Castaway Animals Rescue Effort

Analysis

Castaway Animals Rescue Effort is a registered charity in United States, based in Verona, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Castaway Animals Rescue Effort reported income of $1.4m and spending of $561k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $691k to $1.4m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 197%. 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, Castaway Animals Rescue Effort sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bitter Root Humane Association ($1.4m), Renegade Paws Rescue ($1.4m) and People Promoting Animal Welfare ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $235k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $157k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 14 employees.