Mahalo
Houston, TX

RED COLLAR RESCUE INC

EIN 26-0739327
Environment & Animal Welfare Animal Rescue & Shelters
Mission

RED COLLAR RESCUE is an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) animal welfare organization dedicated to rescuing and providing medical care, foster care, training, rehabilitation, and adoptive placement to stray, abandoned, and abused dogs in Houston, Texas and surrounding areas.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

About RED COLLAR RESCUE INC

RED COLLAR RESCUE (founded 2007) is a Houston-based, foster-home-centered animal rescue that focuses on animals in dire need—those abandoned in high‑kill shelters or found injured on the streets. The organization is volunteer-run and places rescued animals in foster homes while providing medical treatment, rehabilitation, training and adoption placement. The rescue operates without a brick-and-mortar shelter, relying on a network of foster families and partner listing platforms to rehome animals; the group reports spending substantial funds on veterinary care (commonly averaging $1,000 or more per dog for serious cases) and documents numerous cases involving emergency surgery and long-term rehabilitation. In recent years Red Collar Rescue has remained active and donor-facing: it maintains an official website and Petfinder/adoption listings, runs regular adoption events, received community grant support, and reported annual revenue and expense levels in the mid-to-high hundreds of thousands of dollars (annual Form 990 filings for recent years show the organization operating at that scale).

Notable achievements

Long-term rescue impact

Since its founding in 2007 the organization reports having rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed thousands of animals, focusing on cases most likely to be euthanized without intervention.

Comprehensive medical rehabilitation

Regularly funds and coordinates high-cost emergency and specialty veterinary care (including surgeries, CT imaging, blood transfusions and extended hospitalization) for severely injured or neglected animals taken from shelters or the streets.

Sustained financial and grant support

Operates at a mid-size budget level for a local rescue (annual revenues and expenses in recent filings were in the mid-to-high $100k–$400k range) and has received philanthropic and community grant support to underwrite medical and placement programs.

At a glance

Total assets
$44K
Annual revenue
$447K
Tax status
501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN
26-0739327
Location
Houston, TX
Website
redcollar.org
On Mahalo since
May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Rated by a national charity evaluator with a multi-star assessment reflecting accountability and financial disclosures.
Active member of online adoption networks and listing platforms (maintains live Petfinder adoption profiles and holds regular Petsmart adoption events).
Recipient of local community grant support and included in regional pet‑welfare grant programs and resource lists.

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