Ruff Road Revival
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
This organization's primary exempt purpose is to save animals that have found themselves either on the streets or in high euthanasia shelters, place them into foster homes, ensure they receive the care, supplies and medical care that they need, and find them wonderful adoptive homes.
- Income
- $106,676
- Spending
- $103,913
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 59%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $74,822 spent. Medical and direct care expenses- The focus of this accomplishment is immediate health and physical needs for the animals we rescued. In 2025, we helped 352 animals receive the care they needed. All of them had to get medical care of some sort, including vaccines, microchips, and spay/neuter. Many of them needed heartworm treatment, surgeries, or hospitalization due to illness such as parvo. This was by far the largest cost for the rescue. Another aspect of care we provide is necessary supplies for the animals. As a foster-based animal rescue, we ensure each of our fosters has the supplies necessary to adequately care for their foster animal(s). The final aspect of direct care is boarding costs. While we aim to have all of our animals in foster homes, it is inevitable that we occasionally end up needing to put one into boarding.
- $924 spent. Rescue Operations- The focus of this accomplishment is daily logistics and administrative functions which support the rescue. This includes postage and supplies needed for adoption events and shipping out heartworm/flea/tick prevention monthly; our website and domain; our jotform account where we have all of our forms and applications; etc.
- $28,167 spent. Rescue and rehabilitation- The focus of this accomplishment is removing the animals from a dangerous environment such as the streets or a high kill shelter, providing them behavioral training when needed, ensuring they are safe and taken care of at all times, and getting them to their new homes, including transportation to out of state adopters.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 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 2024.
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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