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Friends of Upland Animal Shelter Inc

EIN 46-2546783 · Upland, CA

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

What it says it does

Friends of Upland Animal Shelter Inc strives to provide high quality care for homeless pets and find homes for as many adoptable pets as possible

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

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
20 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 24 cents.

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

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 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
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15
Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
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 (2)

$809,906 spent. The organization provided funding and volunteer labor to operate the Upland Animal Shelter in partnership with the City of Upland. Volunteer labor was utilized to asist with the cleaning, training, evaluation, socialization, and adoption of homeless pets from the Upland Animal Sheleter to members of the public. It also provides customer service and educational information to the public related to animal care and responsible pet ownership. In addtion, it provides labor to assist with offiste animal adoption events and staffing events to increase the adotpion rate of homeless animals from Upland.
$422,667 spent. The organization operates a second hand thrift store called 2nd Chance Thrift Shop. The store receives donated and gently used goods from the community. All goods at the store are donated by the public, with a donation value of approximately 50% of the thrift stores revenue of the year. The store markets and sells those goods to the public. The net proceeds from the operation are used to fund the primary program of providing high quality care to homeless pets at the Upland Animal Shelter by providing medical care, environmental enrichment, food, and other necessities.

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 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 December 2013.
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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