Pups Without Borders is a 501(c)(3) dog rescue established in March of 2020 when the world was at the peak of chaos. While we rescue dogs of all ages, we specialize in rescuing pregnant and nursing mothers who have been abandoned or are in need of medical help. We provide them a space to give birth, care for their puppies, and recover from a spay in order to help control the pet population with responsible alteration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$194K 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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FY2024 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $143K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$194K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$986K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$449K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$986K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$423K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$875K
FY2024$986K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$80K
FY2024▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$51K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$374K

From the FY2024 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $905K Management & general 8% · $81K

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; $194K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$69,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$69,292Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$54,981Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eve Banuelos’s $73K as Board Member is at the 23rd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Eve Banuelos$73,346$69,292$50,830$59,430$42,370
Joanna Dodson$73,331$69,700$61,602$60,115$38,615
Liesl Jackson$66,088$54,981$42,232$50,023$29,242
Tristan Abarca——$27,403$6,596—
Daniel Ingram——$1,000$18,015—

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

Rescues pregnant and nursing dogs, caring for them and their puppies until adoption.

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1 program · $905K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We Took in 496 Dogs Last Year Including

245 strays, 204 transfers from shelters, 24 owner surrenders , and 23 born in our care Outcome total: We adopted out 518 dogs and transferred 18 to other rescues.

$905Kprogram 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$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$528K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$483K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$986K
Ln 25
Programscol B$905K
Managementcol C$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$483K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$528K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$91K
Other assetsLn 15$786
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 615
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$51K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$243K$188K$55K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$174K$174K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$0$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$563K$540K$23K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$986K$905K$81K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$295K$374K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.0M$986K$29K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $936K$875K$61K$51K 990 PDF
FY2022 $789K$484K$305K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $449K$423K$26K$0 990 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,014,586 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $483,786$483,096
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $450,071$528,385
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,417$3,105
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $936,274$1,014,586
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $380,883$419,632
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $494,439$566,179
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $875,322$985,811
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,952$28,775
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,014,586 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$483,096
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$483,096
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$528,385
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,105 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,105
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $531,490 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,014,586
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $985,811 across 5 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $187,925 · Management $55,225 · Fundraising $0$243,150
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $173,994 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$173,994
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,488 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,488
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,915 · Fundraising $0$2,915
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $540,468 · Management $22,796 · Fundraising $0$563,264
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $904,875 · Management $80,936 · Fundraising $0$985,811
Part X · Balance sheet $91,530 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,953$90,744
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $786$786
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,739$91,530
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,873$11,889
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,873$11,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,866$79,641
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,739$91,530
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,641 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,014,586
XI-2 Total expenses$985,811
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,775
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,866
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,641

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