Looking Glass Animal Rescue

Analysis

Looking Glass Animal Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgefield, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Looking Glass Animal Rescue reported income of $90k and spending of $134k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $349k to $90k (-74%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Looking Glass Animal Rescue sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raptor Chapter Inc ($90k), Felines for Adoption Cat Rescue ($90k) and Sumner Brook Farm Inc ($90k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 46% of the total. At year end it held assets of $72k against liabilities of $333k, net assets of -$261k.

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.