Last Hope K9 Rescue

Analysis

Last Hope K9 Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2013, 13 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, Last Hope K9 Rescue reported income of $941k and spending of $952k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $941k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Last Hope K9 Rescue sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catcade Inc ($940k), North Country SPCA ($942k) and Kabul Small Animal Rescue ($940k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 39% of the total. At year end it held assets of $188k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $153k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.