Animeals
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ANIMEALS' MISSION IS TO SAVE THE HUNGRY, THE HELPLESS, THE LOST, AND THE LITTLE ONES STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE; TO HOUSE AND FEED AS MANY ANIMALS AS POSSIBLE; TO EASE THE SUFFERING OF THE WEAK AND UNLOVED; TO BUILD A NO-KILL COMMUNITY, AND REALIZE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A NO-KILL NATION.
- Income
- $638,237
- Spending
- $626,776
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 17 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 97
- Highest pay
- $41,968, executive director (thru september)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 17.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 50% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $444,452 spent. ADOPTION CENTER: THE ADOPTION CENTER TAKES IN CATS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES AND WORKS TO FIND THEM A NEW HOME. THE CENTER HOUSES 50 CATS IN SHELTER AND 35 CATS IN FOSTER CARE. WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AGE, SIZE, OR BREED. ANIMEALS CHARGES A ONE-TIME ADOPTION FEE THAT INCLUDES SPAY/NEUTER, DE-WORMING, MICRO-CHIP, AND VACCINATIONS. ANIMEALS ACCEPTS ANY CAT IN IMMINENT DANGER. ANIMEALS OPERATES A WORKING CAT RELOCATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE HOMES TO CATS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PERPETUALLY HOMELESS OR KILLED IN OTHER SHELTERS. IN 2025, ANIMEALS TOOK IN 329 CATS. OF THIS TOTAL 10 CATS WERE TAKEN IN FROM OTHER SHELTERS, 19 WERE TAKEN TO OTHER SHELTERS, AND 7 CATS WERE LATER RECLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS. ADDITIONALLY, ANIMEALS WAS ABLE TO PLACE 302 CATS IN NEW HOMES. 191 CATS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED.ANIMEALS ALSO MAINTAINS A "HONEY FUND" WHICH PROVIDES MONEY TO PEOPLE IN NEED WHO CANNOT AFFORD THEIR VETERINARY BILLS. TO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE, ANIMEALS ACCEPTS REFERRALS DIRECTLY FROM VETERINARIANS. DURING 2024, ANIMEALS SPENT $8,142 FROM THE HONEY FUND ON 34 HOUSEHOLDS. ANIMEALS PLAN IS TO BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE LAND TO BUILD A NEW SHELTER WHERE THE ORGANIZATION CAN MORE ADEQUATELY FULFILL THE NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY ANIMALS WE SERVE.
- $49,383 spent. ANIMEALS BEGAN AS A FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTING KIBBLE TO RESCUES AND SHELTERS ACROSS MONTANA AND NORTHERN IDAHO. WHEN ANIMEALS BEGAN SHELTERING FELINES, THE FOOD BANK SHIFTED OPERATIONS TO HELP FEED COMPANION ANIMALS AND COMMUNITY CATS. THE ANIMAL FOOD BANK IS STOCKED SOLELY BY THE GENEROSITY OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE DISTRIBUTE 11,600 POUNDS OF KIBBLE TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED THROUGH THE PEOPLE IN CRISIS PROGRAM, HOMEBOUND AND DISABLED PROGRAM, AND FERAL CAT PROGRAM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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