East Lake Pet Orphanage

Analysis

East Lake Pet Orphanage is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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, East Lake Pet Orphanage reported income of $222k and spending of $425k, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $346k to $222k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 138% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, East Lake Pet Orphanage sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Charlotte Dog Rescue ($222k), Helping Our Miniature Equines ($222k) and Advocates Saving Adoptable Pets Inc ($222k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 68% of the total. At year end it held assets of $145k against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of -$1.3m. It reported 6 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.