Rescue City INC

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Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2015AnimalsEIN 47-4041234Revenue $472K in FY2025

On file with the IRSrescuecity.nyc137 Quentin Rd, 11223-1201 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Rescue City is committed to saving the lives of dogs in need from underserved shelters. Our loving dedicated foster network helps US provide temporary, safe homes for these dogs while we find fantastic matches that result in permanent adoption placement. We pride ourselves on offering exceptional education and support throughout the process, ensuring a wonderful experience for both the dog and their human.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $74K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$472K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$457K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$85K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$472K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$450K
FY2021$527K
FY2022$564K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$472K
Expenses
$457K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$385K
FY2021$519K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$630K
FY2024$468K
FY2025$457K
Net assets
$85K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$76K
FY2024$69K
FY2025$85K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $429K Management & general 6% · $28K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$86,476Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$67,600Pt VII · Sec A
Independent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Independent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Independent Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stella Plit’s $86K as President is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2020
Stella Plit$86,476$86,474$67,803$53,928
Dana Kats$67,600$67,600$67,803$53,928

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues animals from puppy mills, rehabilitates them, and finds them loving homes.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Rescue city is committed to saving the lives of dogs in need from underserved shelters. Our loving dedicated foster network helps us provide temporary, safe homes for these dogs while we find fantastic matches that result in permanent adoption placement.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$472K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Programscol B$429K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$85K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$472K
Investment incomeLn 3$10
Total revenueLn 12$472K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$85K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K$113K
Total assetsLn 16$106K$113K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$69K$85K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$154K$154K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$193K$193K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$59K$41K$18K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K$429K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $472K$457K$15K$85K 990 PDF
FY2024 $462K$468K−$6K$69K 990 PDF
FY2023 $617K$630K−$12K$76K 990 PDF
FY2022 $564K$613K−$49K$92K 990 PDF
FY2021 $527K$519K$8K$140K 990 PDF
FY2020 $450K$385K$65K$132K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $472,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $461,866$472,455
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$10
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $461,878$472,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,080
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $166,066$165,966
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $301,959$289,140
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $468,025$457,186
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,147$15,279
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $472,465 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$472,455
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$472,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $10 · Excluded from tax $0$10
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $10 · Excluded from tax $0$472,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,186 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,080$2,080
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $154,076 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$154,076
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,890 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,890
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,775 · Fundraising $0$6,775
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,901 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,901
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,908 · Fundraising $0$2,908
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,175 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,175
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,268 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,268
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,844 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$192,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $41,051 · Management $18,218 · Fundraising $0$59,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $429,285 · Management $27,901 · Fundraising $0$457,186
Part X · Balance sheet $113,350 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,548$113,350
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $105,548$113,350
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,096$28,619
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,096$28,619
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $69,452$84,731
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $69,452$84,731
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $105,548$113,350
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,731 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$472,465
XI-2 Total expenses$457,186
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,279
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$69,452
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$84,731

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