Real Bark

Analysis

Real Bark is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2024, Real Bark reported income of $197k and spending of $178k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $84k to $197k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Real Bark sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lil Bubs Big Fund ($197k), US Lusitano Association ($197k) and Hay Dude Critter Rescue ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $92k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $92k.