Boarding for Rescues & Animal Welfare
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Providing low cost boarding for rescue groups; dedicated to improving the lives of animals; rescue, and re-home those who have been abandoned; promote responsible pet ownership and the humane treatment of animals, and work toward ending animal overpopulation through education and a variety of programs.
- Income
- $197,301
- Spending
- $179,130
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $30,000, president, treasurer, director, employee
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 65% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (3)
- $4,365 spent. Low-cost boarding for rescues - due to the overpopulation of abandoned, neglected, and/or abused companion animals in our society today, a low-cost boarding is detrimental to providing alternative care and rehabilitation for those unable to be fostered in your American household due to the severity of abuse, neglect and the sheer number of those animals in need. In 2024, we were able to assist 644 abandoned dogs and cats from the Gulf Coast Area, with 658 being our own rescues along with servicing 5 other animals by boarding, rehabilitating, socializing, training, and providing medical needs. It is imperative that each of the rescued dogs goes through the proper care, training, and rehabilitation needed to prepare them for a future life with loving families. Each dog is assessed and matched with a compatible playmate to help with socialization. They graduate up to supervised group play with other dogs. Each dog's private room and belongings are cleaned, sanitized, and maintained multiple times a day to ensure a healthy, safe, loving environment.
- $173,780 spent. Rescuing and re-homing - The overpopulation of abandoned, neglected, and/or abused animals in our animal impounds, shelters, streets, and rural areas require it to be necessary to provide alternative care and rehabilitation. In 2024, we were able to rescue 644 abandoned companion animals from the Gulf Coast Area, by boarding, rehabilitating, socializing, training, and providing all medical needs, surgeries and care by Boarding for Rescues & Animal Welfare (B4RAW). B4RAW provides each of the rescued animals the proper care, training, and rehabilitation needed to prepare them for a future life with a loving family. We assess each dog and match them with a compatible playmate(s) to help with socialization and supervised group play with other dogs. Each dog's private room and belongings are cleaned, sanitized, and maintained multiple times a day to ensure a healthy, safe, and loving environment. In 2024, 621 of our rescues were adopted into new homes throughout the United States.
- $985 spent. Because 1 in 3 pets go missing during its lifetime without proper ID 90% never return home. B4RAW choice of microchips include free registration for life with no yearly fees. With a microchip, each pet was enrolled in a national registry giving the pet owner's lost pet the best chance for a happy homecoming. Microchipping promotes responsible pet ownership and creates a bond between the pet owner and the pet. In 2024, B4RAW microchipped 650+ animals.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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