DEMIS ANIMAL RESCUE INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $611K · expenses $584K · assets $155K
- EIN
- 27-3486723
- Address
- 1695 S HALEYVILLE ST, AURORA, CO 80018-6283
- Website
- DEMISANIMALRESCUE.COM
- NTEE code
- D20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Demi Merritt (its 2016 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
DEMIS ANIMAL RESCUE INC (DAR) WAS FOUNDED BY DEMI MERRITT AT THE AGE OF 14. DAR HAS GROWN TO A 4 MEMBER, ALL VOLUNTEER BOARD. DAR IS A 501(C)(3) NON PROFIT, NO KILL ANIMAL RESCUE THAT FOCUSES ON SOLVING PET HOMELESSNESS THROUGH ADOPTION, SPAY AND NEUTER AND PET RETENTION.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demi Merritt | PRESIDENT | 2021-2025 | $5,400 | $14,600 | 1 |
| Kaylee Merritt | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2025 | $5,400 | $14,600 | 1 |
| Aimee Wright | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2025 | $5,400 | $14,600 | 1 |
| April Merritt | VP TREASURER | 2021-2025 | $5,400 | $14,600 | 1 |
| Jessica Roeger (former) | BOARD MEMBER | 2021-2023 | $3,800 | $5,300 | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $22K · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRIL MERRITT | VP TREASURER | 50 | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $5,400 | 1 |
| DEMI MERRITT | PRESIDENT | 40 | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $5,400 | 1 |
| KAYLEE MERRITT | BOARD MEMBER | 40 | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $5,400 | 1 |
| AIMEE WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER | 30 | $5,400 | $0 | $0 | $5,400 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $14K · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMI MERRITT | PRESIDENT | 40 | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | $3,600 | 1 |
| KAYLEE MERRITT | BOARD MEMBER | 40 | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | $3,600 | 1 |
| AIMEE WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER | 30 | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | $3,600 | 1 |
| APRIL MERRITT | VP TREASURER | 50 | $3,600 | $0 | $0 | $3,600 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $20K · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAYLEE MERRITT | BOARD MEMBER | 40 | $3,600 | $0 | $500 | $4,100 | 1 |
| AIMEE WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER | 30 | $3,600 | $0 | $500 | $4,100 | 1 |
| APRIL MERRITT | VP TREASURER | 50 | $3,600 | $0 | $500 | $4,100 | 1 |
| DEMI MERRITT | PRESIDENT | 40 | $3,600 | $0 | $500 | $4,100 | 1 |
| JESSICA ROEGER | BOARD MEMBER | 30 | $3,300 | $0 | $500 | $3,800 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · 5 paid, $8K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIMEE WRIGHT | BOARD MEMBER | 30 | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | 1 |
| JESSICA ROEGER | BOARD MEMBER | 30 | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | 1 |
| KAYLEE MERRITT | BOARD MEMBER | 40 | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | 1 |
| APRIL MERRITT | VP TREASURER | 50 | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | 1 |
| DEMI MERRITT | PRESIDENT | 40 | $1,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,500 | 1 |
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demi Merritt | President | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| April Merritt | VP Treasure | 50 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kaylee Merritt | Board Member | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jessica Roeger | Board Member | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aimee Wright | Board Member | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $610,756 | $584,160 | $154,975 | $153,356 | $71,008 | $10,085 | $21,600 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $271,323 | $294,955 | $135,843 | $126,760 | $225,561 | $15,211 | $14,400 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $193,051 | $162,167 | $152,662 | $150,392 | $88,881 | $19,490 | $20,200 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $211,089 | $173,683 | $120,782 | $119,508 | $100,098 | $26,940 | $7,500 | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $180,821 | $196,403 | $83,920 | $82,102 | $112,572 | $37,403 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $127,116 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2024 | 6 | $78,139 | 2024 | $12,652 | show |
| LAURETTA BOYD CHARITABLE TRUST | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DEMI'S ANIMAL RESCUE INC” | 2019-2020 | 2 | $13,000 | 2020 | $3,000 | show |
| JOINED FOR GOOD INC | Public charity | Exact | 2017 | 1 | $10,996 | 2017 | $10,996 | show |
| Every Creature Counts | Public charity | Exact | 2018 | 1 | $10,000 | 2018 | $10,000 | show |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $6,000 | 2023 | $6,000 | show |
| WFG FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 | $5,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DEMIS ANIMAL RESCUE INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $1,981 | 2023 | $501 | show |
| EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DEMIS ANIMAL RESCUE INC” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $1,000 | 2024 | $500 | show |
| PEDIGREE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “DEMIS ANIMAL RESCUE INC” | 2019 | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 | $1,000 | show |
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| ARK ANIMAL RESCUE & ADOPTION INC | IN | D20 | $583,244 | $443,822 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $584,160 spent · pay $21,600 · grants $1,816 · events $5,346
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | BINGO SUPPLIES AND PAYOUTS | $431,826 | $431,826 | - | - | 73.9% |
| Other (as described) | VETERINARY SERVICES | $61,720 | $61,720 | - | - | 10.6% |
| All other expenses | $25,418 | $25,418 | - | - | 4.4% | |
| Other (as described) | BINGO HALL RENT | $22,500 | $22,500 | - | - | 3.9% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $21,600 | $21,600 | - | - | 3.7% | |
| Other (as described) | BINGO SECURITY | $7,000 | $7,000 | - | - | 1.2% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $5,346 | $5,346 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Information technology | $2,190 | $2,190 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Insurance | $1,869 | $1,869 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $1,816 | $1,816 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $1,665 | $1,665 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $630 | $630 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $580 | $580 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $584,160 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $294,955 spent · pay $14,400 · grants $760 · events $4,346
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | BINGO SUPPLIES AND PAYOUTS | $161,530 | $161,530 | - | - | 54.8% |
| Other (as described) | VETERINARY SERVICES | $60,292 | $60,292 | - | - | 20.4% |
| All other expenses | $25,707 | $25,707 | - | - | 8.7% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $14,400 | $14,400 | - | - | 4.9% | |
| Office expenses | $9,592 | $9,592 | - | - | 3.3% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $4,346 | $4,346 | - | - | 1.5% | |
| Occupancy | $3,875 | $3,875 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Information technology | $3,805 | $3,805 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SECURITY | $3,588 | $3,588 | - | - | 1.2% |
| Other (as described) | BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES | $2,834 | $2,834 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Insurance | $2,234 | $2,234 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $882 | $882 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $797 | $797 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $760 | $760 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $313 | $313 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $294,955 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $162,167 spent · pay $20,200 · grants $429 · events $3,979
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $58,061 | $58,061 | - | - | 35.8% | |
| Occupancy | $28,541 | $28,541 | - | - | 17.6% | |
| All other expenses | $26,826 | $2,746 | $23,597 | $483 | 16.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $20,200 | - | $20,200 | - | 12.5% | |
| Other (as described) | PRINTING AND COPYING | $7,560 | $7,560 | - | - | 4.7% |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $4,024 | $2,884 | $1,140 | - | 2.5% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $3,979 | - | $3,979 | - | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES | $3,750 | - | $3,750 | - | 2.3% |
| Insurance | $2,214 | $2,214 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,795 | $1,795 | - | - | 1.1% | |
| Other (as described) | REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE | $1,579 | - | $1,579 | - | 1.0% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $1,235 | $1,235 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Information technology | $1,023 | - | $1,023 | - | 0.6% | |
| Travel | $951 | - | $951 | - | 0.6% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $429 | $429 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $162,167 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $173,683 spent · pay $7,500 · grants $1,000 · events $2,339
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $59,124 | $59,124 | - | - | 34.0% | |
| Occupancy | $57,733 | $57,733 | - | - | 33.2% | |
| All other expenses | $9,752 | $9,752 | - | - | 5.6% | |
| Office expenses | $9,454 | $9,454 | - | - | 5.4% | |
| Other (as described) | PRINTING AND COPYING | $7,724 | $7,724 | - | - | 4.4% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $7,500 | $7,500 | - | - | 4.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $5,277 | $5,277 | - | - | 3.0% |
| Other (as described) | BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES | $3,732 | $3,732 | - | - | 2.1% |
| Insurance | $2,508 | $2,508 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| Travel | $2,440 | $2,440 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $2,339 | $2,339 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Other (as described) | REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE | $2,123 | $2,123 | - | - | 1.2% |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,150 | $1,150 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Information technology | $1,005 | $1,005 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $1,000 | $1,000 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $721 | $721 | - | - | 0.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $101 | $101 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $173,683 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $196,403 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $74,746 | 38.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $70,912 | 36.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $44,058 | 22.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $6,687 | 3.4% | |
| Total | $196,403 | 100% |
State business registration
- Demis Animal Rescue CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 2010-09-18
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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