Starry Skies Equine Rescue and Sanctuary

Analysis

Starry Skies Equine Rescue and Sanctuary is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Starry Skies Equine Rescue and Sanctuary reported income of $150k and spending of $173k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $202k to $150k (-26%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Starry Skies Equine Rescue and Sanctuary sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meals on Wheels of McPherson Kansas Inc ($150k), House by the Side of the Road ($150k) and Initiative for Transnational Justice Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $8,105 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $8,105.