2022-05-09T05:40:18-05:00 2021-06-30 930928924 PERKINS & COMPANY PC 1211 SW FIFTH AVE SUITE 1000 PORTLAND OR 972043710 990 2020-07-01 270646992 THE PONGO FUND PONG 5039397555 PO BOX 9000 PORTLAND OR 97207 LARRY CHUSID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5039397555 2022-04-26 1 LARRY CHUSID 999009999 CYNTHIA P BARTHOLOMEW P01313965 5032210336 2022-04-26 3 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z LARRY CHUSID PO BOX 9000 PORTLAND OR 97207 1756037 0 X WWW.THEPONGOFUND.ORG X 2009 OR TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY PET FOOD & VITAL VETERINARY CARE FOR THE FAMILY PETS OF ANYONE IN HONEST NEED. 4 3 1 600 0 0 1673002 1739961 0 0 52508 16076 5216 0 1730726 1756037 682181 755656 0 0 110149 100908 0 0 22149 83369 118977 875699 975541 855027 780496 4372384 5152382 69378 24712 4303006 5127670 X THE PONGO FUND PROVIDES PET FOOD AND LIFESAVING VETERINARY CARE FOR THE FINANCIALLY LESS FORTUNATE INCLUDING SENIORS, VETERANS, THE UNEMPLOYED, THE DISABLED, THE MENTALLY ILL, THE HUNGRY, THE HURTING, THE HOMELESS AND GOOD PEOPLE FACING THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES. 0 0 926277 755656 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, THE PONGO FUND CONTINUED OUR AWARD-WINNING AND LIFESAVING WORK BUILT ON THE REALITY THAT HUNGRY AND HURTING PEOPLE HAVE HUNGRY AND HURTING PETS. AND THAT'S WHY THE PONGO FUND EXISTS, TO HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF HUNGRY AND HURTING ANIMALS BY KEEPING THEM SAFE IN THEIR HOMES AND OUT OF THE SHELTERS BY PROVIDING THE CARE THAT THEIR FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD. WITH COMPASSION AS OUR GUIDE WE DELIVER A CONSISTENT ARRAY OF CRITICAL SERVICES THAT ALLOW US TO REDUCE ANIMAL SHELTER INTAKE BY THOUSANDS, INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY PET FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE TO HUNGRY AND HURTING ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE LOW INCOME, HOMELESS AND SOCIAL SERVICE COMMUNITY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE HELP THE ANIMALS OF PROUD SENIORS, BRAVE VETERANS, THE VICTIMIZED, THE MARGINALIZED, THE UNEMPLOYED, THE DISABLED, THE MENTALLY ILL, THE HUNGRY, THE HURTING, THE HOMELESS, AND GOOD PEOPLE FACING THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES. TO DATE OUR VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 25 MILLION MEALS AND HELPED SAVE THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 191,000 ANIMALS WITH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS INCLUDING OUR PET FOOD BANK, MOBILE VETERINARY HOSPITAL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND MORE, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO DELIVER AN ARRAY OF SERVICES FOCUSED ON EXCELLENCE IN CARE. FROM A NETWORK OF 100 DIFFERENT SATELLITE LOCATIONS WE PROVIDED 3 MILLION PET FOOD MEALS THIS PAST YEAR, INCLUDING EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR DISASTER SUCH AS WILDFIRES AND OTHER EMERGENCY NEEDS, INCLUDING FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY UNEMPLOYED OR UNABLE TO WORK DURING THE ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WE ALSO PROVIDED FREE VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS INCLUDING BOTH BASIC AND ADVANCED SURGERIES, DENTALS, SPAY, NEUTER, LABWOK, XRAY, EXAMINATIONS, VACCINATIONS, MEDICATIONS, EDUCATION AND MORE. OUR WORK HAS BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL FOR NEW WAYS TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE SHELTER POPULATIONS, AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE A DIRECT REFERRAL PARTNER FOR DOZENS OF LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, CITY AND COUNTY EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK, MEALS-ON-WHEELS, RED CROSS, HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, ASPCA, BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY, OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY, HUMANE SOCIETY OF SW WASHINGTON, FEEDING AMERICA, OREGON FOOD BANK, HOME FORWARD, NORTHWEST HOUSING ALTERNATIVES, TRANSITION PROJECTS, DOVE LEWIS ANIMAL HOSPITAL, NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE, LINES FOR LIFE SUICIDE HOTLINE, OHSU/VA HOSPITAL, OREGON HEALTH PLAN, 211, CARLSON COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND MANY MORE. QUITE SIMPLY, THE PONGO FUND GIVES A CHANCE TO ANIMALS THAT MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE A CHANCE AND GIVES HOPE TO FAMILIES WHO OFTEN HAVE LITTLE ELSE TO BE HOPEFUL FOR. BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE ALL CAN USE A LITTLE EXTRA HELP. 926277 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 OR X LARRY CHUSID 5039397555 PO BOX 9000 PORTLAND OR 97207 LARRY CHUSID CEO/E.D., TREASURER, DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 75500 0 47188 STANLEY BLAND BOARD PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, DIRECTOR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLEY DODSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURIE MCFARLAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 75500 0 47188 0 0 0 0 0 5553 15825 1718583 760176 1739961 16076 16076 1756037 0 0 16076 755656 755656 94396 75516 9440 9440 6512 5210 651 651 1009 1009 2650 2650 605 605 933 283 650 16902 5619 11283 31851 25393 6458 125 125 51997 51997 6407 6407 AUTOMOTIVE EXPENSES 5858 5358 500 VOLUNTEER EXPENSES 580 580 SUBSCRIPTIONS 60 60 975541 926277 27115 22149 302653 922867 3671197 3756481 127856 163384 1880 1880 169045 142207 38173 26838 230625 280932 4372384 5152382 66967 22246 2411 2466 69378 24712 X 4303006 5127670 4303006 5127670 4372384 5152382 780496 44168 0 X 0 0 0 X 1162689 1348549 1203892 1673002 1739961 7128093 1162689 1348549 1203892 1673002 1739961 7128093 501317 6626776 908 2008 37744 52508 16076 109244 7237337 39280 0.91560 0.88120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8100 8100 0 160945 134107 26838 26838 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2466 2466 1 PROVIDED PET FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE TO PETS OF THOSE IN NEED. 15000 749822 FMV PET FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR PETS TO HELP WITH EXPENSES FOR THEIR SURVIVAL. 157 5834 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: CASH ASSISTANCE IS TYPICALLY PAID DIRECTLY TO PROVIDERS OF PET AND VETERINARY CARE. PART III, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS OF PET FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE WAS ESTIMATED BASED ON STATISTICS MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS SATELLITE LOCATIONS AND ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ITS PARTNER SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. X FOOD/SUPPLIES 3200 727076 RETAIL VALUE X CAT LITTER 2 33100 RETAIL VALUE 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE CEO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TREASURER BEFORE IT'S FINALIZED, AND A COPY WILL BE PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE PONGO FUND ("THE ORGANIZATION") OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. PERIODIC REVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED WHICH, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE, BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING. B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS, JOINT VENTURES, AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS CONFORM TO THE COMPANY'S WRITTEN POLICIES, ARE PROPERLY RECORDED, REFLECT REASONABLE INVESTMENT OR PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON SURVEY INFORMATION AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: THE PONGO FUND HAS NO KEY EMPLOYEES, AND NO OTHER OFFICERS ARE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION RETURNS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THEIR WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.