To seek out under-served shelters and communities where we can make the biggest lifesaving impact. Our goal is to create a world where the kind and rewarding experience of adoption is the standard. We DO this through tireless passion, commitment and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $180K a year · 25% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$850K
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$337K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$635K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$337K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$922K
FY2022$892K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$337K
Expenses
$635K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$904K
FY2022$955K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$635K
Net assets
$107K
FY2024▼ -73%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$846K
FY2021$865K
FY2022$801K
FY2023$404K
FY2024$107K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $539K Management & general 14% · $89K Fundraising 1% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$117,300Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Indelicato’s $117K as President is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Diane Indelicato$117,300$114,100$107,852$21,660

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Finds and supports shelters and communities to increase pet adoptions.

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1 program · $539K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Rescue homeless pets from kill shelters, hoarders and fighters. Socialize the animals when appropriate and find them homes via adoption or sanctuary.

$539Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$337K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$635K
Ln 25
Programscol B$539K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$265K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$337K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$669K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$850K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$518K$276K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$736K$669K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$957K
LiabilitiesLn 26$855K$850K
Net assetsLn 32$404K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$92K$17K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$9K$2K$575
Other employee benefitsLn 9$893$714$134$45
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$494
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$67K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$416$416
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$40K$2K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$56K$56K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$273K$260K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K$656
Total functional expensesLn 25$635K$539K$89K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $337K$635K−$297K$107K 990 PDF
FY2023 $226K$623K−$397K$404K 990 PDF
FY2022 $892K$955K−$63K$801K 990 PDF
FY2021 $922K$904K$19K$865K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.4M−$161K$846K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $337,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $84,767$57,223
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $145,217$265,188
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,897$3,406
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,570$11,605
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $226,311$337,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $167,724$137,278
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $455,449$497,276
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $623,173$634,554
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$396,862−$297,132
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $337,422 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$12,740
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,483
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,223
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $265,188$265,188
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,406$3,406
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,975$9,975
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,630$1,630
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $265,188 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,011$337,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $634,554 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,000 · Management $17,250 · Fundraising $5,750$115,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,200 · Management $1,725 · Fundraising $575$11,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $714 · Management $134 · Fundraising $45$893
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,908 · Management $1,483 · Fundraising $494$9,885
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,900$1,900
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,260$10,260
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,303$67,303
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $416$416
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,295$5,295
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,040 · Management $2,107$42,147
IX-20 InterestManagement $16,016$16,016
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,986$55,986
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,908$18,908
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $259,695 · Management $12,942$272,637
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,752 · Management $656$6,408
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $539,014 · Management $88,676 · Fundraising $6,864$634,554
Part X · Balance sheet $956,883 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $518,015$275,698
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$6,756
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $736,103$669,429
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,259,118$956,883
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,840$11,519
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $839,992$838,210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $854,832$849,729
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $404,286$107,154
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $404,286$107,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,259,118$956,883
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$337,422
XI-2 Total expenses$634,554
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$297,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$404,286
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,154

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