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← RUFF START RESCUE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by RUFF START RESCUE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,472,707
Total expenses
$3,165,840
Contributions and grants received
$2,184,560
Grants paid
$97,806
Program service revenue
$1,213,563
Investment income
$56,440
Other revenue
$18,144
Total assets, end of year
$2,975,896
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,039
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,886,857
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,637,927
Management and general expenses
$273,043
Fundraising expenses
$254,870
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,637,927

Program services were 83.3% 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

    $111,098

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,073,462

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $631,704

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ANIMAL ADOPTION FEES

    total $1,213,563 · related or exempt $1,213,563

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $56,440 · excluded $56,440

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $46,500

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

    $111,098

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $48,654

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,154

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $32,016

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $19,544

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $12,472 · related or exempt $12,472

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $7,826 · related or exempt $7,826

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,826

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $61,186 · program services $61,186

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $36,620 · program services $36,620

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $175,294 · program services $119,438 · management and general $27,928 · fundraising $27,928

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,369,373 · program services $1,098,530 · management and general $143,084 · fundraising $127,759

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $55,360 · program services $40,648 · management and general $7,694 · fundraising $7,018

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $122,926 · program services $97,111 · management and general $13,522 · fundraising $12,293

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,419 · management and general $10,419

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,710 · program services $26,611 · management and general $9,511 · fundraising $2,588

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $39,194 · program services $9,297 · management and general $8,568 · fundraising $21,329

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,206 · program services $10,242 · management and general $5,925 · fundraising $3,039

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,614 · program services $23,324 · management and general $28,074 · fundraising $10,216

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,009 · program services $19,661 · management and general $1,989 · fundraising $359

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $46,313 · program services $43,558 · management and general $2,459 · fundraising $296

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,789 · program services $27,249 · management and general $4,348 · fundraising $1,192

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL CARE

    total $559,639 · program services $559,639

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

    total $394,215 · program services $394,215

  • 24c · Other expenses: PAYPAL/BANK FEES

    total $63,553 · program services $34,256 · management and general $83 · fundraising $29,214

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORT

    total $17,703 · program services $17,703

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $39,717 · program services $18,639 · management and general $9,439 · fundraising $11,639

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $373,955 · end of year $337,818

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,562,639 · end of year $1,609,528

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $57,696 · end of year $92,189

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $117 · end of year $766

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $227,913 · end of year $241,226

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,524 · end of year $14,764

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

    $909,568

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

    $239,487

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $431,926 · end of year $670,081

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $8,221 · end of year $9,524

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $83,872 · end of year $80,184

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,565 · end of year $1,380

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,564 · end of year $7,475

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,559,330 · end of year $2,831,312

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,660 · end of year $55,545

Mission and programs · 2025

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.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $2,535,070 · Revenue $1,213,563

  • EDUCATION RSR BELIEVES EDUCATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO RESPONSIBLE GUARDIANSHIP OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND COMPASSIONATE PET OWNERS AND ANIMAL ADVOCATES. RSR DELIVERS AGE-APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON TOPICS INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER, ANIMAL SAFETY, PET CARE, RESCUE, AND ADOPTION. THROUGH CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, PRESENTATIONS TO YOUTH AND ADULT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND UNIQUE PROGRAMMING, RSR'S EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 12,475 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013. IN 2025, 65 EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED STATEWIDE REACHING 1,678 YOUTH AND 556 ADULTS.

    Expenses $5,051

  • COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RSR IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESIDENT ANIMAL WELFARE, REDUCING OWNER SURRENDERS, AND STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN NEED. IN 2025, RSR EXPANDED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES THAT HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE CHALLENGES, REDUCE BARRIERS TO PET CARE, AND KEEP PETS SAFE AT HOME. RSR CONTRIBUTED OVER 41,300 LBS OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO FAMILIES, LOCAL SHELTERS, FOOD BANKS, AND ANIMAL RESCUES. THROUGH THE OWNER SURRENDER PREVENTION PROGRAM, RSR AWARDED 3,900 IN MINI GRANTS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES FACING TEMPORARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IN APRIL, RSR HELD ITS 12TH COMMUNITY WELLNESS CLINIC OFFERING LOW-COST VACCINATIONS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS SERVING 212 DOGS AND 72 CATS.

    Expenses $97,806 · Grants $97,806

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Azure Davis

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $139,641
    From this org
    $127,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,206
    Hours/week
    45

  • Valerie McCullough

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michelle Coleman

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Samuel Lee

    TREASURER (F

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Check

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Andrew Willman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kristine Mitteness

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Amy Harnden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Danielle Napravnik

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Jeremy Riddle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $35,653
    From this org
    $35,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allyson Beffel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Morgan Graby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Pam Harris

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kristen Bergstrom

    FORMER DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris McCullough

    FORMER DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jessica Mathias

    FORMER DIREC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
18 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202631779349300323

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