Matchdog Rescue is an all volunteer Dog Rescue organization. We Rescue dogs from shelters and place thewm in forever homes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$896K
100% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$297K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$297K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$877K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$491K
FY2024$406K
FY2025$297K
Expenses
$327K
FY2025+0.01%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$549K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$565K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$327K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$718K
FY2021$830K
FY2022$868K
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

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 Feb 2018.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $281K Management & general 14% · $45K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues dogs from shelters and finds them loving, permanent homes.

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1 program · $281K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Matchdog has a singular program. We rescue dogs from high kill shelters in the south, provide them with required medical care in new jersey where our volunteers work tirelessly to find them forever, loving homes. In 2021 we saved 4853 dogs from euthanasia, purchased a building to operate out of.

$281Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$281K
Managementcol C$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K
Total assetsLn 16$896K
LiabilitiesLn 26$896K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$428K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$428K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$468K
Total assetsLn 16$896K
LiabilitiesLn 26$896K
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$425K$428K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$468K$468K
Total assetsLn 16$892K$896K
LiabilitiesLn 26$892K$896K
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$9K$0$9K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$126K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$171K$142K$29K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$281K$45K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $297K$327K−$30K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $406K$327K$80K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $491K$464K$27K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $605K$565K$40K$868K 990 PDF
FY2021 $877K$1.1M−$185K$830K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$549K$672K$718K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $296,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $131,308$76,809
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $274,999$220,186
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $406,307$296,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $326,789$326,824
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $326,789$326,824
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $79,518−$29,829
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $296,995 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,809
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$220,186
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $220,186 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$296,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $326,824 across 5 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,282 · Fundraising $0$9,282
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,004 · Fundraising $0$7,004
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,002 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,002
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$125,656
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $141,813 · Management $29,067 · Fundraising $0$170,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,471 · Management $45,353 · Fundraising $0$326,824
Part X · Balance sheet $895,844 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $424,645$428,340
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $467,504$467,504
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $892,149$895,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,855$50,550
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $165,083$165,083
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $892,149$895,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $892,149$895,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$296,995
XI-2 Total expenses$326,824
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$29,829
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$29,829
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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