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RUFF START BOXER RESCUE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
RUFF START BOXER RESCUE (EIN 46-2515658)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-25
IRS object ID
202610849349201046
Schema version
2025v4.0
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-25T21:51:11ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462515658EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUFF START BOXER RESCUEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7155871911PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1W7410 NUMBER 9 ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityWALLACECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49893ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMelody LinsmeierPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone7155871911PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-25SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresshttp://www.fortheloveofaboxer.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$154,519GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$120,219ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$34,300ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$154,519TotalRevenueAmt
Total Expenses$0TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$154,519ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$154,519NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,796BOYAmt
EOY$35,066EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,796BOYAmt
EOY$35,066EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,796BOYAmt
EOY$35,066EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeOur animal rescue concentrates on saving boxer dogs and boston terrier dogs from puppy mils aka commercial breeders and backyard breeders. We also take in owner surrendered dogs. This entails vetting, rehabilitating and caring for them until they are ready to become happy, human-loving pets. All animals are spayed or neutered and receive a full vet workup from nose to tail. This includes sometimes major dental work at times, tumor removals, etc. Our organization adopts these dogs nationwide to loving and 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomMain objective is to spay & neuter every dog that comes into rescueDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$12,800ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$12,800TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Dennis Linsmeier
Treasurer20.00$0$0$0
Hope Hansen
Director15.00$0$0$0
Melody Linsmeier
President40.00$0$0$0
Shawna Krueger
Director5.00$0$0$0
Megan Reichert
Secretary18.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMelody LinsmeierPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1W7408 Number 9 RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityWallaceCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49893ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7155871911PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Supported Organizations0SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$164,186CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$105,987CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,566CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,067CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$682,025TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$1,840TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,827CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,566CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,067CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$683,865TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$683,865PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,827CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,566CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$133,067CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$120,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$683,865TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
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Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Boarding $71790Dog boarding fees
Dog Food $7298Dog food, treats, chew bones
Dog Purchases $14711Dog auction purchases
Dog Supplies $8312Doy toys, bedding, leashes/collars, dog tags, bowls, buckets, raw bones, grocery/meat for medical needs dogs or nursing mamas
Insurance $5902Insurance costs
Internet $1655Internet, website, online subscriptions, email
Office Supplies $997Paper, toner, boxes, labels, filing
Travel $2184Gas, hotels, tolls
Veterinarian & Prescription Costs $34400Veterinarian costs, prescription medications, vaccines, supplements

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