Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 5,644,742 | 4,849,086 | 7,322,416 | 8,133,238 | 7,642,762 | 33,592,244 |
| 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 | 5,644,742 | 4,849,086 | 7,322,416 | 8,133,238 | 7,642,762 | 33,592,244 |
| 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) .. | 1,574,615 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 32,017,629 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,644,742 | 4,849,086 | 7,322,416 | 8,133,238 | 7,642,762 | 33,592,244 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,090,607 | 1,192,872 | 951,840 | 3,037,357 | 1,019,810 | 7,292,486 |
| 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.).. | 29,711 | 12,038 | 41,749 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 40,926,479 | |||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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.) | ||||||
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (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 on 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON'S VISION IS TO CONFRONT ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT AT ITS ROOT CAUSES. THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND FACILITIES FOCUSED ON ACCESSIBLE ANIMAL CARE, PUBLIC ADVOCACY, AND SUSTAINED ANTI-CRUELTY EFFORTS, THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BOSTON (ARL) IS A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE AND AN UNWAVERING CHAMPION FOR ANIMALS MOST IN NEED. ARL'S FOCUS IS TO MEET PEOPLE AND ANIMALS WHERE THEY ARE, BRINGING VETERINARY AND WELLNESS SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST, SO THAT ANIMALS ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY LIVING IN COMMUNITIES AND OUT OF SHELTERS. ARL ALIGNS ITS RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THIS VISION THROUGH A COORDINATION OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW, COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. THE IMPACT OF OUR WORK IS SEEN IN THE LIVES OF ANIMALS MOST IN NEED ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, WITH THE GREATEST EFFECT IN OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREAS OF GREATER BOSTON, EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS, AND CAPE COD. ARL STRIVES TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY DIRECT ANIMAL CARE WHICH MEETS BEST PRACTICE STANDARDS IN ANIMAL WELFARE. TO MEET THESE STANDARDS, ARL PURSUES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION IN PROGRAM MODELS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, AND ARL CONTINUALLY MEASURES AND EVALUATES OUR PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT OUR SUCCESS RESTS UPON THE SKILLS AND COMMITMENT OF A WELL-TRAINED AND SUPPORTED TEAM OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, ARL IS COMMITTED TO CULTIVATING AN ORGANIZATION WHERE THEY CAN EXCEL. IN TURN, THIS ARL TEAM COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE EVEN GREATER IMPACT AND POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR ANIMALS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION - ARL'S THREE CENTERS IN BOSTON, DEDHAM, AND CAPE COD OFFER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: INTAKE AND SURRENDER, SHELTER AND CARE, BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT, ENRICHMENT, AND ADOPTION. IN 2022, ARL'S ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTERS SERVED 3,408 DOMESTIC ANIMALS, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, RABBITS, SMALL ANIMALS, BIRDS, AND LIVESTOCK, COMING FROM A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS AND LIVING SITUATIONS. SPECIAL ADOPTION PROGRAMS FOR CATS INCLUDE TAMING TINY TIGERS, TO HELP UNDER-SOCIALIZED KITTENS LEARN TO BOND WITH HUMAN COMPANIONS, AND WORKING CATS, WHICH PLACES CATS BEST SUITED TO AN ACTIVE WORKING LIFESTYLE. ARL ALSO OFFERS PET BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING DOG TRAINING COURSES AND A FREE PET BEHAVIOR HELPLINE. IN 2022, ARL TRAINED 540 OWNED DOGS, AND COUNSELED 291 PET OWNERS ABOUT THEIR CAT, DOG, OR SMALL ANIMAL'S BEHAVIOR CONCERNS. VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT RECRUITS AND SUPPORTS 1,100 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING 504 FOSTER FAMILIES, THAT PROVIDED 117,843 HOURS OF CRITICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANIMAL CARE, ADVOCACY, AND OPERATIONS IN 2022. THE TRANSPORT WAGGIN' LINKS TOGETHER ARL'S LOCATIONS AND PROGRAMS, ALLOWING TRANSPORT OF OUT-OF-STATE ANIMALS, AND ASSISTING MUNICIPAL SHELTERS, ANIMAL CONTROL FACILITIES, AND SMALLER RESCUE GROUPS. IN 2022, THIS PROGRAM LOGGED 513 ACTIVITIES. HEALTHY MOMS, HAPPY LITTERS OFFERS FREE HIGH-QUALITY SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES AND VACCINATIONS FOR PARENT CATS OR DOGS, AND PLACES THE PARENT'S LITTER OF KITTENS OR PUPPIES UP FOR ADOPTION, ONCE ELIGIBLE. TEMPORARY PET HOUSING SUPPORTS SEVERAL ARL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING KEEP PETS S.A.F.E., WITH THE GOAL OF REUNITING A PET WITH ITS OWNER. PINE RIDGE PET CEMETERY, LOCATED ON THE DEDHAM CAMPUS, FACILITATES BURIAL AND CREMATION SERVICES FOR PETS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | VETERINARY SERVICES - ARL OPERATES THREE VETERINARY PROGRAMS: 1) BOSTON VETERINARY CARE PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF HIGH-QUALITY OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO PET OWNERS IN GREATER BOSTON. SERVICES INCLUDE WELLNESS EXAMINATIONS, SURGERY, DENTISTRY, SENIOR PET CARE, LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS, AND IMAGING. A CLINIC WITH A MISSION, ALL PROFITS SUPPORT ARL PROGRAMS; 2) SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE VETERINARY SERVICES, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EXAMS AND VACCINATIONS, FOR ALL ARL ANIMAL CARE AND ADOPTION CENTERS. IN 2022, THIS PROGRAM PERFORMED A COMBINATION OF 6,926 VETERINARY EXAMS AND SURGERIES; 3) COMMUNITY VETERINARY SERVICES SERVES ANIMALS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY LIVE. IN 2022, THE SPAY WAGGIN', ARL'S MOBILE VETERINARY SURGICAL UNIT, PROVIDED LOW COST SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES TO 4,358 CATS AND DOGS IN GREATER BOSTON, SOUTHEASTERN MA, CAPE COD, AND THE ISLANDS. THE COMMUNITY SURGICAL CLINIC PROVIDES VETERINARY AND SURGICAL SERVICES AT ARL'S DEDHAM CAMPUS TO SUPPORT OUR PROGRAMS, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND ANIMAL CONTROL. IN 2022, THIS PROGRAM HELPED 319 ANIMALS IN NEED, INCLUDING COMMUNITY CATS. IN 2022, THE WELLNESS WAGGIN', A MOBILE VETERINARY UNIT THAT PROVIDES WEEKLY LOW-COST PET WELLNESS CLINICS IN DORCHESTER, ROXBURY, MATTAPAN, AND EAST BOSTON, HELPED 4,103 ANIMALS IN THESE UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | A COPY OF THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING. IT WAS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, REVIEWED IN DETAIL, AND APPROVED BEFORE IT WAS FILED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ANNUALLY, ALL DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS WELL AS TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. CONFLICTS IDENTIFIED, IF ANY, ARE ADDRESSED BASED UPON THE SITUATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | IN 2020, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETAINED THE SERVICES OF AN EXTERNAL FIRM TO PREPARE A COMPENSATION ANALYSIS OF THE ARL PRESIDENT. THIS RESULTED IN A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT STRUCTURING HIS PAY OVER THE NEXT 3 YEARS. IN 2022 THEY AGAIN RETAINED AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT FOR A SIMILAR ANALYSIS. THIS RESULTED IN A COMPENSATION AGREEMENT STRUCTURING HIS PAY OVER THE 5 YEARS BEGINNING IN MAY 2023. IN 2022 THE SAME EXTERNAL CONSULTANT WAS UTILIZED FOR A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 9 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, RESULTING IN ADJUSTMENTS IN THEIR COMPENSATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | ALL APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUSTS -3,653,165. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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