Take Paws Rescue

Analysis

Take Paws Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Take Paws Rescue reported income of $796k and spending of $623k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $381k to $796k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Take Paws Rescue sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noahs Arks Rescue ($795k), Spay and Neuter Syracuse Inc ($797k) and Lancaster Farm Sanctuary ($795k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 6 employees.