Downtown Dog Rescue

Analysis

Downtown Dog Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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, Downtown Dog Rescue reported income of $971k and spending of $1.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $589k to $971k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Downtown Dog 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 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longhopes Donkey Shelter Inc ($970k), Friends of the Animal Shelter Inc ($972k) and Watauga Humane Society ($969k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 7 employees.