Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog

Analysis

Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog is a registered charity in United States, based in Mendon, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 April 2023, Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog reported income of $143k and spending of $258k, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2019 to April 2023, income fell from $287k to $143k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Massachusetts Vest-A-Dog sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florence Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated ($143k), New Haven Fire Muster Inc ($143k) and Mount Bethel Volunteer Fire Company No 1 of Warren Township ($143k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $356k.