Great River Rescue

Analysis

Great River Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Bemidji, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 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, Great River Rescue reported income of $557k and spending of $406k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $249k to $557k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Great River Rescue sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pickens County Humane Society ($557k), Save One Soul Animal Rescue League ($557k) and Havaheart Rescue ($556k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $146k. At year end it held assets of $751k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $737k. It reported 16 employees.