Analysis

Detroit Dog Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in St CLR Shores, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Detroit Dog Rescue reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Detroit Dog Rescue sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peace River Wildlife Center Inc ($1.7m), Puget Sound Goat Rescue and Adoption ($1.7m) and Willows Wags and Whiskers ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $359k. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $4.8m. It reported 17 employees.