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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BETTERTOGETHER FOREVER.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,397,241
Total expenses
$1,149,596
Contributions and grants received
$1,379,395
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,206
Other revenue
$15,640
Total assets, end of year
$407,556
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,376
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$396,180
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,004,976
Management and general expenses
$139,102
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,017,541

Program services were 87.4% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $333,515

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,045,880

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,206 · excluded $2,206

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,640

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $15,640 · excluded $15,640

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $162,169 · program services $42,173 · management and general $119,996

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $13,565 · program services $3,660 · management and general $9,905

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,000 · management and general $1,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,269

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,510 · program services $1,510

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,578 · management and general $3,578

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,249

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $608 · management and general $608

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,223 · program services $3,194 · management and general $2,029

  • 24a · Other expenses: FUNDING FOR SHELTER ME

    total $695,000 · program services $695,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES

    total $116,638 · program services $116,638

  • 24c · Other expenses: SHELTER INTERVENTION

    total $142,801 · program services $142,801

  • 24d · Other expenses: ALL OTHER EXPENSES

    total $1,986 · management and general $1,986

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $144,826 · end of year $404,556

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $3,709

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

    $3,000

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $3,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $11,376

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

DESCRIBED ON SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO HELP UNDER-SERVED, UNDER-RESOURCED, AT-RISK PEOPLE AND THE PETS THEY LOVE STAY TOGETHER.

  • FISCAL SPONSOR - SHELTER ME - ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR SHELTER ME WHICH IS PRODUCING A FILM SERIES THAT FEATURES SHELTER PETS AND THE PEOPLE WHO HELP THEM, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF SHELTER PETS AND PROMOTE THEIR ADOPTION AND TO RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS TO HELP IN SHELTERS. THE PRODUCTION OF THE FILM SERIES INCLUDES MUSIC LICENSING, RESEARCH, POST-PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, TRAVEL COSTS, MARKETING, AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR WEBSITE. SHELTER ME ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE ORGANIZATION ON OTHER PROJECTS.

    Expenses $695,000 · Revenue $695,000

  • SHELTER INTERVENTION PROGRAM - ONSITE PROGRAM AT THE LOS ANGELES NORTH CENTRAL ANIMAL SHELTER WHERE OPTIONS ARE OFFERED TO PEOPLE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO SURRENDER THEIR PETS, AND TO HELP PEOPLE GET THEIR PETS OUT OF THE SHELTER. SERVICES OFFERED INCLUDE A PET PANTRY OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES, VETERINARY VOUCHERS FOR ILLNESSES, SKIN ISSUES, EAR INFECTIONS, VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER, MEDICATION, ETC.,EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL ASSESSMENT/CERTIFICATION, REDEMPTION FEES AND BACK LICENSING, CONNECTING TO OTHER RESOURCES, COMPLETION OF APPLICATIONS, TRANSLATION AND MORE. PRESERVING THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND WHEN FAMILIES NEED EACH OTHER MOST, REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PETS BORN WITHOUT FAMILIES AND ENTERING THE OVERCROWDED SHELTER SYSTEM AND HELPING PEOPLE BECOME OR REMAIN HOUSED WITH THEIR PET COMPANIONS.

    Expenses $209,523 · Revenue $210,000

  • ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES - IN 2024 WE DISTRIBUTED OVER $146,389 OF DOG AND CAT FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO THOSE FAMILIES STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. WE COVERED VETERINARY SERVICES (INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS) FOR 2,156 PETS AND 831 VACCINATIONS WERE GIVEN. WE HELPED FACILITATE 94 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL ASSESSMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS AND 4,884 INQUIRES WERE ANSWERED.

    Expenses $113,018 · Revenue $73,223

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Christy Schilling

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,000
    From this org
    $80,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

  • Kerry Armstrong

    ASSOC EXEC DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $19,067
    From this org
    $19,067
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

  • Vinay Raghuvanshi

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lana Meier

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Laura Pelegrin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Julie Maigret

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jen Kim

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shyreen Martinhancock

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Kate Sawyer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marlene Casillas

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543189349308084

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