Lost Dog Foundation

Analysis

Lost Dog Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lost Dog Foundation reported income of $127k and spending of $107k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $135k to $127k (-6.1%), an average of -6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Lost Dog Foundation sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waushara County Animal Shelter Inc ($127k), Friends of the Shelter Dogs Inc ($127k) and Chainfree USA ($127k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $193k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $193k.