RUFF START BOXER RESCUE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- RUFF START BOXER RESCUE (EIN 46-2515658)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-04-17
- IRS object ID
- 202541079349201859
- Schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-04-17T21:56:18Z | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 462515658 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RUFF START BOXER RESCUE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | RUFF | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7155871911 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | W7410 NUMBER 9 ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | WALLACE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 49893 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Melody Linsmeier | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 7155871911 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-04-17 | SignatureDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | http://www.fortheloveofaboxer.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $173,667 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $133,067 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $40,600 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Total Revenue | $173,667 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1,446 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $163,325 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $164,771 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $8,896 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $31,202 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $40,098 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $31,202 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,796 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $31,202 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,796 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $31,202 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $27,796 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Our animal rescue concentrates on saving boxer dogs and boston terrier dogs from puppy mills/commercial breeders and backyard breeders. This entails vetting, rehabilitating and caring for them until they are ready to become happy, human-loving pets. All animals are spayed/neutered and receive full vet workup from nose to tail, including major dental work at times, tumor removals, etc. Our organization adopts these dogs nationwide to loving, nurturing homes that strive to fix the broken spirits of animals kept in cages only to produce puppies for pet store sales. We strive ourselves as having one of the best rehab programs for boxers from the puppy mills in the entire country and our volunteers and members pour their heart and souls into helping to rehab these damaged souls into wiggle butts who will find forever homes. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Spay & Neuter every dog that comes into rescue | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $4,275 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $4,275 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Linsmeier | ||||
| Treasurer | 20.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hope Hansen | ||||
| Director | 15.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Megan Reichert | ||||
| Secretary | 18.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Melody Linsmeier | ||||
| President | 35.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Shawna Krueger | ||||
| Director | 7.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | MI | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Melody Linsmeier | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | W7410 NUMBER 9 RD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Wallace | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 498939697 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9068632045 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Other Employee Paid Over100k | 0 | OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 0 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Supported Organizations | 0 | SupportedOrganizationsCnt |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $119,869 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $164,186 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $105,987 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $158,566 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $133,067 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $681,675 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $1,840 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Total | $1,840 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $119,869 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $164,186 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $107,827 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $158,566 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $133,067 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $683,515 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $683,515 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $119,869 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $164,186 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $107,827 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $158,566 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $133,067 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $683,515 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
| Public Support CY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Boarding $56005 | Dog Boarding fees |
| Dog Food $7728 | Dog food & treats |
| Dog Purchases $16592 | Dog purchases/auction |
| Dog Supplies $21408 | Dog toys, beds, OTC medications, cleaners, leashes/collars, engraved tags, adopter swag bags/contents, bowls/buckets, blankets, raw meat, grocery. |
| Insurance $5763 | Insurance. |
| Internet Costs $2038 | Website, email, online subscriptions, internet. |
| Office Supplies $1105 | Paper, toner, filing supplies |
| Travel $2623 | Gas, Hotels, Tolls |
| Vetting $50063 | Veterinarian costs, prescription medications. |
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