Stray Rescue of St Louis

Analysis

Stray Rescue of St Louis is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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, Stray Rescue of St Louis reported income of $6.8m and spending of $4.8m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $6.8m (+55%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. 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, Stray Rescue of St Louis sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Archives of Falconry Inc ($6.7m), American Quarter Horse Foundation ($6.8m) and Pawmettolifeline Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $286k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $8.0m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 53 employees.