Dogs Playing for Life

Analysis

Dogs Playing for Life is a registered charity in United States, based in Longmont, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Dogs Playing for Life reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.9m (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dogs Playing for Life sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Union County Inc ($1.9m), Eskies Online Ameican Eskimo Dog Rescue ($1.9m) and Zoological Society of Milwaukee County Endowment TR ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 36 employees.