Rescues animals, promotes spay/neuter, and educates the public to end suffering.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $592K in revenue, $636K in expenses, and $935K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$592K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$636K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$935K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$44K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
91%
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
16.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -183% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$592K
FY2024▲ +14%
$665K$332K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$636K
FY2024▲ +34%
$636K$318K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$937K
FY2024▼ -4%
$980K$490K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2024▲ +404%
$20K$10K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$592K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$636K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$935K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$44K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$937K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $579K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Due to the significant lack of access to SPAY/NEUTER services in los angeles, the rescue train launched a mobile SPAY/NEUTER clinic in august 2024, providing free and low-cost services to shelters, rescues, and low-income pet OWNERS.THIS initiative helps reduce the number of animals entering shelters and addresses pet OVERPOPULATION.THE…
$289Kprogram expense
02
It is the organization's mission to save as many animal lives as possible by rehoming abandoned, injured, and unwanted ANIMALS.THE organization rescues dogs, cats, and farm animals from city and county shelters, as well as from the streets of los angeles, and seeks to place them in loving, permanent HOMES.PRIOR to adoption, all animals…
$173Kprogram expense
03
The rescue train is a pioneer of the shelter intervention model, also known as the "keep your pet" project an innovative program designed to provide pet owners with alternatives to surrendering their animals due to financial HARDSHIPS.THE program offers support for veterinary care, pet food, grooming, shelter redemption fees, and pet…
Lisa Young’s $75K as President & CEO
is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M animals nonprofits.
Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
Individual Lisa Young · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $75K · Total expenses $636K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $89K · Total expenses $636K
14%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
91%
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Overhead ratio
7%
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Fundraising cost ratio
2%
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Revenue growth
14%
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Accounting fee ratio
0%
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Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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