FAMOUS FIDO RESCUE AND ADOPTION ALLIANCE: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
FAMOUS FIDO RESCUE AND ADOPTION ALLIANCE (EIN 36-4675145)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-22
IRS object ID
202622519349301427
Schema version
2025v4.1
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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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,864TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IX, LINE 24eTaxes In all other Expenses PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 Members PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 BY REQUEST FROM OUR MAIN OFFICE
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18By request
PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19By request in person

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