← GUARDIANS OF FLORIDA ANIMAL RESCUE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GUARDIANS OF FLORIDA ANIMAL RESCUE INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $591,024
Total expenses: $592,513
Contributions and grants received: $371,371
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $219,653
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $72,800
Total liabilities, end of year: $16,141
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $56,659
Program services expenses (Part IX): $582,919
Management and general expenses: $6,345
Fundraising expenses: $3,249
Program service expenses (Part III): $582,919

Program services were 98.4% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$18,818
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$0
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$352,553
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$45,413
2a · Program service revenue: Adoption Program

total $219,653 · related or exempt $219,653 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2f · All other program service revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$18,818
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $250 · fundraising $250
11g · Fees: other

total $360,748 · program services $360,748
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $1,160 · fundraising $1,160
13 · Office expenses

total $893 · program services $893
14 · Information technology

total $2,666 · program services $1,242 · management and general $1,074 · fundraising $350
16 · Occupancy

total $116,637 · program services $116,637
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $1,973 · program services $1,973
23 · Insurance

total $5,271 · management and general $5,271
24a · Other expenses: Animal Food and Supplies

total $59,861 · program services $59,861 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Equipment and Maintenance

total $12,426 · program services $12,426 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: Kennel and Cleaning Supplies

total $26,178 · program services $26,178 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: Travel and Volunteer Meal

total $2,302 · program services $2,302 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $2,148 · program services $659 · fundraising $1,489

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $33,444 · end of year $19,691
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $0
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $7,950
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $2,928 · end of year $10,670
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

beginning of year $0
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

beginning of year $0
7 · Other notes and loans receivable

beginning of year $0
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $0
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $20,668 · end of year $15,047
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$21,476
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$2,034
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $3,571 · end of year $19,442
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $0
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $0
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $0
14 · Intangible assets

beginning of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $2,463 · end of year $16,141
18 · Grants payable

beginning of year $0
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $0
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

beginning of year $0
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

beginning of year $0
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

beginning of year $0
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $0
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $0
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $58,148 · end of year $49,659
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $0 · end of year $7,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GUARDIANS OF FLORIDA ANIMAL RESCUE, INC. was founded by a group of professional women on 4/27/21 who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of animals who have no voice, no hope and no GUARDIAN. See Schedule O for more information.

Activities or mission (Part I)

In 2023, our second full year of operations, we rescued 668 neglected, abused and/or unwanted animals from an uncertain and likely tragic fate and found homes for 587 animals to give them their much deserved second chance at true happiness. This is a step change increase in our impact on animals in South Florida vs driven by our decision to lease an existing kennel facility with 74 kennels. This 3 year lease, renewable on an annual basis after the initial 3 years, commenced on July 1st, 2022 and allowed us to convert from a 100% foster based rescue to a physical rescue facility (while still maintaining our foster component). During this time period, we took on many severe medical cases where animals had no chance at any quality of life, or even a life at all, without a rescue determined to find a way to pay for surgeries, hospitalization stays and rehabilitation. We continue to establish and grow relationships with local veterinarians and spay/neuter clinics and significantly grew our volunteer and donor base. Our social media presence on Facebook and Instagram has expanded greatly and allows us to highlight our mission, our challenges, our accomplishments and most importantly, our animals.

Expenses $582,919 · Revenue $219,653

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

Listed in Part VII

Sherri-Lee Mercuri

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

60
Diana Thies

Vice President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Dana Bursch

CFO

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

40
Melanie Harris

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

4

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: 202421359349309077

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