Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← FRIENDS OF THE OAKLAND ANIMALSHELTER

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE OAKLAND ANIMALSHELTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,840,924
Total expenses
$1,476,562
Contributions and grants received
$1,803,834
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$436
Investment income
$35,268
Other revenue
$1,386
Total assets, end of year
$957,464
Total liabilities, end of year
$111,875
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$845,589
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,296,448
Management and general expenses
$92,405
Fundraising expenses
$87,709
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,296,448

Program services were 87.8% 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

    $27,829

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $290,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,486,005

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $125,182

  • 2a · Program service revenue: BANK REWARDS REDEMPTIONS

    total $436 · related or exempt $436

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,054 · excluded $4,054

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $223,816

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $192,602

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $31,214

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $31,214 · excluded $31,214

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $20,698

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

    $27,829

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $19,312

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,386

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $784,891 · program services $717,455 · management and general $22,044 · fundraising $45,392

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $59,516 · program services $53,840 · management and general $2,499 · fundraising $3,177

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $61,895 · program services $56,612 · management and general $1,736 · fundraising $3,547

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $38,972 · management and general $38,972

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $363,487 · program services $354,863 · management and general $8,624

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $81,492 · program services $78,847 · management and general $738 · fundraising $1,907

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,362 · program services $8,322 · management and general $7,848 · fundraising $1,192

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,528 · program services $4,503 · management and general $25

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,410 · program services $6,856 · management and general $554

  • 20 · Interest

    total $37,957 · management and general $5,611 · fundraising $32,346

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,769 · program services $10,769

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,989 · program services $3,581 · management and general $3,260 · fundraising $148

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES + LICENSES

    total $1,294 · program services $800 · management and general $494

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $396,320 · end of year $584,017

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $27,859

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,513 · end of year $9,237

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

    $159,395

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

    $58,005

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $112,159 · end of year $101,390

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $92,114 · end of year $262,820

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $98,309 · end of year $63,651

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $57,459 · end of year $48,224

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $186,584 · end of year $456,323

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $294,643 · end of year $389,266

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HOMES, HEALTH, AND HAPPINESS TO OAKLAND'S ANIMALS IN NEED. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS HAS BEEN TO FUND PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AT OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES TO GREATLY INCREASE LIFESAVING OF SHELTER ANIMALS.

  • INCREASE LIFESAVING OF SHELTER ANIMALS (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FULL STATEMENT) FRIENDS OF OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES (FOAS) PARTNERS WITH OAKLAND ANIMAL SERVICES (OAS) TO EXPAND LIFE-SAVING FOR OAKLAND'S ANIMALS. OAS IS AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER, ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ANIMAL SURRENDERED INTO THEIR CARE. FOAS SUPPORTS OAS BY FUNDING THE OUTCOME TEAM, STAFF WHO RUN THE OAS ADOPTION PROGRAM, FOSTER PROGRAMS FOR DOGS, KITTENS AND RABBITS, DOG PLAY GROUPS, DOG BEHAVIOR, RELOCATION OF COMMUNITY CATS, AND TRANSFERS OF ANIMALS TO PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. WHILE OAS HAS SEEN A 50% INCREASE IN INTAKE SINCE 2019, THESE FOAS-FUNDED PROGRAMS HAVE RESULTED IN OVER 50% OF DOGS IN FOSTER HOMES, NEARLY TRIPLE THE NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS, AND A GREATER THAN 94% LIFE RELEASE RATE, THE HIGHEST IN OAS HISTORY.

    Expenses $388,935

  • GENERAL SUPPORT FOR OAS ---LIKE MANY MUNICIPALITIES, THE CITY OF OAKLAND HAS BEEN IN FINANCIAL CRISIS SINCE THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, LEADING TO SEVERE CUTS BY THE CITY TO THE OAS BUDGET WHICH DIRECTLY IMPACT THE ABILITY OF OAS TO CARE FOR SHELTER ANIMALS.THROUGH GRANT FUNDING, FOAS PROVIDES FUNDING FOR EXTERNAL SPAY/NEUTER RESOURCES FOR SHELTER ANIMALS TO AUGMENT THE CAPACITY OF THE OAS VETERINARY TEAM. FOAS FUNDS FOOD AND OTHER SUPPLIES FOR ALL FOSTER ANIMALS AS WELL AS VETERINARY SUPPLIES AND EXTRAORDINARY VETERINARY CARE FOR SHELTER ANIMALS WHEN NEEDED. FOAS ALSO PROVIDES ONGOING ADMINISTRATIVE AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT AND FUNDS STRATEGIC MARKETING COLLATERAL TO HELP ADVERTISE OAS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BETTER REACH OAKLAND'S MOST UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. (SEE SCHED O)

    Expenses $518,579

  • KEEPINGS PETS AND PEOPLE TOGETHER THROUGH GRANT FUNDING FROM CALIFORNIA FOR ALL ANIMALS, ADMINISTERED THROUGH UC DAVIS, FOAS FUNDED URGENT VETERINARY CARE TO SUPPORT LOW-INCOME PET GUARDIANS AND PET GUARDIANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO HELP THEM KEEP THEIR PETS. ADDITIONALLY, GRANT FUNDING MADE IT POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE NO COST SPAY/NEUTER FOR OWNED ANIMALS AND COMMUNITY CATS. THESE PROGRAMS MAKE SUPPORT PEOPLE IN KEEPING THEIR PETS AND HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF HELPING REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE.

    Expenses $388,934

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Trish Roque

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Yvonne Tsang

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Emily Derenthal

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Chloe Hughes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Finney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Katja Cross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Hoffman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Khoi Vu

    TREASURER 20

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Julianne Chai

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Roth

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541329349305004

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.