Kenosha Forgotten Friends Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KENOSHA FORGOTTEN FRIENDS, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS THE RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND PLACEMENT OF HOMELESS, ABUSED, ABANDONED, NEGLECTED AND SURRENDERED ANIMALS. OUR GOAL IS TO NURTURE THESE ANIMALS IN LOVING FOSTER HOMES WHILE PROVIDING QUALITY VETERINARY CARE, SOCIALIZATION AND REHABILITATION WHILE SEEKING TO PLACE THEM IN PERMANENT, LOVING AND RESPONSIBLE HOMES.
- Income
- $62,985
- Spending
- $74,334
- Reserves
- 12.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (1)
- $72,834 spent. THIS YEAR WE TOOK IN 62 ANIMALS. IN 2024 KENOSHA FORGOTTEN FRIENDS CONTINUED TO HELP WITH THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF ANIMALS THAT HAVE LARGE VETERINARY BILLS. WE TOOK IN SEVERAL CASES THIS YEAR THAT INCLUDED BROKEN LEGS, HIP REPLACEMENTS, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, AND CONGENITAL DEFECTS. WE HAD 70 ADOPTIONS AND MANY MORE THROUGH OUR COURTESY POSTS. FOR OUR COURTESY POST ANIMALS, WE REQUIRE ADOPTION APPLICATIONS WHICH INCLUDE BACKGROUND CHECKS ON POTENTIAL ADOPTERS WHOM WE ALSO INTERVIEW FOR THE SURRENDERING OWNERS. WE OFFER THIS SERVICE FREE OF CHARGE TO HELP IN REHOMING THE ANIMAL TO A PROPER SAFE PLACE. WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED OUR MEALSFORPAWS PROGRAM WHICH HELPS PET PARENTS IN NEED. MONTHLY DELIVERIES ARE MADE TO SUPPLY FOOD TO THEIR DOORSTEP. WE HAVE ALSO EXPANDED INTO HELPING SOME WITH THE VETERINARY NEEDS OF THEIR CURRENT ANIMALS TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR OWN PETS AND NOT BE SURRENDERED. WE ARE STRICTLY VOLUNTEER, SO NO ONE HAS A SALARY AND MANY FOSTERS AND VOLUNTEERS DONATE NOT ONLY THEIR TIME BUT SUPPLIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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