Live Like Roo Foundation supports dogs and their owners through a cancer diagnosis by providing financial and emotional assistance. Assistance may also include biopsies and cancer prevention treatments when warranted.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $171K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$577K
Spent
$571K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$30K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$577K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$577K
FY2021$607K
FY2022$737K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$571K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$571K
FY2021$534K
FY2022$814K
FY2023$803K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$30K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$102K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $404K Management & general 17% · $99K Fundraising 12% · $67K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Lauch’s $66K as President is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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
Sarah Lauch$65,500$54,167$54,167$27,083$6,000

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

Helps dog owners facing cancer with financial aid, emotional support, and medical treatments.

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1 program · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Financial and emotional assistance to support dogs and their owners through a cancer diagnosis

$404Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$577K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Money outPt IX
$571K
Ln 25
Programscol B$404K
Managementcol C$99K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$30K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$577K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$30K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$30K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$30K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$24K$30K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$24K$30K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$6K$850
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$240$240
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$455K$380K$16K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$19K$18K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$571K$404K$99K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$133K$102K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$803K$209K$235K 990 PDF
FY2022 $737K$814K−$78K$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 $607K$534K$74K$103K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $577K$571K$6K$30K 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 $576,705 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $508,038$576,705
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $818$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $508,856$576,705
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,424$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$39,051
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $489,847$531,793
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $495,271$570,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,585$5,861
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $576,705 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,929
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$528,776
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,997
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$576,705
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$576,705
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $570,844 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $6,000$6,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $28,800$28,800
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,251$4,251
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $7,770$7,770
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,725 · Fundraising $850$6,575
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,476$3,476
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,540$14,540
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $240$240
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $379,532 · Management $16,116 · Fundraising $59,505$455,153
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,943 · Management $18,139 · Fundraising $6,957$44,039
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $404,200 · Management $99,332 · Fundraising $67,312$570,844
Part X · Balance sheet $29,759 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,898$29,570
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$189
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,898$29,759
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,898$29,759
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,898$29,759
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,898$29,759
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,759 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$576,705
XI-2 Total expenses$570,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,861
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,898
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,759

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