Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome Pugs and their mixes by providing compassionate care, essential medical support, and nurturing foster homes. We are committed to transforming the lives of these dogs and to educating communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Central California about responsible pet ownershipultimately promoting lifelong, loving homes for every dog we serve.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% 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
$228K
+58% vs prior year
Spent
$219K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$20K
By yearFY2018–FY2025
Revenue
$228K
FY2020▲ +58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$120K
FY2019$145K
FY2020$228K
FY2021$337K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$327K
FY2025$399K
Expenses
$219K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018Not on file
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$219K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$337K
FY2025$392K
Net assets
$20K
FY2020▲ +80%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$21K
FY2019$11K
FY2020$20K
FY2021$80K
FY2022$10K
FY2023−$3K
FY2024−$13K
FY2025−$6K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $184K Management & general 15% · $33K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
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Director
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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 and rehomes Pugs and Pug mixes needing care and love.

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1 program · $184K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$184Kprogram 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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$228K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Money outPt IX
$219K
Ln 25
Programscol B$184K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$20K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$228K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$228K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$308
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$20K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 678
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$11K$22K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$308$308
Total assetsLn 16$11K$22K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$11K$20K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$0$2K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$6K$19K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$12K$0$12K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$179K$178K$0$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$219K$184K$33K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $399K$392K$6K−$6K 990 PDF
FY2024 $327K$337K−$10K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$257K−$13K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $245K$254K−$10K$10K 990 PDF
FY2021 $337K$278K$60K$80K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $228K$219K$9K$20K 990 PDF
FY2019 $145K$11K 990 PDF
FY2018 $120K$21K 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 $228,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$228,211
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$228,211
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$219,340
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$219,340
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$8,871
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $228,211 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,211
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$228,211
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$228,211
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,340 across 14 lines filed
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,628$1,628
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,140 · Management $18,873 · Fundraising $0$25,013
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $11,931 · Fundraising $0$11,931
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,707 · Fundraising $0$1,707
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $177,973 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,088$179,061
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $184,113 · Management $32,511 · Fundraising $2,716$219,340
Part X · Balance sheet $22,189 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,838$21,881
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $308$308
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,146$22,189
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,172
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,172
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $11,146$20,017
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,146$20,017
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,146$22,189
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,017 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$228,211
XI-2 Total expenses$219,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,146
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,017

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