Paws for Life Rescue

Analysis

Paws for Life Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Kailua, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 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, Paws for Life Rescue reported income of $221k and spending of $221k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $214k to $221k (+2.9%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Paws for Life Rescue sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Sealife Center ($220k), Guardian Heals Inc ($221k) and Friends of San Martin Animal Society ($220k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $345 against liabilities of $156k, net assets of -$156k.

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.