Poet Animal Rescue

Analysis

Poet Animal Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Westland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, Poet Animal Rescue reported income of $129k and spending of $138k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $151k to $129k (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Poet Animal Rescue 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 MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stellas Shelter Fund Inc ($129k), Horse Harbor Foundation ($129k) and Happy Endings Animal Rescue Sanctuary ($129k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $5,922, net assets of $11k.