Rooterville a Sanctuary Inc

Analysis

Rooterville a Sanctuary Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Melrose, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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, Rooterville a Sanctuary Inc reported income of $269k and spending of $307k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $815k to $269k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Rooterville a Sanctuary Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smith County Humane ($269k), Virginia German Shepherd Rescue Inc ($269k) and Its a Pittie Rescue ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $563k against liabilities of $547k, net assets of $17k. It reported 5 employees.

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.