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From Forgotten to Forever Transport and Rescue

EIN 47-2190205 · Walsenburg, CO

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak49 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

From Forgotten to Forever Rescue FFTF provides rescue, transport, foster homes and adoption for animals from high-kill shelters primarily in New Mexico and Texas. Our wonderful team of volunteers pulls animals from death row on a daily basis. We vet, foster and transport animals every week. In an attempt to provide the community with the support they need, FFTF is also focused on leading, promoting and educating the public by providing resources for vaccinations and spay and neuter clinics. Our team is built upon dedicated caring foster families, volunteers and benefactors who share the same purpose of wanting to give unwanted animals a second chance. Our main goal is to reduce the euthanasia rate of the high kill shelters by collaborating with the city shelters and local communities.

Income
$90,888
Spending
$100,419
Reserves
2.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 62%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 12% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 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 May 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 (1)
  1. $96,852 spent. From Forgotten to Forever Transport rescues and transports animals from high-kill shelters in New Mexico and Texas to Colorado. Prior to 2018, the organization had solely been a transport organization, and in August of 2018 they added rescue to their mission. In the FY24 fiscal year, 48 cats and 118 dogs were saved from high-kill shelters and adopted in to their forever homes. 15 cats and 15 dogs were in foster homes at the end of the fiscal year. Each animal placed in to rescue with From Forgotten to Forever is vetted and spayed or neutered before being adopted.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending May 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on October 15, 2017 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on October 15, 2017.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending May 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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