Big Dogs Dont Cry

Name: IRS record for Big Dogs Dont Cry
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Merrillville, IN. EIN 33-1273971. Reported $132,576 of revenue for 2024 on its Form 990-EZ.

The IRS record

Registered name: BIG DOGS DONT CRY; As the IRS records it, which is how it appears in their own search.
Employer Identification Number: 33-1273971; The identifier the IRS uses for this organization.
Recognized under: 501(c)(3) — charitable, religious, educational, scientific; The subsection of the code its exemption was granted under.
Recognized in: 2024; The year of the IRS ruling.
Classification: Animal-Related; NTEE code D20, assigned at registration.
Gifts to it: Contributions are deductible; Whether the IRS treats a contribution to this organization as deductible.
Legal form: Corporation; How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record: Merrillville, IN; The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing: Form 990-EZ; For tax year 2024.

$132.6 thousand
Total revenue: $132,576; Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.; $120.8 thousand
Total expenses: $120,830; As reported on the return.; $11,746
Total assets, book value: At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.; 0
People listed: Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.; not reported
Largest reported compensation: This organization reported paying nobody it listed.

Total revenue: $132,576, 2024: By the revenue it reported, ranks 384,242nd of 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally, 8,014th of 14,097 in Indiana and 7,785th of 15,463 in Animal-Related. Larger than 43% of the 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally. It is < 0.1% of the $4,505,194,528,546 reported by every organization with a return on record.

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