Michigan Animal Rescue League

Analysis

Michigan Animal Rescue League is a registered charity in United States, based in Pontiac, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1958, 68 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, Michigan Animal Rescue League reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $2.6m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Michigan Animal Rescue League sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern California Equine Foundation Inc ($2.6m), California Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($2.6m) and Homeward Pet Adoption Center ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $809k. At year end it held assets of $12.9m against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 32 employees.