Paradise Rescue
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF PARADISE RESCUE IS TO BRING AWARENESS TO AND HELP REDUCE THE STRAY DOMESTICATED ANIMAL POPULATION IN PUERTO RICO.
- Income
- $142,157
- Spending
- $162,301
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 54%
- Highest pay
- $8,750, president
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
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% 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 (1)
- $155,626 spent. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON REDUCING THE STRAY DOMESTICATED ANIMAL POPULATION IN PUERTO RICO BY: EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON BEST PRACTICES AND CARE FOR PETS; RESCUING AND RELOCATING STRAY ANIMALS; CREATING A NETWORK OF FOSTER HOMES AND SISTER RESCUES LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES, TO AID IN THE RELOCATION OF STRAY ANIMALS TO AMERICAN HOMES; CREATING COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO PREVENT ANIMAL NEGLECT OR ABANDONMENT; AND ENCOURAGING AND LEADING A VOLUNTEER NETWORK IN PUERTO RICO AND THE UNITED STATES TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF STRAY ANIMALS LOCATED ON THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO. FOR THE YEAR 2025, THE ORGANIZATION RESCUED 407 DOGS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION.
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 January 2022.
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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