Lost Dog Rescue Foundation

Analysis

Lost Dog Rescue Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Falls Church, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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, Lost Dog Rescue Foundation reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.8m (-7.6%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lost Dog Rescue Foundation 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 VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Friends Humane Society ($1.8m), Humane Society for Greater Nashua Corporation ($1.8m) and C a R E 4 Paws Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $334k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $67k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 30 employees.