Dog Tag Buddies

Analysis

Dog Tag Buddies is a registered charity in United States, based in Shepherd, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Dog Tag Buddies reported income of $587k and spending of $829k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $488k to $587k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Dog Tag Buddies sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Medical Home Plus Inc ($587k), Asociacion Mayaguezana de Personas Con Inpedimentos Inc Proyecto ($587k) and Cottage of Bartlesville Inc a Non-Profit Corporation ($587k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 110% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $149k. At year end it held assets of $544k against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $491k. It reported 9 employees.

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.