Petco Love

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To raise the quality of life for pets and people who Love and need them.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0845930) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.0M a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
91% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $17.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $500K
7 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.0M
16% of total assets
Liabilities are 16% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
14 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$34.2M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$35.6M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$21.0M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$34.2M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$39.6M
FY2023$37.7M
FY2024$36.0M
FY2025$34.2M
Expenses
$35.6M
FY2025▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$36.7M
FY2023$39.7M
FY2024$39.5M
FY2025$35.6M
Net assets
$21.0M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$31.6M
FY2023$29.8M
FY2024$24.0M
FY2025$21.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $32.4M Management & general 3% · $1.2M Fundraising 6% · $2.0M

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

19 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (until 6/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair (as of 7/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair (until 7/2024)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (until 7/2024)
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Reunites lost pets with their families nationwide using a free, searchable database powered by advanced facial recognition technology.

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3 programs · $32.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Petco love's mission is to end preventable euthanasia of shelter pets; increase access to veterinary care and reunite lost pets with the families that Love them.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0845930) · Dispute this line
$17.9Mprogram expense
02

Access to Care

Petco Love care supports access to better pet health by facilitating access to affordable pet care, free pet vaccines, cancer resources, and other veterinary support. Petco Love provides grant investments to a variety of organizations to assist pet parents in caring for pets in need by providing veterinary care (including wellness care)…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0845930) · Dispute this line
$8.3Mprogram expense
03

Reuniting Lost Pets

Petco Love launched Petco Love lost in april 2020, a national lost and found database utilizing pet image recognition technology to reunite lost pets with their families. Petco Love is working to establish Love lost as the go-to national solution to report all lost and found pets and reunite lost pets by uploading a photo and connecting…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 33-0845930) · Dispute this line
$6.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
See all 7 funders →
Grants paid · 2,392 grants · $68.2M · 2021–2024
Austin Pets Alive INCTX · FY2024$1,501,500
Bettertogether ForeverCA · FY2024$545,000
Charleston Animal SocietySC · FY2024$275,000
Jacksonville Humane SocietyFL · FY2024$180,900
Humane Society of North TexasTX · FY2024$159,368
Los Angeles Animal ServicesFY2024$150,000
City of El Paso Animal ServicesFY2024$142,100
All Kind Animal InitiativeTX · FY2024$119,785
Three Little Pitties RescueTX · FY2024$116,455
Mosby FoundationVA · FY2024$115,498
City of WeslacoFY2024$104,500
See all 2,392 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$34.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$408K
Money outPt IX
$35.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$32.4M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$21.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$25.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$408K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$853K
Total revenueLn 12$34.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M
Accounts receivableLn 4$2.2M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$459K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.5M
Intangible assetsLn 14$895K
Total assetsLn 16$25.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$21.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$37K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$121K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17.0M$17.5M
Total assetsLn 16$25.3M$25.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$4.0M
Net assetsLn 32$24.0M$21.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22.9M$22.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$37K$37K
Management feesLn 11a$6.5M$4.8M$671K$1.1M
Legal feesLn 11b$180K$180K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Investment management feesLn 11f$165K$165K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$572K$572K$450
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3.3M$2.7M$3K$676K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$18K$4K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$990K$968K$9K$13K
TravelLn 17$276K$194K$24K$59K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$239K$196K$19K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$261K$77K$46K$138K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$3K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.6M$32.4M$1.2M$2.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 17, 2025 $34.2M$35.6M−$1.4M$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 23, 2025 $36.0M$39.5M−$3.5M$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 3, 2023 $37.7M$39.7M−$1.9M$29.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 21, 2022 $39.6M$36.7M$2.8M$31.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $34,204,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,618,922$31,637,392
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $949,087$1,261,265
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,395,139$1,306,134
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $35,963,148$34,204,791
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,113,037$22,971,947
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,361,080$12,657,397
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $39,474,117$35,629,344
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,510,969−$1,424,553
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $34,204,791 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,637,392
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$120,594
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,637,392
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $408,077$408,077
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,306,134$1,306,134
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $853,188$853,188
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,567,399$34,204,791
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,629,344 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $22,934,770$22,934,770
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $37,177$37,177
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $4,751,289 · Management $670,975 · Fundraising $1,120,918$6,543,182
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $179,705$179,705
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,829$57,829
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $164,718$164,718
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $571,513 · Fundraising $450$571,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,650,850 · Management $3,150 · Fundraising $676,271$3,330,271
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,694 · Management $3,684 · Fundraising $9,377$30,755
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $968,048 · Management $9,452 · Fundraising $12,704$990,204
IX-17 TravelPrograms $193,613 · Management $23,883 · Fundraising $58,866$276,362
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $195,805 · Management $19,103 · Fundraising $23,879$238,787
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,776 · Management $46,432 · Fundraising $137,582$260,790
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,474 · Management $9,357$12,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $32,401,009 · Management $1,188,288 · Fundraising $2,040,047$35,629,344
Part X · Balance sheet $25,052,403 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$2,158,207
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,198,697$1,907,783
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,377,432$2,155,604
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $608,614$458,754
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,770,013$17,238,131
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $238,474$238,474
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,134,237$895,450
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,327,467$25,052,403
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,252,490$1,841,776
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $10,000$2,180,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,285,215$4,021,776
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,041,766$21,030,627
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $486$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,042,252$21,030,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,327,467$25,052,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $21,030,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$34,204,791
XI-2 Total expenses$35,629,344
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,424,553
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,042,252
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,460,802
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,548,673
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$500,799
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$21,030,627

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