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Love Some Buddy Charities Inc

EIN 20-8937059 · Woodland Hills, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

RESCUE AND PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS ANIMALS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 34% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Independent board
0 of 25
0 of 2 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$13,993 spent. VIRTUAL SHELTER PROGRAM - OVER 5,000,000 HOMELESS CATS AND DOGS ARE EUTHANIZED IN SHELTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY EACH YEAR. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF NEW HOMES WE BRING HOMELESS PETS EXPOSURE TO NEW HOMES THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE. THIS EXPOSURE TURNS INTO PET ADOPTIONS AND THEREBY SAVES LIVES.
$25,705 spent. ANIMAL CARE/ADOPTION - WE PHYSICALLY TOOK HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS AND PROVIDED THEM HOUSING, CARE AND MEDICAL ATTENTION. WE THEN ADOPTED THEM INTO NEW HOMES THEREBY SAVING LIVES.
$15,422 spent. SPECIFIC ASSIST/ANIMAL RESCUE - WE SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FUNDING TO ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS TO WHOM RE-HOME HOMELESS ANIMALS AND WE ASSIST PRIVATE PERSONS BY HELPING THEM KEEP THEIR ANIMALS THEREBY KEEPING THEM FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. THESE PROGRAMS SAVE THE LIFE OF ANIMALS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 2024.
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 August 2007.
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 October 21, 2026.

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