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← RUFF START RESCUE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RUFF START RESCUE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,463,441
Total expenses
$2,218,506
Contributions and grants received
$1,362,856
Grants paid
$20,385
Program service revenue
$1,043,450
Investment income
$37,354
Other revenue
$19,781
Total assets, end of year
$2,292,834
Total liabilities, end of year
$43,586
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,249,248
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,960,366
Management and general expenses
$162,828
Fundraising expenses
$95,312
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,960,366

Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $71,992

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,290,864

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $321,408

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ANIMAL ADOPTION FEES

    total $1,043,450 · related or exempt $1,043,450

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $37,354 · excluded $37,354

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $37,757

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $71,992

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $38,174

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$417

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $34,658

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,460

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $20,198 · related or exempt $20,198

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,099 · program services $6,099

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $14,286 · program services $14,286

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $99,237 · program services $59,542 · management and general $24,809 · fundraising $14,886

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,034,959 · program services $904,525 · management and general $88,610 · fundraising $41,824

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $55,382 · program services $45,414 · management and general $7,753 · fundraising $2,215

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $86,123 · program services $73,205 · management and general $8,612 · fundraising $4,306

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,125 · management and general $9,125

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21,540 · program services $17,583 · management and general $1,222 · fundraising $2,735

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $17,017 · program services $13,178 · management and general $1,072 · fundraising $2,767

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $11,232 · program services $7,582 · management and general $1,784 · fundraising $1,866

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,236 · program services $13,065 · management and general $12,743 · fundraising $10,428

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,489 · program services $16,817 · management and general $365 · fundraising $307

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $36,843 · program services $36,138 · management and general $403 · fundraising $302

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,515 · program services $19,378 · management and general $3,480 · fundraising $657

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE

    total $445,686 · program services $445,686

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND ANIMAL SUPPLIES

    total $224,255 · program services $224,255

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYPAL/BANK FEES

    total $41,512 · program services $30,241 · management and general $59 · fundraising $11,212

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORT

    total $14,571 · program services $14,571

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,399 · program services $18,801 · management and general $2,791 · fundraising $1,807

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $718,063 · end of year $274,624

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $856,903 · end of year $1,573,481

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $5,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $619 · end of year $50

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $82,105 · end of year $83,614

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,348 · end of year $8,440

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $502,080

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $166,873

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $367,983 · end of year $335,207

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $15,985 · end of year $11,918

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,693 · end of year $43,586

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,968,442 · end of year $2,237,808

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,871 · end of year $11,440

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

RUFF START RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED. WE IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADOPTION, EDUCATION, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AND PETS.

  • ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM RUFF START RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED AND IS A NO-KILL, 100% SPAY/NEUTER RESCUE THAT HELPS ANIMALS OF ALL BREEDS, AGES, AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND THE UNITED STATES. SINCE MARCH 2010, RUFF START HAS SAVED OVER 25,007 ANIMALS. RUFF START IS FOSTER-BASED, WITH NO PHYSICAL SHELTER TO HOUSE ANIMALS. THE RESCUE HAS OVER 1,396 APPROVED FOSTER HOMES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES TO KEEP THEIR PETS IN HOMES. IT ALSO PARTNERS WITH ADOPTION CENTERS TO HELP PLACE ANIMALS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

    Expenses $1,934,816 · Revenue $1,043,450

  • EDUCATION PROGRAM RUFF START RESCUE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND COMPASSIONATE PET OWNERS AND ANIMAL ADVOCATES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

    Expenses $5,165

  • COMMUNITY SUPPORT RUFF START RESCUE IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESIDENT ANIMAL WELFARE BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN NEED. IN 2023, RUFF START CONTRIBUTED OVER 10,223 LBS. OF PET FOOD TO FAMILIES, LOCAL SHELTERS, FOOD BANKS, AND ANIMAL RESCUES. INSPIRED BY DONORS' GENEROSITY ON GIVE TO THE MAX DAY AND RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL NEED TO OFFER SUPPORT AND ALLEVIATE THE INCREASING PRESSURES LEADING TO OWNER-SURRENDERS, RUFF START RESCUE INTRODUCED ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GIVEBACK DAY IN NOVEMBER 2023. RSR DONATED 2,493 LBS. OF FOOD TO LOCAL FAMILIES ON THIS DAY ALONE.

    Expenses $20,385 · Grants $20,385

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Azure Davis

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $99,237
    From this org
    $98,981
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $256
    Hours/week
    50

  • Valerie McCullough

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Samuel Lee

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Jason Michels

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Andy Willman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristine Mitteness

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Kristen Bergstrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amanda Rothstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amy Harnden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Danielle Napravnik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Michelle Coleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Sarah Benbow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Katie Larson

    FORMER SECRE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brooks Becker

    FORMER DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Susan Bloom

    FORMER DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Peter Williams

    FORMER DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421429349301312

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