600 MILLION STRAY DOGS NEED YOU: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
600 MILLION STRAY DOGS NEED YOU (EIN 33-0601340)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-12-23
IRS object ID
202233579349300003
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Activity Or MissionTO END THE #1 CAUSE OF SUFFERING AND DEATH FOR DOGS AND CATS GLOBALLY, BY DEVELOPING FOOD THAT SPAY AND NEUTER THEM, WITHOUT SURGERY AND END THE OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM WITHOUT KILLINGActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO END THE #1 CAUSE OF SUFFERING AND DEATH FOR DOGS AND CATS BY DEVELOPING FOOD THAT CAN STERILIZE THEM WITHOUT SURGERY, AND END THE OVERPOPULATION WITHOUT KILLING;TO END THE #1 FINANCIAL BURDEN OF HUMANE SOCIETIES AND TO SAVE HUMAN LIVES.MissionDesc
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$263,468CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$364,277CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI LINE 22 MEMBERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MARY AND ALEX PACHECO ARE RELATED;NO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
PART VI LINE 11BORGANIZATION SENDS DRAFT FILING TO BOARD FOR COMMENT VIEW AND INPUT - BEFORE FILING FORM 990.
PART VI LINE 12CBY ASKING VENDORS AND FUND RECIPIENTS IF THEY HAD ANY - RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND VICE VERSA
PART VI LINES 15A AND 15BBOARD CONDUCTED STANDARD - COMPENSATION - REVIEW
BOARD CONDUCTED STANDARD - COMPENSATION - REVIEWTHE ORGANIZATION MADE THESE MATERIALS AVAILABLE - UPON REQUEST

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