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Downtown Dog Rescue

Public charity · Grantmaker Pasadena, CA EIN: 46-1958507 Website

Downtown Dog Rescue is a non-profit organization that belives in second chances for both dogs and people. We rescue dogs and provide sevices for low income pet owners in underserved communities in Los Angeles County.

Downtown Dog Rescue at a glance

Total assets
$1,276,391
+1.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$787,628
-19.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$40
-99.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$792,602
+0.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Downtown Dog Rescue funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

BurbankLos Angeles

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $96K (2024) to $325K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $96K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Heart LA Los Angeles, CA—$95,000
Blue Man Dog Burbank, CA—$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,276,391$787,628$792,602——$40
2024$1,261,987$978,609$791,095$96,0002$19,407
2023$1,080,213$970,521$1,046,061$325,000Total only$90
2022$1,158,741$773,669$857,367——$113
2021$1,237,350$609,478$516,580——$79
2020$1,145,977$504,961$465,353——$152
2019$1,104,234$588,590$491,490——$275

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Downtown Dog Rescue

Based on IRS filings

Downtown Dog Rescue is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $40.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Downtown Dog Rescue's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Lori Weise

    Trustee Director

    CEO → Trustee Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Fan

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Tuttelmondo

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Downtown Dog Rescue

How large is Downtown Dog Rescue?

Downtown Dog Rescue reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $788K.

What is Downtown Dog Rescue?

Downtown Dog Rescue is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Pasadena, CA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Downtown Dog Rescue operate?

Downtown Dog Rescue has awarded grants in California.

What is Downtown Dog Rescue's EIN?

Downtown Dog Rescue's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1958507. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 29, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 1, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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