We provide financial assistance for veterinary care to help companion animals in crisis and educate communities about ways to prevent and reduce illness. Most significant activity is that we issue grants for pets to receive critical veterinary services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
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: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $96K
Looks good: 5 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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$637K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$521K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$637K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$145K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$348K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$637K
Expenses
$521K
FY2025▼ -2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$212K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$521K
Net assets
$347K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$148K
FY2022$206K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$231K
FY2025$347K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2020.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $364K Management & general 10% · $54K Fundraising 20% · $103K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Thru June 2025
$76,089Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Coscino’s $76K as Executive Director Thru June 2025 is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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

NameFY2025FY2024
Lisa Coscino$76,089$140,493

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offer grants for emergency pet medical care and educate communities on animal health.

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1 program · $364K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Issued 127 grants for companion animals to receive critically needed veterinary services that benefited pet families. The maximum grant given was $5,000 with an average grant of $1,845.

$364Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.1M · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$258,809
Unitemized GrantFY2024$241,148
Unitemized GrantFY2023$390,251
Unitemized GrantFY2022$195,251

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$637K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$634K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$521K
Ln 25
Programscol B$364K
Managementcol C$54K
Fundraisingcol D$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$347K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K
Total assetsLn 16$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$634K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$41K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$637K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$347K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$347K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$231K$347K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$231K$347K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$231K$347K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$259K$259K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$27K$27K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$56K$0$44K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$302$0$0$302
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$14K$4K$11K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$108$108
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$3K$0$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$0$8K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K$103
Information technologyLn 14$6K$72$5K$609
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$483$483$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$294$294$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$4K$2K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$400$0$0$400
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$521K$364K$54K$103K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $637K$521K$116K$347K 990 PDF
FY2024 $653K$531K$121K$231K 990 PDF
FY2023 $348K$445K−$97K$109K 990 PDF
FY2022 $270K$212K$58K$206K 990 PDF
FY2021 $145K$148K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $636,827 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $650,262$634,089
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,352$2,738
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $652,614$636,827
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $241,148$258,809
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $243,840$210,395
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$108
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,263$51,271
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $531,251$520,583
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $121,363$116,244
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $636,827 across 16 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$634,089
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$40,591
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$634,089
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,738$2,738
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-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated 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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,738$636,827
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $520,583 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $258,809$258,809
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,267 · Management $27,267 · Fundraising $27,266$81,800
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,751 · Management $0 · Fundraising $43,551$99,302
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $302$302
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,636 · Management $3,859 · Fundraising $11,496$28,991
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,205 · Fundraising $0$3,205
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $108$108
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,493 · Management $0 · Fundraising $13,970$17,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $7,513 · Fundraising $5,000$12,513
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,773 · Management $5,096 · Fundraising $103$6,972
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $72 · Management $5,056 · Fundraising $609$5,737
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $483 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$483
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $294 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$294
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 $2,486 · Management $1,718 · Fundraising $0$4,204
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $400$400
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $364,064 · Management $53,714 · Fundraising $102,805$520,583
Part X · Balance sheet $346,789 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $137,136$150,013
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,409$196,776
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 $0$0
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 $230,545$346,789
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
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$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $85,530$185,930
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $145,015$160,859
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $230,545$346,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $230,545$346,789
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $346,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$636,827
XI-2 Total expenses$520,583
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$230,545
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$346,789

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