Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC
ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $717,787 to it, the largest being ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($661,674). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 98% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $208k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $718k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What Erie Area Rabbit Society & Rescue (Ears) Inc does
Mission
The erie area rabbit society (e.a.r.s.) is an organization dedicated to the welfare of domestic rabbits. We are passionate about educating the public on the joy of rabbits as indoor pets and their well-being. Our shelter is committed to providing the proper care, including medical care and spay/neuter, while the rabbits await adoption.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Adoption services: 38 rabbits were adopted in 2025. There were 78 rabbits in the organization's care at 12/31/25. All rabbits are spayed/neutered prior to adoption and vaccinated against rhdv. The rabbits receive veterinary care as medical needs dictate. Generalized care is provided by local veterinarians, while specialized care requires travelling to out-of- state exotic veterinarians. We also provide bunny sitting services as space allows and routine spa days are scheduled to brush and trim nails of adopted rabbits. Ongoing public outreach includes trips to local schools, senior centers, rehabilitation centers, and other community programs to educate the public on the proper care of rabbits.
$57,115 spent$6,794 earned by the program60% of program spendingDaily care of shelter rabbits: the shelter rabbits' diet is comprised of hay and pellets. Unlimited amounts of high-quality local and sourced timothy hay, orchard grass, and alfalfa hay are fed daily. Pellets are top-quality and timothy-hay based. Fresh water is provided 24/7 with bottled water given to those rabbits with specific medical needs. Leafy greens and herbs are provided 4-5 times per week. Fresh apple branches are fed to help with teeth. Nails are trimmed and rabbits are brushed as needed. The rabbits get frequent exercise time in the gazebo and enrichment toys are provided.
$10,651 spent11% of program spendingLiving environment: the shelter rabbits are housed in l/xl size dog crates and exercise pens. Their living areas are cleaned daily. The shelter's floors and walls are cleaned with disinfectant. A heating and cooling system provides proper temperature and humidity in each of the shelter buildings. A preventative maintenance program is in place for the air exchange system and the emergency generator. The shelter's security system is monitored for the safety of the rabbits and the volunteers.
$28,151 spent29% of program spendingRescue, care & adoption of domestic rabbits.
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $95,917.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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.
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 $829k to $967k (+17%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
78% of ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 4 funders, grant income rose $39k → $114k.
4 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 98% 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 ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) 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
ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 92% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% 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 ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 64% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 66% · 2021 92% · 2022 99% · 2023 99% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
98% of ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $11k that is directly attributable, 98% of it comes from funders outside Pennsylvania, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $707k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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.
Against its field
ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 3,693 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,693 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
95% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
93%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC?
- ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $717,787 to it, the largest being ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($661,674). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 98% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $717,787 in grants to ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC?
- ERIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $661,674 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ERIE AREA RABBIT SOCIETY & RESCUE (EARS) INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 7 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