Westie Rescue Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION IS TO NEUTER, REHABILITATE AND PLACE HOMELESS WESTIES WITH RESPONSIBLE, CARING NEW OWNERS. TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO HELP WITH BREEDING INFORMATION AND RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE SOURCE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT A PET WESTIE WITHOUT SENDING THEM TO THE COMMERCIAL MARKET BY DEFAULT. WE ISSUE A NEWSLETTER ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS. HISTORICALLY 20 DOGS ARE RESCUED AND PLACED IN AN AVERAGE YEAR.
- Income
- $38,133
- Spending
- $22,510
- Reserves
- 83.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (2)
- $21,460 spent. RESCUED DOGS WERE GIVEN MEDICAL TREATMENT, EVALUATED, FOSTERED AND SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED WITH NEW ADOPTIVE OWNERS. DURING 2024 12 DOGS WERE RESCUED AND 10 WERE PLACED IN NEW HOMES. TWO DOGS REMAINED IN FOSTER CARE AT DECEMBER 31, 2024.
- $1,050 spent. DONATION TO COLORADO ANIMAL RESCUE EXPRESS WHO IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF HOMELESS COMPANION ANIMALS. DONATION TO BERGEN SPARY & NEUTER ALLIANCE A NON-PROFIT MOBILE SPAY & NEUTERE CLINIC SERVING RURAL COLORADO.
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 2025.
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 1994.
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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