Grass Roots Rescue

Analysis

Grass Roots Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Milton, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Grass Roots Rescue reported income of $565k and spending of $524k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $237k to $565k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Grass Roots Rescue sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 67th percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pet Pride ($565k), Animal Shelter Society Inc ($565k) and Center for Animal Research and Education Inc ($564k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $318k against liabilities of $147k, net assets of $171k.