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DOG STAR RESCUE INC

DOG STAR RESCUE INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $614,017 to it, the largest being Stich Charitable Foundation ($280,000). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$1.1M
Funders on record
28
Grants received
$614k
Net assets
$1.2M
15/28 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 8%
01What it does

What Dog Star Rescue Inc does

Mission

To guide stray, abandoned, shelter, and owner-surrender dogs of all breeds and ages to qualified, caring, lifelong homes.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Dog star rescue, inc. (dsr) is a nonprofit, volunteer-run dog rescue organization founded in 2014 dedicated to guiding stray, abandoned, shelter, and owner-surrender dogs of all breeds and ages to qualified, caring, lifelong homes. Based in bloomfield, connecticut, dsr works closely with shelters in the south and new england states to rescue as many dogs as possible, with the available volunteer and financial resources. Dog star matches dogs with qualified adoptors and educates them about the responsibilities and costs of providing a loving home to rescued dogs. Dog star provides necessary behavior support and medical care which includes, but is not always limited to spaying and neutering services for rescued dogs. Through a variety of teams, including intake, transport, fundraising, adoption events, fostering, marketing, screening, and behavior clinics, dog star offers meaningful volunteer opportunities in the communities we serve. Dog star also runs "full bowls by dog star", our community and volunteer- powered pet pantry. This new program supports low and fixed-income families by providing a week's worth of dog food, plus the occasional treat or toy, completely free of charge.

    $529,093 spent$376,395 earned by the program
    100% of program spending
  2. Dog star 4 vets (ds4v) is a dsr program to recognize the contributions of those who protect and serve, whether in our communities or abroad. Veterans, active military personnel, and first responders are eligible for matchmaking services to find the perfect rescue dog based on the familiy's lifestyle, home environment, and personality. Qualified adopters receive reduced adoption fees and a training stipend.

    $924 spent$29,500 earned by the program
    0% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $530,017.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($341k) Expenses 100 ($258k) Net assets 100 ($171k)2018 Revenue 108 ($369k) Expenses 142 ($365k) Net assets 102 ($175k)2019 Revenue 121 ($413k) Expenses 150 ($386k) Net assets 118 ($202k)2020 Revenue 163 ($556k) Expenses 145 ($374k) Net assets 224 ($384k)2021 Revenue 217 ($741k) Expenses 172 ($442k) Net assets 393 ($672k)2022 Revenue 197 ($672k) Expenses 206 ($530k) Net assets 418 ($714k)2023 Revenue 214 ($730k) Expenses 230 ($593k) Net assets 497 ($850k)2024 Revenue 319 ($1.1M) Expenses 275 ($709k) Net assets 721 ($1.2M)
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Revenue (319)Expenses (275)Net assets (721)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $911k to $1.6M (+77%).

$171k
$187k
$207k
$407k
$702k
$737k
$911k
$1.6M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

55% of DOG STAR RESCUE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 1,657 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$84k
’17
$4k
’18
$27k
’19
$182k
’20
$299k
’21
$143k
’22
$136k
’23
$381k
’24
15
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24
Listed971110991016
Joined·+1+4+2+5+0+2+10
No longer listed·3036014
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 11 funders, grant income rose $1k → $61k.

5 of 28 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of DOG STAR RESCUE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

DOG STAR RESCUE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 46% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

41% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DOG STAR RESCUE INC.

46%
largest funder
71%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 78% · 2020 24% · 2021 35% · 2022 44% · 2023 30% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

33% of DOG STAR RESCUE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

DOG STAR RESCUE INC draws 76% of its grant income from funders outside Connecticut, across 10 states in all.

IL
NY
PA
CT
CA
CO
MO
DE
AZ
TN

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’22
’23
Connecticut out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $186k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

DOG STAR RESCUE INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.

Operating margin35% · top quartile
Months of reserve14.8mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)18% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Organizations like DOG STAR RESCUE INC

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In Connecticut

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

75% of spending goes to programs.

Program 75%Management 19%Fundraising 6%

Governance

12
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

84%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CT

Part of a family of 1 related entity

  • Ct Dog Gone Recovery Inc · exempt

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Questions and answers

Who funds DOG STAR RESCUE INC?
DOG STAR RESCUE INC (Connecticut) receives grants from 28 organizations whose IRS filings report $614,017 to it, the largest being Stich Charitable Foundation ($280,000). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does DOG STAR RESCUE INC have?
IRS filings report 28 organizations giving $614,017 in grants to DOG STAR RESCUE INC, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of DOG STAR RESCUE INC?
Stich Charitable Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $280,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like DOG STAR RESCUE INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Connecticut. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 28 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing