Aussie Rescue San Diego Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 862389338
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Bonita, CA, USA
- Phone
- 6199872745
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $64,413
- Expenses
- $56,823
- Assets
- $52,746
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PENNY SCARBROUGH (President)
- GERI DIMEGLIO (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- PENNY SCARBROUGH (President)
- GERI DIMEGLIO (Vice President)
- JENNINE SMITH (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Aussie rescue san diego is organized under the nonprofit public benefit corporatation law for charitable purposes. The purpose of this corporation is the rescuing and finding of forever homes for australian shepherds, border collies and other breeds. This organization was formed for the primary purpose of rescuing dogs from southern California animal shelters and owners who can no longer care for them. All dogs receive needed medical care and training, after which they are placed in appropriate, permanent loving homes. Homes are carefully screened to match each dog with the right home for their individual needs. Aussie rescue san diego also works to educate the public on dog training and care so that all dogs may live safe, happy and fulfilled lives.
What it reported doing in 2025
During 2025, program services of aussie rescue san diego were devoted to the rescue, behavior rehabilitation, veterinary treatment and rehoming of over 219 dogs. 24 hard-to-place dogs were brought into foster homes supported by aussie rescue san diego. Here they received care and treatment as needed to be successfully adopted into their forever home. Programs were created and expanded to educate and assist owners, allowing dogs to safely stay in their current homes. Community events and social outreach were done to build lasting relationships between owners and their dogs. Over 200 dogs were helped through canine assessment, owner coaching and rehoming assitance given to those needing to relinquish their dog. Robust social campaign done to feature weekly posts of dogs at overcrowded southern California animal shelters.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 77
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 49
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 73.1%; rating input score 73
- Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 11.8%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 20.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 73.1% of revenue deployed · 82.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.