The Foundation is committed to lowering euthanasia rates by rescuing adoptable dogs from high kill shelters and other intake facilities and placing them in approved adopted homes. We are dedicated to helping our community through educational programs and combined efforts for spay and neuter clinics.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$443K
52% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 52% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$283K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$316K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$403K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$283K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$406K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$283K
Expenses
$316K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$458K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$316K
Net assets
$403K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$220K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$432K
FY2024$403K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2015.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $244K Management & general 16% · $50K Fundraising 7% · $22K

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; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Gottschalk’s $48K as Secretary is at the 54th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Gottschalk$48,000$49,200$49,000$43,008$40,008

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues adoptable dogs from shelters and finds them homes, while offering community education and spay/neuter services.

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1 program · $244K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation is committed to lowering euthanasia rates by rescuing adoptable dogs from high kill shelters and other intake facilities and placing them in approved adopted homes.

$244Kprogram 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$9K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$283K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$316K
Ln 25
Programscol B$244K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$403K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$443K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$283K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$587K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$443K
Net assetsLn 32$403K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 680
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$397K$200K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$587K
Total assetsLn 16$453K$846K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$443K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$403K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$22K$12K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$18K$17K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K$589
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K$365
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$146K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$316K$244K$50K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $283K$316K−$33K$403K 990 PDF
FY2023 $357K$313K$44K$432K 990 PDF
FY2022 $438K$356K$82K$383K 990 PDF
FY2021 $406K$318K$89K$312K 990 PDF
FY2020 $464K$458K$7K$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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $283,442 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $303,205$211,903
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,560$72,480
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,455$1,505
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$22,262−$2,446
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $356,958$283,442
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 $80,248$78,385
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $232,998$238,046
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $313,246$316,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $43,712−$32,989
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $283,442 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$769 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$31,471
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$180,432
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,903
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $72,480$72,480
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,505$1,505
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,677−$1,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $71,711 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$172$283,442
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $316,431 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,600 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $14,400$48,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,023 · Management $1,085 · Fundraising $1,277$6,385
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,086$4,086
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,875$21,875
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,314$1,314
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,020$1,020
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,099$2,099
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,384 · Management $1,599$19,983
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,876$1,876
IX-20 InterestPrograms $16,703 · Management $1,452$18,155
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,771 · Management $589$7,360
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,843 · Management $365$5,208
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $146,224 · Management $1,944 · Fundraising $4,571$152,739
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,331$2,331
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $244,424 · Management $50,445 · Fundraising $21,562$316,431
Part X · Balance sheet $846,000 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $396,657$199,614
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,508$1,080
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,800$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$586,874
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $53,290$58,432
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $453,255$846,000
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,140$10,225
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,140$443,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $432,115$402,312
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$560
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $432,115$402,872
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $453,255$846,000
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $402,872 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$283,442
XI-2 Total expenses$316,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$432,115
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,283
XI-7 Investment expenses−$537
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$402,872

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