Retrieving Freedom

Analysis

Retrieving Freedom is a registered charity in United States, based in Sedalia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2012, 14 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, Retrieving Freedom reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.3m (+41%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 37%. 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, Retrieving Freedom sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network ($2.3m), Trout Unlimited ($2.3m) and Always & Furever Midwest Animal Sanctuary Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $391k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 20 employees.