Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 7,069,885 | 2,532,306 | 1,478,901 | 1,359,201 | 1,370,461 | 13,810,754 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 7,069,885 | 2,532,306 | 1,478,901 | 1,359,201 | 1,370,461 | 13,810,754 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 6,249,027 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,561,727 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,069,885 | 2,532,306 | 1,478,901 | 1,359,201 | 1,370,461 | 13,810,754 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,443 | 7,393 | 4,230 | 9,203 | 383 | 22,652 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 13,833,406 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | Each board member will review the 990 before it is filed with the IRS. The Executive Director will supply a copy of the drafted 990 (via email or mail) to each board member once complete. Each board member will review the 990 and respond with any comments or questions within a one-week time period. After the board reviews and the majority votes (four votes) to approve it, it will be signed by an authorized board member and submitted to the IRS. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | To ensure that Petfinder Foundations Conflict of Interest Policy is followed, board members are asked to do the following:1) Complete a new Conflict of Interest form at annual Petfinder Foundation Board meetings,2) To inform the Board and Executive Director of any new jobs or relationships within the animal welfare community immediately and 3) To be committed to the Petfinder Foundation and ensure that no contacts or relationships made as a board member will be used for personal or professional gain outside the Petfinder Foundation. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | The Petfinder Foundations Board of Directors has conducted research to determine if the compensation of the Executive Director of the Foundation is within widely accepted industry standards. The conclusion of the Board is that the Executive Directors compensation is not only well within widely accepted industry standards, but also slightly below industry standards for a Foundation the size of Petfinder Foundation. |
| Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 | The 990 is available to the public via our website as well as uploaded to the various charity monitoring wesites like Charity Navigator and Guidestar.org. All documents are available upon request. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | Financial statements are available to the public via our website as well as uploaded to the various charity monitoring wesites like Charity Navigator and Guidestar.org. All documents are available upon request. |
| General explanation attachment | Part III Line 4a (Statement of Program Accomplishments - Quality of Life):>Orvis Animal Care Grants: Thanks to a generous matching donation campaign from the Orvis Company the Petfinder Foundation was able to provide general animal care grants to help support shelter and rescue groups dog adoption efforts in a positive way. > Dog Enrichment Grants: The Petfinder Foundation is working with KONG to provide enrichment toys and products to shelters and adopters across the country. The Kong Company joins the Petfinder Foundation in the belief that by providing enrichment toys to shelter pets, you stimulate their mind, making them more adoptable. >Rescue U Renovation: Rescue U, a program of the Foundation provides grants to shelters to help them with small scale shelter renovation projects like fixing up and build new kennels, cat houses and play areas, outdoor pens, bathing areas, and more. >Adoption Options in Action Grants: The Petfinder Foundation Adoption Options in Action grant is available to Petfinder members who attended an Adoption Options conference in 2015 and need financial assistance in order to implement the programs or practices presented at the conference, which are focused around the placement, promotion and behavior of homeless pets. >Emergency Medical Grants: The Petfinder Foundation Emergency Medical grant program is to assist Petfinder members who are caring for a pet that needs special veterinary care in order to become adoptable. Grants from this program can be used to cover expenses that fall outside of normal day to day vet services like spay/neuter, vaccines or routine exams, such as emergency surgery, dental work, etc. for one single pet.>The All-Star Dog Rescue Spectacular Grants: For the past two years the Petfinder Foundation has been the designated charity for a dog rescue focused TV special. Grants from the All-Star Dog Rescue Celebration program are general animal care grants that are used help support shelter and rescue groups dog rescue adoption efforts in a positive way. Part III Line 4a (Statement of Program Accomplishments - Other Programs):>Sponsor A Pet: The Sponsor A Pet program encourages Petfinder.com visitors to help homeless pets by sponsoring the cost of their shelter and care until they find a forever home. When someone has found a homeless pet that has touched their heart but they are unable to provide that pet their forever home this program gives them a way to help. Donations are collected by the Petfinder Foundation and kept for the designated shelter. Once a quarter, these donations are distributed to the shelter, less 10 percent for administrative fees. >Youth Humane Education Grants: This grant was made possible by Build a Bear Workshop and the Build a Bear Workshop Foundation who join us in the belief that there is nothing more important than educating and inspiring the next generation to care for and love pets at an early age. Grants from this program will help fund existing humane education programs for kids ages 6-14 to organizations with a proven track records in teaching young people about kindness and compassion toward pets. >Technology Grants: The Petfinder Foundation recognizes the important role that technology has on pet adoptions in todays world. From posting pets on Petfinder.com to social media marketing, having proper equipment and access to the internet is a necessity and not an option. Thanks to a generous donation from Nestle Purina the Petfinder Foundation was able to provide technology grants to shelters enabling them to purchase items such as computer equipment, printers, scanners, cameras, software, internet, etc. |
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