Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
11 people listed on the 990; $1.2M paid to officers and key staff.
Dr David O'Brien’s $241K as Clinic Direc is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 225 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanci Suro | — | — | — | — | $664,984 | — |
| Dr David O'Brien | $241,429 | $235,796 | $237,100 | $222,000 | $213,200 | — |
| Kathy Gaines | $193,980 | $190,986 | $196,233 | $94,759 | $86,539 | — |
| Dr Kelsey McQuarrie | $183,759 | $196,080 | — | — | — | — |
| Richard T Perry | $195,000 | $190,500 | $183,000 | — | — | — |
| Dr Rachel Fisher | $184,365 | $160,998 | — | — | — | — |
| Dr Asuka Iguchi | $180,782 | — | $150,075 | $136,500 | $113,750 | — |
| Dr Danielle Rope | — | $161,363 | — | — | — | — |
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.
See True Companions INC executive salaries →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 15aYes
Programs and updates
Heals stray injured pets and finds them loving new homes.
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Veterinary Clinic
Provides low-cost veterinary care to the community, while also servicing the veterinary needs of animals living in the shelter, including routine care and specialty care.
Shelter Operations/Adoptions
Providing housing and care to dogs and cats with no known owners, including SNMV (SPAY/NEUTER/MICROCHIP/VACCINATE), medical and behavioral assessments, SURGICAL/SPECIALTY care as needed, play groups, volunteer day-trips, and other enrichment activities designed to improve animal quality of life while awaiting a forever home.
Outreach Program
True companions maintains a mobile adoption program that offers adoptable animals opportunities to be seen in the community, improving their chance of adoption and providing experiences for the animals outside of the shelter environment.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $717K | $327K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $4.5M | $7.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7.1M | $7.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $12.6M | $15.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $520K | $281K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $12.0M | $14.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $208K | $189K | $12K | $7K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $5.2M | $4.7M | $296K | $168K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $65K | $60K | $4K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $579K | $527K | $33K | $19K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $18K | $18K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $59K | $59K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $29K | $29K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $33K | $33K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $186K | $97K | $40K | $49K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $46K | $357 | $8K | $38K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $228K | $186K | $18K | $23K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $4K | $4K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $194K | $176K | $18K | $740 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $259K | $252K | $7K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $41K | $37K | $2K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $31K | $4K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $47K | $33K | $14K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $8.9M | $8.0M | $591K | $313K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 26, 2026 | $11.3M | $8.9M | $2.4M | $14.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2025 | $7.2M | $8.6M | −$1.4M | $12.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2024 | $5.9M | $6.9M | −$1.1M | $13.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 29, 2023 | $5.6M | $5.2M | $428K | $14.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 26, 2022 | $4.3M | $4.1M | $150K | $14.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2021 | $4.8M | $4.0M | $814K | $14.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $11,286,636 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,286,636 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,911,584 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $15,038,229 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,757,723 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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