FUZZ BALL ANIMAL RESCUE

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $160K · expenses $145K · assets $35K

EIN
46-0965772
Address
PO BOX 580, HERMISTON, OR 97838-0580
Website
FUZZBALLRESCUE.COM
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 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
Cindy Spiess (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO RESCUE AND HELP SICK AND INJURED ANIMALS RECIEVE VET CARE IN HERMISTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE PREPARE RESCUED ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION BY PROVIDING SPAY/NUETER, VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Cindy Spiess PRESIDENT2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Robin Barker DIRECTOR2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Kim Ostrin TREASURER2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Joe Willis SECRETARY2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Carol Boggs (former) TREASURER2020 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY SPIESS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
ROBIN BARKER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KIM OSTRIN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JOE WILLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY SPIESS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
ROBIN BARKER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KIM OSTRIN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JOE WILLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY SPIESS PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
ROBIN BARKER DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
KIM OSTRIN TREASURER0 $0-- $01
JOE WILLIS SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY SPIESS PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
ROBIN BARKER DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
KIM OSTRIN TREASURER20 $0-- $01
JOE WILLIS SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY SPIESS PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
ROBIN BARKER DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
KIM OSTRIN TREASURER20 $0-- $01
JOE WILLIS SECRETARY4 $0-- $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CINDY SPIESS PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
ROBIN BARKER DIRECTOR30 $0-- $01
CAROL BOGGS TREASURER20 $0-- $01
JOE WILLIS SECRETARY4 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,652$145,409 $35,323$35,323 $149,403- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$137,780$138,665 $21,080$21,080 $126,594- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$90,427$89,476 $21,965$21,965 $84,679- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,118$95,724 $21,014$21,014 $100,627- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,579$66,775 $14,621$14,621 $58,781- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,833$50,016 $8,817$8,817 $46,477- ---

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $173,043 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2025 7$68,276 2025$8,765
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2023 4$66,863 2023$18,905
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$20,368 2024$20,368
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LAMB WESTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FUZZ BALL ANIMAL RESCUE” 2020-2022 6$8,915 2022$3,215
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HAROLD & ARLENE SCHNITZER CARE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FUZZ BALL ANIMAL RESCUE” 2024 1$4,927 2024$4,927
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FUZZ BALL ANIMAL RESCUE” 2020-2023 4$2,594 2023$596
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DR JANES HEALTHYPETNET FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FUZZ BALL ANIMAL RESCUE” 2020 1$1,100 2020$1,100
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ANIMAL RESCUE AND ADOPTION CENTER OF EASTERN OREGONORD20 $165,498$172,770 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
AGAVE DOGS RESCUEORD20 $148,986$129,656 President$36,000 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
MUSTANGS TO THE RESCUEORD20 $156,712$173,849 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
CATS MEOW CAT RESCUEORD20 $157,069$149,906 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PORTLAND DACHSHUND RESCUE INCORD20 $167,256$0 Secretary/Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROWENA WILDLIFE CLINICORD20 $153,073$176,817 President/Secretary$5,915 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
BEATY BUTTE WILD HORSE TRAINING FACILITYORD20 $154,688$152,300 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ZEBS WISH EQUINE SANCTUARYORD20 $151,358$132,234 Executive Director$55,792 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
BED BARK & BEYOND ANIMAL RESCUEMID20 $167,292$19,476 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
GREAT TAILS ANIMAL RESCUEMND20 $161,256$93,329 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
CRAZY CATS ANIMAL RESCUEOHD20 $176,232$162,221 Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
TREETOPS ANIMAL RESCUEPAD20 $156,701$164,944 President General Manager$43,500 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
FOSTERING FOSTER ANIMAL RESCUESCD20 $167,969$245,325 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
LEASH ANIMAL RESCUECAD20 $151,457$123,344 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
JET WAG ANIMAL RESCUE INCFLD20 $172,005$149,245 Co-President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
HULL SEASIDE ANIMAL RESCUE INCMAD20 $170,979$183,126 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
SOULMATE ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATIONCAD20 $152,419$113,478 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE INCNCD20 $159,269$176,808 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
ALMA BONITA ANIMAL RESCUECAD20 $148,281$179,630 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
ALLIES HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUETXD20 $156,246$158,021 President/Founder$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name
ANIMAL RESCUE OF CARROLL INCIAD20 $169,546$158,822 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION OF BARTLESVILLEOKD20 $174,669$222,145 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
NIKE ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATIONCAD20 $150,735$255,068 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
BYRAM ANIMAL RESCUE KINDNESS SQUADNJD20 $169,311$134,965 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x
BUY SELL RESCUE INCCAD20 $150,289$176,312 Executive Dir.$38,000 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar mission

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Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FORGOOD INC funds this one DAF sponsor$1,611,110105 322015–2024 ANIMAL RESCUE AND FOSTER PROGRAM INC; BUY SELL RESCUE INC; SAVE A LAB RESCUE; ALLIES HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE and 28 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$1,377,45588 332019–2025 ANIMAL RESCUE SQUAD INTERNATIONAL; PAWS 4 LIFE ANIMAL RESCUE INC; FETCH FOSTER AND RESCUE INCORPORATED; REDEMPTION RESCUE INC and 29 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,346,97779 482018–2024 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIT BULL RESCUE; ROAD TO REFUGE ANIMAL SANCTUARY; BUBBLES DOG RESCUE; RUFF START BOXER RESCUE and 44 more
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$544,88133 32015–2024 BRITTANY RESCUE IN TEXAS INC; ALLIES HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE; DALLAS CAT RESCUE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$518,91543 222017–2024 ALL SATOS RESCUE INCORPORATED; JET WAG ANIMAL RESCUE INC; HULL SEASIDE ANIMAL RESCUE INC; HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY and 18 more
WOOD-CLAEYSSENS FOUNDATION Private foundation$315,00011 12014–2024 HAPPY ENDINGS ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$300,0003 12022–2024 ALMA BONITA ANIMAL RESCUE
GRAND RAPIDS AREA COMMUNITY FNDTN DAF sponsor$211,1727 12019–2025 GREAT TAILS ANIMAL RESCUE
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$177,60010 12015–2024 ANIMAL ORPHANAGE
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$155,35016 92020–2024 ANGUILLA ANIMAL RESCUE CORPORATION; CHIHUAHUA RESCUE INDIANA INC; BETTER DAYS RESCUE FUND INC; BYRAM ANIMAL RESCUE KINDNESS SQUAD and 5 more
LESLIE L ALEXANDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$155,0005 22021–2024 FOSTERING FOSTER ANIMAL RESCUE; BIG LOVE RESCUE
GASTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$151,9129 12015–2024 TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$150,880280 772020–2023 SAVE A LAB RESCUE; RESCUE 4 ALL INC; SAVING GRACE ANIMAL RESCUE OF MARYLAND INC; DESERT PAWS RESCUE and 73 more
OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$145,4425 12018–2023 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS
4 LEGS FOUNDATION Private foundation$145,0003 12020–2022 HOPE ACRES RESCUE

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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 990EZ · $145,409 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $145,409 100.0%
Total$145,409100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $138,665 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $138,665 100.0%
Total$138,665100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $89,476 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $89,476 100.0%
Total$89,476100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $95,724 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $95,724 100.0%
Total$95,724100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $66,775 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,775 100.0%
Total$66,775100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $50,016 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,641
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,016 100.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,641reported apart
Total$50,016100%

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