2016-05-16T10:01:12-05:00 2015-06-30 930928924 PERKINS & COMPANY PC 1211 SW FIFTH AVE SUITE 1000 PORTLAND OR 972043710 990 2014-07-01 270646992 THE PONGO FUND PONG 5039397555 PO BOX 8244 PORTLAND OR 97207 LARRY CHUSID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5039397555 2016-05-13 1 ROY ABRAMOWITZ P01329049 5032210336 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z LARRY CHUSID PO BOX 8244 PORTLAND OR 97207 819500 0 X WWW.THEPONGOFUND.ORG X 2009 OR TO SUPPLY EMERGENCY PET FOOD TO FAMILIES THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THEIR PETS FED. 5 4 1 200 0 0 722617 805559 0 0 2556 1420 2097 7566 727270 814545 1271 3625 0 0 68130 67794 0 0 13696 557374 412312 626775 483731 100495 330814 729925 1062230 20899 22390 709026 1039840 X THE PONGO FUND WORKS FOR THE DAY WHEN NO DOG OR CAT GOES HUNGRY BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THEM FED. WE SAVE LIVES, REDUCE SHELTER POPULATIONS, FIGHT HUNGER AND END EUTHANASIA BY PROVIDING PET FOOD AND OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE UNABLE TO AFFORD SUCH CARE FOR THEIR OWN FAMILY PETS. 0 0 203959 3625 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE PONGO FUND PET FOOD BANK HELPED MORE ANIMALS THAN ANY OTHER GROUP IN OREGON AS WE FURTHERED OUR INNOVATIVE WORK OF REDUCING SHELTER POPULATIONS AND KEEPING FAMILIES TOGETHER. WE ARE OREGON'S ONLY FULL TIME CHARITY FIGHTING ANIMAL HUNGER AND OUR AWARD-WINNING AND VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 8 MILLION NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR 80,000 FAMILY PETS IN 28 COUNTIES, KEEPING ALL OF THOSE BELOVED ANIMALS SAFE AT HOME AND OUT OF THE SHELTERS WHEN THEIR OWN FAMILIES COULD NOT AFFORD TO KEEP THEM FED. OUR AWARD-WINNING WORK HAS BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL FOR NEW WAYS TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE SHELTER POPULATIONS. 231153 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE PONGO FUND EMERGENCY HUNGER RESPONSE NETWORK PROVIDED MILLIONS OF PET FOOD MEALS TO EMERGENCY HUMAN FOOD AGENCIES THROUGHOUT OREGON & WASHINGTON WHO DEPENDED ON THE PONGO FUND TO AID THEIR OWN HUNGRY CLIENTS WHO HAD HUNGRY PETS. OUR TARGETED AND EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED US TO STRENGTHEN OUR ROLE AS A VITAL RESOURCE FOR REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AGENCIES INCLUDING OREGON FOOD BANK, OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY, RED CROSS, MEALS ON WHEELS, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, SNOWCAP CHARITIES, CENTRAL CITY CONCERN, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND MORE. 18130 DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2015, THE PONGO FUND VETERINARY SERVICES TEAM PROVIDED EXTENSIVE CARE INCLUDING TREATMENT AND MEDICATIONS, SPAY AND NEUTER, EMERGENCY CARE AND MORE FOR ANIMALS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED SUCH CARE OTHERWISE. THE VALUE OF OUR DEDICATED VETERINARIANS' DONATED SERVICES EXCEEDED $26,500. 453242 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 OR X LARRY CHUSID 5039397555 PO BOX 8244 PORTLAND OR 97207 LARRY CHUSID CEO/EXECUTIVE DIR,TREASURER,DIRECTOR 60.00 X X 66300 0 0 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 HOWARD HEDINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 66300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 805559 295856 805559 1420 1420 12521 4955 7566 7566 814545 7566 0 1420 3625 3625 62519 50015 6252 6252 5275 4221 527 527 256 256 2100 2100 1988 1988 758 108 650 7470 4653 82 2735 407 407 24553 19642 4911 2665 2665 PET FOOD 358294 358294 OTHER EXPENSES 5607 2075 3532 AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE 5443 5443 VETERINARY CARE 2771 2771 483731 453242 16793 13696 194094 322710 464719 716140 66000 21500 5112 1880 729925 1062230 18852 20355 2047 2035 20899 22390 X 697716 1039840 11310 0 709026 1039840 729925 1062230 330814 0 X 0 0 0 X 555044 619376 655579 722617 805559 3358175 555044 619376 655579 722617 805559 3358175 692599 2665576 348 606 1150 2556 1420 6080 3364255 50594 0.79230 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2035 2035 X PET FOOD INV. 500 295856 RETAIL VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, 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 ONLY COMPENSATED OFFICER OF THE PONGO FUND IS THE CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHOSE COMPENSATION IS BASED ON SURVEY INFORMATION AND IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO OTHER OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS ARE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.