Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota

Analysis

Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota is a registered charity in United States, based in Minnetonka, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota reported income of $730k and spending of $690k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $567k to $730k (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tail Waggers 1990 ($730k), Coco S Cupboard Inc ($730k) and Black Swamp Bird Observatory ($730k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,203. It paid $82k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 2 employees.