Raccoon River Pet Rescue

Analysis

Raccoon River Pet Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Perry, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Raccoon River Pet Rescue reported income of $136k and spending of $148k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $136k (-92%), an average of -47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Raccoon River Pet Rescue sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of the Ouachitas ($136k), Handsome Dans Rescue for Pit Bull Type Dogs ($136k) and Hoo Haven Inc ($136k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 3 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.