Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance

Analysis

Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance reported income of $840k and spending of $811k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $242k to $840k (+247%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Famous Fido Rescue and Adoption Alliance sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Humane Society ($840k), Life Unlimited of Virginia Inc ($841k) and Humane Society of Bay County Inc ($839k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $145k against liabilities of $312k, net assets of -$167k. It reported 1 employees.