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Nonprofit · EIN 30-0559037

LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE

Tax-exempt · ARLINGTON, VA 22207

Financials

$3.2M$2.3M2023$3.6M$3M2024$5.2M$3.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$5,189,099$3,177,965$2,011,134$13,251,401$177,278$13,074,123
December 31, 2024990$3,570,219$2,966,385$603,834$10,769,443$28,359$10,741,084
December 31, 2023990$3,172,358$2,342,151$830,207$9,849,145$56,571$9,792,574
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,614,259
Program service revenue
$1,303,701
Investment income
$308,547
Net gain from sales of assets
$125,450
Net income from fundraising events
-$37,408
Other revenue
-$37,408

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$253,225
Other salaries and wages
$1,333,659
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,777,473
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$5,062
Accounting fees
$81,194
Occupancy
$56,287
Travel
$84,202
Depreciation
$148,619
Program services (functional)
$2,520,789
Management and general (functional)
$442,525
Fundraising (functional)
$214,651

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,769,443
Total assets, end of year
$13,251,401
Total liabilities, end of year
$177,278
Net assets, end of year
$13,074,123
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,717,068
Publicly traded securities
$6,688,469
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,068,733
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,005,390
Gross receipts
$6,186,503
Employees
41
Volunteers
2,000
Year formed
2009
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MIRAH HOROWITZCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$243,486$9,739
ADRIENNE VAN VLAKELEAD VETERINARIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$145,000$5,800
JULIE BROOKSDIRECTOR, BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
50$104,000$2,820
CATHERINE PHILLIPSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAUREN HOROWITZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUZY BROWNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MATHIEU GLASSMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH ADAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SYLVIA KASSERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MIRAH HOROWITZCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$253,250$10,130
ADRIENNE VAN VLAKELEAD VETERNARIAN
Highest-paid employee
50$140,000$5,600
CATHERINE PHILLIPSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAUREN HOROWITZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUZY BROWNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MATHIEU GLASSMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SARAH ADAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SYLVIA KASSERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MIRAH HOROWITZCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$240,000$19,200
ADRIENNE VAN VLAKESTAFF VETERINARY
Highest-paid employee
50$135,000$10,800
MARCIA MARSHVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
LAUREN HOROWITZTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SUZY BROWNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CATHERINE PHILLIPSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5159 LANGSTON BLVD, ARLINGTON, VA 22207-1603
In care of
% MIRAH HOROWITZ
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
MIRAH HOROWITZ, 5159 LANGSTON BLVD, ARLINGTON, VA 22207
Signed the 990
MIRAH HOROWITZ, CEO
Phone
(202) 741-5428
Return prepared by
GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE IS A VOLUNTEER-POWERED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO RESCUING HOMELESS, NEGLECTED, AND ABANDONED ANIMALS FROM CERTAIN EUTHANASIA AND FINDING THEM LOVING FOREVER HOMES. WE EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND ALL PET OWNERS ON RESPONSIBLE PET PARENTING, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER, OBEDIENCE TRAINING, AND GOOD NUTRITION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ADOPTION PROGRAM:LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE'S CENTRAL PROGRAM IS OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM. LUCKY DOG'S ADOPTIONS REMAINS THE CORE OF OUR ANIMAL PROGRAMS. 2025 WAS THE STRONGEST YEAR FOR ADOPTIONS THAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE THE PANDEMIC ADOPTION BOOM IN 2020. 3,175 DOGS AND CATS FOUND LOVING HOMES THROUGH OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM. OF THOSE PETS, 1,795 WERE DOGS AND 1,381 WERE CATS. DURING THAT TIME, WE SAVED 3,512 ANIMALS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, AND PUERTO RICO. BY THE END OF 2025, LUCKY DOG HAD SAVED MORE THAN 33,000 ANIMALS SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN MAY 2009. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE DOGS AND CATS WERE PLACED IN CAREFULLY SCREENED, LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. THOSE THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED IN 2024, REMAINED IN FOSTER CARE INTO 2025, WHERE THEY STAYED UNTIL THEY FOUND THEIR OWN ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2025, LUCKY DOG HAD A 100% SUCCESS RATE, MEANING THAT ALL ADOPTABLE DOGS AND CATS RESCUED WERE SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED OR PLACED IN A LONG-TERM FOSTER SITUATION.FOSTER PROGRAM:LUCKY DOG'S FOSTER PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO SAVE DOGS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS. BECAUSE LUCKY DOG HAS NO FACILITY OF ITS OWN IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, THE NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS WE CAN RESCUE OUT OF THE SHELTERS IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF FOSTER HOMES WE HAVE TO PLACE THEM IN. IN 2025, WE ON BOARDED 1,230 NEW FOSTERS, UTILIZING OUR VIRTUAL AND IN PERSON TRAININGS. FOSTERING A LUCKY DOG OR CAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL COMMITMENT, OPENING YOUR HOME UP TO THE ANIMAL, PROVIDING HIM OR HER FOOD AND SHELTER, ATTENDING ADOPTION EVENTS, AND HELPING YOUR DOG OR CAT FIND THE RIGHT HOME.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM:WITHOUT LUCKY DOG'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION COULD NOT OPERATE. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE ANIMALS FROM HOME AS WELL. THROUGHOUT 2025, VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE ADOPTION EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, DRIVE DOGS FROM THE SHELTERS TO WASHINGTON D.C., TRANSPORT DOGS TO AND FROM ADOPTION EVENTS, HANDLE DOGS AT ADOPTION EVENTS, FOSTER DOGS, MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE, AND COMPLETE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK THAT MAKES THE ORGANIZATION RUN. AT OUR SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE CAMPUS, VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH LAUNDRY, DOG WALKING, AND KENNEL CLEANING. IN 2025, LUCKY DOG ADDED MORE THAN 2,407 VOLUNTEERS TO ITS ROSTER, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF LUCKY DOG ADOPTERS WHICH IS A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RESCUE.EDUCATION PROGRAM:LUCKY DOG NOT ONLY STRIVES TO PLACE PETS IN LOVING FOREVER HOMES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE DC COMMUNITY ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. OUR VOLUNTEERS WORK VERY HARD TO EDUCATE NEW ADOPTERS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER ADOPTING A DOG OR CAT, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO ADOPTERS AS THEY TRANSITION ANIMALS INTO THEIR HOMES. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO OUR WEBSITE ADDRESSING EVERYTHING FROM TRAINING TO NUTRITION TO COMMON VETERINARY AILMENTS. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, LUCKY DOG REGULARLY BRINGS SCHOOL GROUPS TO OUR PROPERTY TO LEARN ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE DO'S AND DON'T'S OF PET OWNERSHIP. IN 2025, WE BEGAN HOLDING REGULAR VACCINE CLINICS AS PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOT ONLY LEARN ABOUT BUT HAVE ACCESS TO CORE VACCINES FOR THEIR PETS.YOUTH PROGRAM:LUCKY DOG WORKS HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PET OWNERS LEARN EARLY ABOUT THE VALUE OF ADOPTION, HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR DOGS AND CATS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERISM. OUR YOUTH PROGRAM ENGAGES CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND IN BAKE SALES. IN ADDITION, OUR JUNIOR EVENTS VOLUNTEERS HELP OUR STAFF KEEP ADOPTION EVENTS RUNNING. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF VISIT SCHOOLS, GIRL SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT TROOPS, AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND GET OUR YOUTH ENGAGED. OUR YOUTH HAVE EVEN FORMED "LUCKY DOG CLUBS" IN THEIR SCHOOLS. WITH THE OPENING OF OUR SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE CAMPUS, WE NOT ONLY VISIT SCHOOLS, BUT THEY COME TO VISIT US.ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE PROGRAM:IN 2025, LUCKY DOG MADE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY FACING SPAY/NEUTER OFFERINGS AS WELL AS OUR FREE VACCINE AND MICROCHIP CLINICS. THIS YEAR, WE SPAYED AND NEUTERED 2,408 DOGS AND CATS. WE HELD FOUR VACCINE CLINICS AND PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY WITH 1,741 VACCINES AND 624 MICROCHIPS.
    Expenses $2,520,789 · revenue $1,303,701

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
30-0559037
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2009
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$13,251,401
Income (IRS master file)
$6,186,503

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$5,189,099$3,177,965$13,251,401XML
990December 2024$3,570,219$2,966,385$10,769,443XML
990December 2023$3,172,358$2,342,151$9,849,145XML
990December 2022$4,310,586$1,979,609$8,659,666IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 30-0559037).

Questions about LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE

What is the EIN of LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE is 30-0559037.
Is LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MIRAH HOROWITZ.
Who are the officers and directors of LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $243,486 (MIRAH HOROWITZ, CEO).
How much revenue does LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,189,099, expenses of $3,177,965 and total assets of $13,251,401 at year end.

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