Animal Humane Association of New Mexico Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O
- Income
- $10.1 million
- Spending
- $10.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 10 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 180
- Volunteers
- 905
- Highest pay
- $173,850, chief vet of
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 10.0 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 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 June 30, 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 (6)
- $1.9 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- $1.8 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- $1.7 million spent. SEE SCHEDULE O
- $2.8 million spent. LINE 4D - ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE PET PATHWAYS PROGRAM: WE HELP TO CONNECT HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING NEW HOMES THROUGH OUR ADOPTIONS PROGRAM. WE HAVE THREE LOCATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE WHERE ADOPTION ADVISORS WILL HELP FIND THE PERFECT PET FOR EACH INTERESTED NEW PARENT. ANIMAL HUMANE HAS ADOPTED 100% OF THE HEALTHY PETS IN OUR CARE SINCE JANUARY 2010 AND TOTAL OUTGOING PETS IN 2025 REACHED 2,575; THIS EQUATES TO A 97% LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR THE OPERATING CYCLE. LAUNCHED IN 2009, PROJECT FETCH IS A FLAGSHIP PROGRAM THAT DEMONSTRATES OUR SHELTERS COMMITMENT TO SERVING HOMELESS PETS THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO. ANIMAL HUMANES 2025 97% LIVE RELEASE RATE (LRR) IS A STARK CONTRAST TO NEW MEXICOS LRR NEAR 77%. YEAR-ROUND WE PARTNER WITH PRIVATE AND MUNICIPAL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO, AS WELL AS LARGE AND SMALL RESCUE GROUPS, TO GIVE AT-RISK PETS THE SECOND CHANCE THEY DESERVE. DURING 2025, OUR SHELTER TRANSFERRED IN 1,789 PETS FROM 47 PARTNER AGENCIES ACROSS 22 COUNTIES. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE CENTER IN AUGUST 2024, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPED PLANS TO REPURPOSE THE FACILITIES INTO A PET RESOURCE CENTER. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ALL PETS IN NEW MEXICO, THE PET RESOURCE CENTER WILL PROVIDE PET OWNERS WITH ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT EMPOWER THEM TO CARE FOR AND KEEP THEIR PETS. THE BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY ARE TREMENDOUS, AS PETS ARE KEPT OUT OF SHELTERS TO PROTECT LIMITED RESOURCES FOR ANIMALS WHO HAVE NO OTHER OPTION, FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED IN STAYING TOGETHER AND MAINTAINING THE HUMANEANIMAL BOND, AND THE OVERALL WELLBEING AND HEALTH OF COMMUNITY PET POPULATIONS IS INCREASED. SINCE 2016, OUR SAFETY NET PROGRAM HAS OFFERED VITAL SUPPORT TO PET OWNERS CONSIDERING SURRENDER OF A BELOVED PET DUE TO BEHAVIORAL, MEDICAL, OR HOUSING NEEDS. OFTEN, FAMILIES WANT TO KEEP THEIR PETS BUT CANNOT AFFORD THE NECESSARY CARE. SAFETY NET, WITH HELP FROM OUR GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ENABLES US TO ASSIST BY COVERING CRITICAL COSTS AND CONNECTING PET PARENTS WITH RESOURCES TO KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES TOGETHER. SAFETY NET SERVED 233 PETS IN 2025. PITSTOP4PETS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT OFFERS TEMPORARY BOARDING FOR PETS WHEN THEIR FAMILIES ARE IN CRISIS, SUCH AS HOUSING INSECURITY OR FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND HAS ACHIEVED A 95% REUNIFICATION RATE. PAWS ON THE GROUND, PILOTED IN 2024,DIRECTLY SERVES PETS LIVING WITH UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS. OUR TEAM PARTNERS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE ALBUQUERQUE'S WESTSIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING CENTER, AS WELL AS FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTERS. SERVICES INCLUDE DISTRIBUTING PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES AND PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY CARE INCLUDING VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, AND WELLNESS EXAMS. STREET OUTREACH AROUND OUR MAIN CAMPUS,LOCATED IN AN AREA WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, BRINGS THESE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO ENCAMPMENTS WHERE PETS MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER SEE A VETERINARIAN. ANIMAL HUMANE ALSO OPERATES PET HEALTH FAIRS AND A COMPANION CARE CLINIC, WHICH ARE LOW TO NO COST VACCINE AND MICROCHIP CLINICS IN AND AROUND THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA AS WELL AS AT OUR PET RESOURCE CENTER. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES FOR DOGS AND CATS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHILE INCREASING OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ACCESS TO CARE. DURING 2025, WE HELD 6 PET HEALTH FAIRS IN NEW MEXICO. AT THESE EVENTS WE PROVIDE CORE VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPS IN ADDITION TO LEASHES, COLLARS, HARNESSES AND RESOURCES FOR FOLLOW UP VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES AND VETERINARY CARE. IN 2025, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 623 PETS AND 281 FAMILIES. PET FOOD PANTRY: DURING 2025, ANIMAL HUMANES DEVOTED PET FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED OVER 309,000 MEALS TO PETS IN NEED. OUR TWICE WEEKLY DISTRIBUTION DAYS ENSURE PETS ARE FED WHILE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TEAM TO DISCUSS OTHER RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP KEEP TREASURED PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED POP-UP DISTRIBUTION SITES AT GATEWAY WEST AND RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT. OUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE. WE OFFER A BROAD CURRICULUM BOTH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ON OUR CAMPUS. CAMP HUMANE, FOR AGES 513, OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES TO TEACH HOW TO CARE FOR PETS AND HOW TO TREAT THEM HUMANELY AND RESPECTFULLY. OUR EXPERT TEAM IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO GIVE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO CLASSROOMS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BUSINESSES ON ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO EVALUATE PETS AS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THEIR OUTREACH PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEER SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF OUR OPERATIONS, PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. IN 2025, 905 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED 57,876 HOURS OF SERVICE OR THE EQUIVALENT OF 27.83 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. OUR VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH ANIMAL CARE, ADOPTIONS, CLINIC OPERATIONS, EVENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, THRIFT PROCESSING/RETAIL, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THEIR DEDICATION AND COMPASSION EXPAND THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND ENSURE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR THE PETS AND PEOPLE WE SERVE.
- LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT WE OPERATE A 25,000 SQUARE-FOOT THRIFT SHOP, LOCATED AT 5341 MENAUL BLVD. NE, WHICH IS FILLED WITH GENTLY USED AND NEW ITEMS GENEROUSLY DONATED BY OUR COMMUNITY. THE VAST OFFERINGS, WHICH INCLUDE CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES, GIVE PET LOVERS A UNIQUE AVENUE TO SUPPORT OUR LIFESAVING WORK THROUGH SHOPPING AND/OR DONATING. PROCEEDS FROM THRIFT SHOP SALES FUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES SUCH AS MEDICAL TREATMENT, FOSTER CARE, AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO ITS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION, THE THRIFT SHOP ADVANCES OUR ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY BY ENCOURAGING THE REUSE AND RECYCLING OF DONATED GOODS. THROUGH COMMUNITY DONATIONS AND PURCHASES, THE SHOP DIVERTS THOUSANDS OF ITEMS FROM LANDFILLS EACH YEAR, PROMOTING BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ANIMAL WELFARE. OUR THRIFT SHOP SERVES AS A VITAL REVENUE SOURCE THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PETS IN NEED. LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT ANIMAL CARE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAILY HUSBANDRY, INTAKE PROCESSING, AND CARE OF OUR SHELTER ANIMALS. IN 2025, THEY ADMINISTERED 7,401 VACCINES AND 19,610 INDIVIDUAL MEDICATIONS ORDERED BY THE VETERINARIANS. OUR BEHAVIOR TEAM AND MODIFICATION PROGRAM HELPS ANIMALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING FEAR, ANXIETY, OR STRESS IN THE SHELTER SETTING BY CREATING INDIVIDUALIZED REHABILITATION PLANS. OUR TRAINED SPECIALISTS WORK WITH SHELTER PETS AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO ALL PET OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING BEHAVIOR CONCERNS WITH THEIR DOGS OR CATS. OUR BEHAVIOR TEAM PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS ON MANY COMMON ISSUES FROM HOUSETRAINING TO MANAGING MULTIPLE PETS IN OWNERS HOMES THROUGH OUR FREE BEHAVIOR HELPLINE. OUR FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY NET FOR THE VULNERABLE PETS IN OUR CARE. DURING 2025, 653 UNDUPLICATED PETS WERE FOSTERED BY DEVOTED CAREGIVERS WITH THESE SAME PETS CARED FOR IN HOMES ON 855 INSTANCES. THROUGH THE EXQUISITE GIFTS OF TIME, PATIENCE AND NURTURING, OUR FOSTER CAREGIVERS PROVIDE A HAVEN FOR OUR HOMELESS PETS TO GROW AND RECOVER BEFORE STARTING NEW LIVES WITH THEIR ADOPTERS. LINE 4C - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT DONOR-SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CLINIC: ANIMAL HUMANE'S DONOR-SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CLINIC, LOCATED ON OUR 4-ACRE MAIN CAMPUS, PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENSURING PETS STAY HEALTHY AND WITH THEIR FAMILIES. AS NEW MEXICO'S ONLY FULL-SERVICE LOW-COST VETERINARY CLINIC EXCLUSIVELY SERVING QUALIFYING LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS, WE PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED CARE FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE THEIR PETS TO PRIVATE VETERINARY PRACTICES. ANIMAL HUMANE'S MISSION TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO QUALITY VETERINARY CARE IS A CRUCIAL LINK TO HAVING OWNERS AND THEIR PETS LIVING HAPPY, HEALTHY LIVES TOGETHER. RENOVATED IN OCTOBER 2007, WITH FUNDING FROM PRIVATE DONORS AND FOUNDATIONS, ANIMAL HUMANE'S CLINIC ALSO PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE FOR THE THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS PETS THAT WE SHELTER ANNUALLY, MANY OF WHOM REQUIRE SPAY/NEUTER IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL PROCEDURES RANGING FROM DIAGNOSTICS TO DENTISTRY TO ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY. IN FY 2025, OUR EXPERT MEDICAL TEAM CONDUCTED 2,899 APPOINTMENTS, 359 SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES AND 248 SPECIAL SURGERIES FOR PETS OWNED BY LOW-INCOME OWNERS. EVERY PET ADOPTED FROM ANIMAL HUMANE RECEIVES QUALITY MEDICAL CARE AT OUR DONOR- SUBSIDIZED VETERINARY CLINIC AND 1,552 CATS AND DOGS WERE STERILIZED PRIOR TO ADOPTION. ADDITIONALLY, MEDICAL PROCEDURES/TREATMENTS (E.G., LACERATION REPAIRS, MASS REMOVALS, RINGWORM/PARVOVIRUS/PARASITE TREATMENT) NEEDED TO READY PETS FOR ADOPTION ARE PERFORMED. OUR TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM STERILIZED 266 FREE-ROAMING COMMUNITY CATS IN 2025. THESE COMMUNITY FELINES ARE HUMANELY TRAPPED, MEDICALLY EVALUATED, VACCINATED AND STERILIZED BY OUR VETERINARIANS, THEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION. ANIMAL HUMANE ENDORSES TNR AS THE ONLY PROVEN HUMANE AND EFFECTIVE METHOD TO MANAGE COMMUNITY CAT COLONIES.
- LINE 4D - ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE PET PATHWAYS PROGRAM: WE HELP TO CONNECT HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING NEW HOMES THROUGH OUR ADOPTIONS PROGRAM. WE HAVE THREE LOCATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE WHERE ADOPTION ADVISORS WILL HELP FIND THE PERFECT PET FOR EACH INTERESTED NEW PARENT. ANIMAL HUMANE HAS ADOPTED 100% OF THE HEALTHY PETS IN OUR CARE SINCE JANUARY 2010 AND TOTAL OUTGOING PETS IN 2025 REACHED 2,575; THIS EQUATES TO A 97% LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR THE OPERATING CYCLE. LAUNCHED IN 2009, PROJECT FETCH IS A FLAGSHIP PROGRAM THAT DEMONSTRATES OUR SHELTERS COMMITMENT TO SERVING HOMELESS PETS THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO. ANIMAL HUMANES 2025 97% LIVE RELEASE RATE (LRR) IS A STARK CONTRAST TO NEW MEXICOS LRR NEAR 77%. YEAR-ROUND WE PARTNER WITH PRIVATE AND MUNICIPAL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO, AS WELL AS LARGE AND SMALL RESCUE GROUPS, TO GIVE AT-RISK PETS THE SECOND CHANCE THEY DESERVE. DURING 2025, OUR SHELTER TRANSFERRED IN 1,789 PETS FROM 47 PARTNER AGENCIES ACROSS 22 COUNTIES. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: AFTER THE CLOSURE OF THE CENTER IN AUGUST 2024, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPED PLANS TO REPURPOSE THE FACILITIES INTO A PET RESOURCE CENTER. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ALL PETS IN NEW MEXICO, THE PET RESOURCE CENTER WILL PROVIDE PET OWNERS WITH ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT EMPOWER THEM TO CARE FOR AND KEEP THEIR PETS. THE BENEFITS TO OUR COMMUNITY ARE TREMENDOUS, AS PETS ARE KEPT OUT OF SHELTERS TO PROTECT LIMITED RESOURCES FOR ANIMALS WHO HAVE NO OTHER OPTION, FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED IN STAYING TOGETHER AND MAINTAINING THE HUMANEANIMAL BOND, AND THE OVERALL WELLBEING AND HEALTH OF COMMUNITY PET POPULATIONS IS INCREASED. SINCE 2016, OUR SAFETY NET PROGRAM HAS OFFERED VITAL SUPPORT TO PET OWNERS CONSIDERING SURRENDER OF A BELOVED PET DUE TO BEHAVIORAL, MEDICAL, OR HOUSING NEEDS. OFTEN, FAMILIES WANT TO KEEP THEIR PETS BUT CANNOT AFFORD THE NECESSARY CARE. SAFETY NET, WITH HELP FROM OUR GENEROUS COMMUNITY PARTNERS, ENABLES US TO ASSIST BY COVERING CRITICAL COSTS AND CONNECTING PET PARENTS WITH RESOURCES TO KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES AND FAMILIES TOGETHER. SAFETY NET SERVED 233 PETS IN 2025. PITSTOP4PETS IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT OFFERS TEMPORARY BOARDING FOR PETS WHEN THEIR FAMILIES ARE IN CRISIS, SUCH AS HOUSING INSECURITY OR FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND HAS ACHIEVED A 95% REUNIFICATION RATE. PAWS ON THE GROUND, PILOTED IN 2024,DIRECTLY SERVES PETS LIVING WITH UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS. OUR TEAM PARTNERS WITH SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS LIKE ALBUQUERQUE'S WESTSIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING CENTER, AS WELL AS FOOD PANTRIES AND SHELTERS. SERVICES INCLUDE DISTRIBUTING PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES AND PROVIDING PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY CARE INCLUDING VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, AND WELLNESS EXAMS. STREET OUTREACH AROUND OUR MAIN CAMPUS,LOCATED IN AN AREA WITH HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, BRINGS THESE SERVICES DIRECTLY TO ENCAMPMENTS WHERE PETS MIGHT OTHERWISE NEVER SEE A VETERINARIAN. ANIMAL HUMANE ALSO OPERATES PET HEALTH FAIRS AND A COMPANION CARE CLINIC, WHICH ARE LOW TO NO COST VACCINE AND MICROCHIP CLINICS IN AND AROUND THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA AS WELL AS AT OUR PET RESOURCE CENTER. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE NEEDED SERVICES FOR DOGS AND CATS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHILE INCREASING OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ACCESS TO CARE. DURING 2025, WE HELD 6 PET HEALTH FAIRS IN NEW MEXICO. AT THESE EVENTS WE PROVIDE CORE VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPS IN ADDITION TO LEASHES, COLLARS, HARNESSES AND RESOURCES FOR FOLLOW UP VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES AND VETERINARY CARE. IN 2025, WE SERVED A TOTAL OF 623 PETS AND 281 FAMILIES. PET FOOD PANTRY: DURING 2025, ANIMAL HUMANES DEVOTED PET FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS DISTRIBUTED OVER 309,000 MEALS TO PETS IN NEED. OUR TWICE WEEKLY DISTRIBUTION DAYS ENSURE PETS ARE FED WHILE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR TEAM TO DISCUSS OTHER RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP KEEP TREASURED PETS WITH THEIR OWNERS. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED POP-UP DISTRIBUTION SITES AT GATEWAY WEST AND RIO GRANDE FOOD PROJECT. OUR HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE. WE OFFER A BROAD CURRICULUM BOTH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS AND ON OUR CAMPUS. CAMP HUMANE, FOR AGES 513, OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES TO TEACH HOW TO CARE FOR PETS AND HOW TO TREAT THEM HUMANELY AND RESPECTFULLY. OUR EXPERT TEAM IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO GIVE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO CLASSROOMS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND BUSINESSES ON ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY TO EVALUATE PETS AS POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR THEIR OUTREACH PROGRAMS. VOLUNTEER SERVICES: THIS PROGRAM IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF OUR OPERATIONS, PROVIDING CRITICAL SUPPORT ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. IN 2025, 905 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED 57,876 HOURS OF SERVICE OR THE EQUIVALENT OF 27.83 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. OUR VOLUNTEERS ASSIST WITH ANIMAL CARE, ADOPTIONS, CLINIC OPERATIONS, EVENTS, ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, THRIFT PROCESSING/RETAIL, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THEIR DEDICATION AND COMPASSION EXPAND THE ORGANIZATIONS CAPACITY TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY CARE AND ENSURE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR THE PETS AND PEOPLE WE SERVE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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 June 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 February 1971.
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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