Rescue Ranch

Analysis

Rescue Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Yreka, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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, Rescue Ranch reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $482k to $1.5m (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Rescue Ranch sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bright Promises Foundation ($1.5m), Lanai Cat Sanctuary Inc ($1.5m) and Humane Society of Lackawanna County ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $494k. At year end it held assets of $856k against liabilities of $1,960, net assets of $854k. It reported 35 employees.