Southwest English Setter Rescue Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SWESR is dedicated to rescuing English Setters throughout the Southwest United States. We rehabilitate English Setters by providing full medical care and behavior assessments in a foster home in order to prepare them for adoption. To ensure all SWESR dogs are placed in loving, permanent homes, we screen and qualify adopters and provide ongoing guidance for the life of each dog. SWESR promotes animal welfare through community education and outreach and values positive teamwork within our organization as well as partnerships across rescues.
- Income
- $109,683
- Spending
- $125,216
- Reserves
- 21.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 21.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $67,585 spent. SWESR rescued, vetted and fostered approximately 31 English Setter dogs in the Southwestern United States during 2024. All SWESR dogs live in foster homes where their energy level, temperament, training and other skills can be assessed prior to adoption. All our dogs receive a complete vet exam, are spayed or neutered, brought up-to-date on vaccinations, tested and treated for heartworms, Chagas and other parasites if needed, given heartworm prevention and micro-chipped before adoption. In 2024 SWESR continued tick disease testing for all dogs rescued in areas with ticks. In 2024 SWESR tested all incoming dogs in the Southwestern US for Chagas disease. Because our goal is to make the best possible placement for a dog, we work closely with prospective adopters to ensure a successful adoption in a well matched home.
- $37,348 spent. In 2014 SWESR started a Furever Foster program oriented specifically to find long-term, stable foster care for English Setters that may not be candidates for adoption due to age, disability or medical issues. Dogs in this program may have a shorter life-expectancy than other dogs or would be most comfortable not having to transition from one home to another because of their disability or medical condition.
- $2,751 spent. Hanks Heartworm Program supports the purchase of heartworm preventative for all dogs under SWESR cares and provides for heartworm treatment and recovery for all heartworm positive dogs rescued by SWESR.
- $17,531 spent. Chagas is a growing threat in the Southern half of the country. Very soon, researchers expect Chagas disease cases to surpass the number of Heartworm cases in Texas. Researchers tell us that as many as 20 percent of shelter dogs test positive for Chagas, and the percentage is likely even higher for dogs from hunting ranches. SWESR started testing Texas rescued dogs for Chagas in 2019, Oklahoma rescued dogs in 2022 and all dogs rescued in the southwestern US in 2023. Chagas infections now surpass Heartworm infections for our incoming dogs. SWESR provides treatment for all dogs that test positive. Without treatment, Chagas can be debilitating or fatal. https://swesr.org/chagas/
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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