United Animal Nations
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO BRING ANIMALS OUT OF CRISIS AND STRENGTHEN THE BOND BETWEEN PEOPLE AND ANIMALS THROUGH EMERGENCY SHELTERING, DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION. REDROVER ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS, COLLABORATING WITH OTHERS AND MAXIMIZING THE USE OF ONLINE TECHNOLOGY.
- Income
- $7.0 million
- Spending
- $6.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 7.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 4,699
- Highest pay
- $162,556, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 14 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 259 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
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 (4)
- $2.8 million spent. REDROVER RELIEF - IN 2024, REDROVER RELIEF PROVIDED GUIDANCE, REFERRALS, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 5,810 GOOD SAMARITANS, ANIMAL RESCUERS AND PET OWNERS, HELPING THEM OBTAIN EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. REDROVER RELIEF CASE MANAGERS AWARDED 553 REDROVER RELIEF GRANTS, TOTALING $157,472 FOR THESE ANIMALS IN CRISIS. WE ALSO AWARDED $45,000 TO THREE VETERINARY CLINICS TO PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING DIRECTLY TO THEIR CLIENTS, REDUCING BARRIERS TO CLIENTS RECEIVING FUNDING DURING EMERGENCY VETERINARY SITUATIONS. REDROVER RELIEF CASE MANAGERS ALSO WORKED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES TO HELP FLEEING VICTIMS GET THEIR PETS TO SAFETY. REDROVER'S SAFE ESCAPE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING FOR URGENT BOARDING AND VETERINARY CARE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS' PETS, PROVIDED 8,822 SAFE NIGHTS OF BOARDING TO 280 PETS, GIVING 270 GRANTS, TOTALING $239,247. IN ADDITION, REDROVER RELIEF AWARDED 27 SAFE HOUSING GRANTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOMELESS SHELTERS, TOTALING $1,105,789. REDROVER TAKES A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO HELPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR PETS THROUGH THESE SAFE HOUSING GRANTS BY GIVING SHELTERS THE FUNDS AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO CREATE PERMANENT PET HOUSING ON-SITE, ADJACENT TO, OR OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION'S SHELTER SO THAT FAMILIES MAY BRING THEIR PETS DIRECTLY TO THE SHELTER. ALSO IN 2024, REDROVER CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH GREATER GOOD CHARITIES ON THE DON'T FORGET THE PETS (DFTP) PROJECT TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH SUPPORT ON CREATING PET HOUSING PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY (AND INTERNATIONALLY!). THIS PROJECT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS (IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL), A DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING HANDBOOK, AND A "COACHING" PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS. FUNDING RECEIVED FROM PETSMART CHARITIES IN 2023 CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DFTP PROJECT.
- $756,946 spent. REDROVER RESPONDERS - IN 2024, REDROVER RESPONDERS DEPLOYED 13 TIMES. WE HAD 2,959 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND HELPED A TOTAL OF 2,541 ANIMALS. AT THE END OF JANUARY, WE SENT A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS TO TULSA, OKLAHOMA, TO ASSIST THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE SHELTERING AND CARE OF 76 ANIMALS RESCUED FROM AN ALLEGED CRUELTY SITUATION. IN SEPTEMBER, THE REDROVER RESPONDERS TEAM WAS ON THE GROUND IN NORTH CAROLINA HELPING TO SHELTER ANIMALS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE HELENE. IN 2024, WE CONTINUED OUR TWO NEW REDROVER RESPONDERS INITIATIVES: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND COASTAL CATS. FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE HANDS-ON SUPPORT WITH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF A COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE OFTEN ISOLATED, AT-RISK, OR UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, WE HELPED WITH 7 DIFFERENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING WELLNESS CLINICS IN LOUISIANA AND ALABAMA, AND BUILDING OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES FOR DOGS LIVING ON CHAINS IN MICHIGAN, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA. FOR COASTAL CATS, REDROVER WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY CATS IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AT RISK FOR HURRICANES AND SEVERE FLOODING. IN 2024, WE COMPLETED ONE COASTAL CAT PROJECT IN APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA. ALSO IN 2024, WE CONTINUED OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTERING COALITION (NARSC). REDROVER RESPONDERS STAFF ALSO PROVIDED 3 SPECIALIZED TRAININGS THAT COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING. IN 2024, WE TRAINED 70 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH OUR ONLINE VERSION OF OUR VOLUNTEER TRAINING WORKSHOP.
- $523,161 spent. REDROVER READERS - IN 2024, THE REDROVER READERS PROGRAM TRAINED 186 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE WORKSHOPS, MORE THAN DOUBLING THE NUMBER TRAINED IN 2023. NINETY-SEVEN PARTICIPANTS REPORTED THEIR READINGS AND WE REACHED AN ESTIMATED 7,966 CHILDREN, THE HIGHEST REACH IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, BRINGING THE PROGRAM'S TOTAL ESTIMATED REACH TO OVER 131,000 CHILDREN. WE CONTINUED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SACRAMENTO NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH CENTER (SNAHC), CO-CREATING NEW CULTURALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM AND COMPLETING OUR EARLY AGES GATHERING TO LEARN EMPATHY THROUGH STORIES (EAGLES) PILOT PROGRAM. WE ALSO STRENGTHENED OUR COLLABORATION WITH FOREST SCHOOL AND WABANAKI PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN MAINE. KIND NEWS MAGAZINE REACHED 287,441 CHILDREN THROUGH CLASSROOM SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DIGITAL ACCESS. WE ADDED SEVERAL NEW SPONSORS, INCLUDING SEVIER COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IN TENNESSEE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE ANIMAL RIGHTS LEAGUE, AND GAINED 443 WEB ORDERS, NEARLY QUADRUPLING THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WE ALSO REFRESHED OUR KINDNEWS.ORG WEBSITE, UPDATED MARKETING MATERIALS, AND BEGAN EXPLORING A SHIFT IN THE MAGAZINE'S FUNDING MODEL TO INCREASE LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.
- $858,713 spent. PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH - USING OUR QUARTERLY MEMBERSHIP COMPANION MAGAZINE, EMAIL NEWSLETTERS, DIRECT ANIMAL CAUSE MAILINGS, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, SPEAKING AND TABLING ENGAGEMENTS, BROCHURES AND OTHER MATERIALS, REDROVER EDUCATED MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE FOLLOWING: REDROVER'S PROGRAMS, SPOTTING AND REPORTING ANIMAL ABUSE, THE LINK BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ANIMAL ABUSE, THE IMPACT OF PUPPY MILLS ON ANIMALS, AND THE BENEFITS OF ADOPTING PETS FROM ANIMAL SHELTERS AND ANIMAL ADVOCACY. VOLUNTEERS AND REDROVER STAFF HELPED SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT OUR WORK AT 57 EVENTS AND CONFERENCES. IN JANUARY 2024, REDROVER ENDORSED THE ANIMAL VIOLENCE EXPOSES REAL THREAT OF FUTURE VIOLENCE (AVERT) ACT AT THE REQUEST OF CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS. THE AVERT ACT AIMS TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE LINK BETWEEN ANIMAL CRUELTY AND FUTURE ACTS OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. SPECIFICALLY, THE BILL COMMISSIONS A DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LINK BETWEEN THESE CRIMES AND AUTHORIZES A $2 MILLION ANNUAL GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY AND REHABILITATE OFFENDERS.
Source: Form 990 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 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 May 1992.
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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