Pet Refuge Inc

Analysis

Pet Refuge Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in South Bend, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1978, 48 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 April 2023, Pet Refuge Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Pet Refuge Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catskill Animal Sanctuary Inc ($1.7m), Equine Voices Rescue & Sanctuary ($1.7m) and National Cat Protection Society ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $551k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 26 employees.