Lovebugs Rescue: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-1698561)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$213K
FY2021	$189K
FY2022	$139K
FY2023	$218K
FY2024	$257K
FY2025	$275K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$184K
FY2021	$171K
FY2022	$168K
FY2023	$196K
FY2024	$191K
FY2025	$305K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$220K
FY2021	$238K
FY2022	$210K
FY2023	$231K
FY2024	$298K
FY2025	$268K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2010.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $184K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Heather Peterson

Founder

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Rescues animals from shelters to prevent euthanasia and educates the public.

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3 programs · $178K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Our main program service is to rescue animals from the shelter, provide medical treatment, grooming, temperment testing, SPAY/NEUTER, microchip, and update on vaccines as required by law. These animals are fostered in various homes throughout orange county, ca.

$149Kprogram expense

02

Lovebugs rescue has a designated foster home for parvo puppies to be quarantined while they are in recovery. If a parvo infected puppy is not picked up by a rescue, the shelter will euthanize them due to the contagious nature of the parvo virus.

$27Kprogram expense

03

In 2018/2019, lovebugs rescue introduced our spay & neuter voucher program. This program will subsidize the expensive vet costs associated with spay & neuter procedures for low income households. Our program also includes a registered microchip for each pet free of charge.

$1Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$11K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$5K

Dan and Jeanne Scott Family FoundationFY2024$500

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$17K

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$213K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Money outPt IX

$184K

Ln 25

Programscol B$184K

Owns and owesPt X

$220K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K

Total assetsLn 16$257K

LiabilitiesLn 26$37K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b25

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K

Investment incomeLn 3$2K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$738

Total revenueLn 12$213K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$56K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$201K

Total assetsLn 16$257K

LiabilitiesLn 26$37K

Net assetsLn 32$220K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 620

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$62K	$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$135K	$201K
Total assetsLn 16	$196K	$257K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6K	$37K
Net assetsLn 32	$191K	$220K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$1K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$770	$770
OccupancyLn 16	$9K	$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$137K	$137K
All other expensesLn 24e	$37K	$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$184K	$184K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$275K	$305K	−$30K	$268K	990 PDF
FY2024	$257K	$191K	$66K	$298K	990 PDF
FY2023	$218K	$196K	$22K	$231K	990 PDF
FY2022	$139K	$168K	−$28K	$210K	990 PDF
FY2021	$189K	$171K	$18K	$238K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$213K	$184K	$30K	$220K	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 $213,367 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,218$124,293

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,025$87,045

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,880$2,029

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $151$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $164,274$213,367

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,055$183,810

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $113,055$183,810

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,219$29,557

Part VI · Governance 25 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members25

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $213,367 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$124,293

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,293

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,045$87,045

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,767$2,767

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$738−$738

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $89,074$213,367

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $183,810 across 5 lines filed

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,096$1,096

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $770$770

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,804$8,804

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,606$136,606

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,534$36,534

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$183,810

Part X · Balance sheet $257,358 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,738$56,019

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $134,711$201,339

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,449$257,358

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,929$37,281

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,929$37,281

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $190,520$220,077

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,520$220,077

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,449$257,358

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $220,077 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$213,367

XI-2 Total expenses$183,810

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,557

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,520

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$220,077

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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