Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2020.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
4 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.
Vanessa Cruz’s $5K as President is at the 4th 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa Cruz | $4,690 | $3,200 | $6,160 | $9,520 |
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
Programs and updates
Rescues and rehomes stray and abused animals, finding them loving forever homes.
Questions for For Pets Sake Rescue
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Adoption supports the coordination and management of nationwide efforts to help find qualified adopters, posting detailed adoption profiles, communicating with potential adopters to answer questions and promote successful matches.
Vetting ensures that all animals entering For Pet?s Sake Rescue receive necessary medical care prior to adoption. Services include wellness exams, vaccinations, spay/neuter surgeries, microchipping, and treatment for illness or injury.
The transport program coordinates the safe and humane relocation of animals from shelters and rescues (including For Pet's Sake Rescue0 in the South to approved adopters and partner organizations in Northeastern states. Transports occur every two to three weeks, following strict animal welfare and travel safety protocols.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5K | $16K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5K | $16K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $5K | $16K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $50 | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $589 | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $24K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $208 | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $2K | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $208K | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $240K | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $185K | $204K | −$20K | −$20K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 Viewing | $244K | $240K | $3K | $16K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $196K | $1K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022 | $153K | $3K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $243,686 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $243,686 across 14 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $240,309 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $15,530 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,530 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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