Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 13 December 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Listed under a different title

  • Gregory Castle: BOARD MEMBER / CEO EMERITUS then CO-FOUNDER/INTERNAL CONSULTANT

Totals

Total revenue
$173,491,983
Total expenses
$148,139,598
Contributions and grants received
$168,997,308
Grants paid
$13,647,737
Program service revenue
$884,576
Investment income
$3,909,922
Other revenue
-$299,823
Total assets, end of year
$216,306,392
Total liabilities, end of year
$64,300,826
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$152,005,566
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$108,239,125
Management and general expenses
$13,208,794
Fundraising expenses
$26,691,679
Program service expenses (Part III)
$108,239,125

Program services were 73.1% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $210,970

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $23,936

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $86,802

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $168,675,600

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,440,392

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CLINIC REVENUE

    total $492,726 · related or exempt $492,726

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $391,850 · related or exempt $391,850

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $885,663 · related or exempt $885,663

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $25,213 · related or exempt $25,213

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,951,197

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $2,683,597

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$732,400

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$732,400 · related or exempt -$378,327 · unrelated business -$354,364 · excluded $291

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $12,006,424 · other assets $1,991,747

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

    securities $10,677,718 · other assets $296,194

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,328,706 · other assets $1,695,553

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,024,259 · related or exempt $3,024,259

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,535,844

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,416,918

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $118,926 · related or exempt $72,332 · unrelated business $46,594

  • 11a · Other revenue: CAFETERIA

    total $147,805 · related or exempt $147,805

  • 11b · Other revenue: ANGELS REST

    total $94,907 · related or exempt $94,907

  • 11c · Other revenue: MAGAZINE ADVERTISING

    total $45,726 · related or exempt $24,866 · unrelated business $20,860

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $288,438

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $13,600,692 · program services $13,600,692

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $47,045 · program services $47,045

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,984,722 · program services $1,128,638 · management and general $1,853,115 · fundraising $1,002,969

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $58,934,379 · program services $46,776,834 · management and general $2,746,735 · fundraising $9,410,810

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,276,562 · program services $1,914,624 · management and general $79,983 · fundraising $281,955

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $9,129,792 · program services $7,351,779 · management and general $670,224 · fundraising $1,107,789

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,522,979 · program services $3,445,726 · management and general $405,764 · fundraising $671,489

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $205,877 · program services $77 · management and general $205,800

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $715,292 · program services $715,292

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $905,599 · fundraising $905,599

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $560,863 · management and general $560,863

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,584,892 · program services $3,074,275 · management and general $1,427,220 · fundraising $83,397

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,717,882 · program services $1,727,748 · management and general $9,963 · fundraising $3,980,171

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,011,434 · program services $274,830 · management and general $723,253 · fundraising $13,351

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,640,794 · program services $3,403,334 · management and general $534,623 · fundraising $702,837

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,964,498 · program services $3,747,449 · management and general $137,119 · fundraising $79,930

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,029,482 · program services $3,218,901 · management and general $225,396 · fundraising $585,185

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,008,292 · program services $1,962,981 · management and general $8,841 · fundraising $36,470

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,181,354 · program services -$4,381 · management and general $1,167,376 · fundraising $18,359

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,371,236 · program services $2,130,978 · management and general $216,783 · fundraising $23,475

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,252,450 · program services $992,624 · management and general $1,241,332 · fundraising $18,494

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL FOOD MEDICAL SUP

    total $8,969,777 · program services $8,969,777

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $6,573,738 · program services $1,515,754 · management and general $255,244 · fundraising $4,802,740

  • 24c · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND SHIPPING

    total $4,030,864 · program services $1,083,925 · management and general $8,351 · fundraising $2,938,588

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,919,103 · program services $1,160,223 · management and general $730,809 · fundraising $28,071

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $2,663,099 · program services $1,148,440 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,514,659

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,228,141 · end of year $3,156,862

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,742,603

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,079,764 · end of year $22,598,337

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $217,117 · end of year $504,606

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $928,955 · end of year $1,026,385

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,548,339 · end of year $4,095,420

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

    $119,963,533

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

    $30,069,852

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $69,552,935 · end of year $89,893,681

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $83,726,800 · end of year $88,782,308

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,520,972 · end of year $2,645,529

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,651,802 · end of year $3,603,264

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,426,094 · end of year $20,777,522

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $39,965,376 · end of year $37,385,776

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,910,840 · end of year $6,137,528

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $84,425,535 · end of year $116,039,779

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $36,469,583 · end of year $35,965,787

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. WE DO THIS BY DEMONSTRATING AND PROMOTING EXEMPLARY ANIMAL CARE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS.

  • ANIMAL CARE ACTIVITIES (SANCTUARY) - SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $33,258,364 · Grants $335,823 · Revenue $1,054,248

  • INITIATIVES, PROGRAM CITIES, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, NETWORK PARTNERS AND OTHER NATIONAL OUTREACH - SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $74,980,761 · Grants $13,299,441 · Revenue $570,139

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Abigail Jones

    BOARD VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lynn Flanders

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Micarl Hill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Oke Mueller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lona Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Clark

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joseph Angelo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregory Castle

    BOARD MEMBER / CEO EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $229,164
    From this org
    $220,092
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $220,092
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,072
    Filer's total
    $229,164

  • Alfred Battista

    BOARD CHAIR INTERNAL CONSULTANT

    Total calculated
    $197,059
    From this org
    $187,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $186,487
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,072
    Filer's total
    $197,059

  • Bernadette Mejia

    DIRECTOR OF PRINCIPAL GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $181,939
    From this org
    $172,867
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,867
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,072
    Filer's total
    $181,939

  • Cyrus Mejia

    INTERNAL CONSULTANT

    Total calculated
    $88,888
    From this org
    $88,888
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stephen Howell

    CFO AND COO

    Total calculated
    $435,210
    From this org
    $421,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,248
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $412,462
    Bonus
    $9,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,248
    Filer's total
    $435,210

  • Susan Citro

    CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $299,637
    From this org
    $281,501
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,136
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,401
    Bonus
    $9,100
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,136
    Filer's total
    $299,637

  • Julianne Castle

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $536,777
    From this org
    $527,705
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $467,705
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,072
    Filer's total
    $536,777

  • Valerie Dorian

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $270,900
    From this org
    $258,804
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,096
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $231,804
    Bonus
    $27,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,096
    Filer's total
    $270,900

  • Greta Palmer

    CHIEF BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $219,985
    From this org
    $210,913
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,072
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,413
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,072
    Filer's total
    $219,985

  • Judah Battista

    CHIEF SANCTUARY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $228,485
    From this org
    $218,349
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,136
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,349
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,136
    Filer's total
    $228,485

  • Holly Sizemore

    CHIEF MISSIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $232,090
    From this org
    $222,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,144
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,946
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,144
    Filer's total
    $232,090

  • Marc Peralta

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $221,835
    From this org
    $210,699
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,136
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,579
    Bonus
    $7,120
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,136
    Filer's total
    $221,835

  • Amy Starnes

    CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $204,643
    From this org
    $193,363
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,280
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,363
    Bonus
    $11,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,280
    Filer's total
    $204,643

  • Elise Traub

    CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICER & CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $223,709
    From this org
    $215,061
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,648
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,061
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,648
    Filer's total
    $223,709

  • Karen Gallardo

    SR. DIRECTOR - MAJOR & PLANNED GIVING

    Total calculated
    $269,156
    From this org
    $260,012
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,144
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $228,457
    Bonus
    $31,555
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,144
    Filer's total
    $269,156

  • Rebecca Huss

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $210,589
    From this org
    $201,538
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,051
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,538
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,051
    Filer's total
    $210,589

  • Erika Arnold

    DIRECTOR - PROCESS EXCELLENCE

    Total calculated
    $194,785
    From this org
    $187,585
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,200
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $185,085
    Bonus
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $200
    Filer's total
    $194,785

  • Jose Ocano

    SR. DIRECTOR - TALENT & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $183,261
    From this org
    $178,995
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,266
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $178,995
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,266
    Filer's total
    $183,261

  • Tara Timpson

    STAFF VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $182,000
    From this org
    $182,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,527
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $32,473
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $182,000

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE CEO AFTER CONSIDERING DATA FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, INCLUDING COMPENSATION AMOUNTS OF COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
PART I, LINE 4A
TARA TIMPSON $32,473

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • BEST FRIENDS PRODUCTIONS LLC

    PARTICIPATE IN JOINT VENTURE TO PRODUCE A FILM · UT · assets $87,310

    Directly controlled by BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

  • 307 WEST BROADWAY LLC

    HOLD LEASE ON BUILDING IN MANHATTAN, NY · UT · income -$353,639 · assets $100,123

    Directly controlled by BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • BEST FRIENDS WELLNESS CENTER INC

    C · OPERATE FITNESS CENTER · UT · 100% owned · share of income -$65,770 · share of assets $759,272 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202432279349301948

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.