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HERO DOG RESCUE INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $260K · expenses $305K · assets $350K

EIN
47-5500271
Address
2300 BETHELVIEW RD STE 110 PMB 170, CUMMING, GA 30040-3100
Website
herorescue.org
NTEE code
D20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
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Mission

RESCUE, CARE AND PLACEMENT, MEDICAL CARE WAS PROVIDED TO RESCUED DOGS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Allyson Cross CEO2017-2025 35 $0 reported 1
Gary Cross Chairman2017-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Aneta Ardeljan Secretary2025 35 $0 reported 1
Doug Shaddick (former) SECRETARY2017-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Adam Rothman (former) CHAIRMAN2017-2021 8 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Allyson Cross CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
Gary Cross Chairman4 $0$0$0 $01
Aneta Ardeljan Secretary35 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM ROTHMAN CHAIRMAN8 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM ROTHMAN CHAIRMAN8 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM ROTHMAN CHAIRMAN8 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO35 $0$0$0 $01
ADAM ROTHMAN CHAIRMAN8 $0$0$0 $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN4 $0$0$0 $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY8 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALLYSON CROSS CEO0 $0-- $01
ADAM ROTHMAN CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
GARY CROSS VICE-CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
DOUG SHADDICK SECRETARY0 $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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$259,526$304,732 $350,140$350,140 $150,010$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$358,742$381,334 $395,346$395,346 $264,317$0 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$464,254$370,314 $480,380$480,380 $342,799$0 $00-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$457,117$280,726 $386,440$386,440 $344,849$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$260,308$248,223 $210,049$210,049 $149,996$0 $00-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$387,124$297,521 $197,964$197,964 $214,374$0 $008
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$249,827$214,017 $108,361$108,361 $148,397$0 $00-
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$224,090$199,604 $72,551$72,551 $115,250$0 $004
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$192,640$174,330 $53,895$53,895 $79,228- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $51,721 in all, tax years 2018 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$36,134 2024$28,055
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ANNE EMBREE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HERO DOG RESCUE INC” 2021 1$7,500 2021$7,500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HERO DOG RESCUE INC” 2020-2023 4$4,287 2023$1,168
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MCKESSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HERO DOG RESCUE INC” 2018, 2021-2022 3$3,300 2022$1,000
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THE GIFT OF HOPE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HERO DOG RESCUE INC” 2019 1$500 2019$500
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SOUTH GEORGIA EQUINE RESCUE INCGAD20 $279,927$254,800 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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NEWNAN-COWETA HUMANE SOCIETY INCGAD20 $250,046$216,388 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
HART COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INCGAD20 $244,554$233,452 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ASHTON HOPE KEEGAN FOUNDATION INCGAD20 $237,586$235,566 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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 DAF sponsor$4,352,916151 482012–2023 100PLUSANIMALRESCUE INC; TAILS OF HOPE DOG RESCUE INC; SOCIETY HUMAN FRIEND OF GEORGIA INC; 2ND CHANCE DOG RESCUE and 44 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$2,877,898132 622017–2024 HAY DUDE CRITTER RESCUE; TAILS OF HOPE DOG RESCUE INC; SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE INC; DOG RESCUE R US and 58 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$955,03171 322019–2024 KARUNA HORSE RESCUE INC; ASHTON HOPE KEEGAN FOUNDATION INC; ADOPT A DOG INC; FRESNO BULLY RESCUE INC and 28 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$616,30041 222016–2024 SOUTHERN COMFORT ANIMAL RESCUE INC; SECOND LEASH ON LIFE INC; SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE INC; RUFF PET RESCUE INC and 18 more
THE EDWARD C FOGG III AND LISBETH A FOGG CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$542,7559 12016–2023 BAINBRIDGE-DECATUR COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$414,29011 62022–2024 FARM OF THE FREE ANIMAL SANCTUARY; FRIENDS OF RESCUE INC; BERNESE AUCTION RESCUE COALITION INC; AMSTERDOG RESCUE and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$363,61337 172014–2024 NORCAL AUSSIE RESCUE INC; HART COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC; ZORROS CROSSING; AMSTERDOG RESCUE and 13 more
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$357,94315 22016–2024 HO-BO CARE BOXER RESCUE; DEMIS ANIMAL RESCUE INC
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GREATER GOOD CHARITIES DAF sponsor$234,7094 22023–2024 REAL DOG RESCUE INC; SOUTH GEORGIA EQUINE RESCUE INC
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS DAF sponsor$214,77413 12015–2024 TEXAS BEST CHOICES ANIMAL RESCUE
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER GREENSBORO INC DAF sponsor$193,0178 22018–2024 CAROLINA BASSET HOUND RESCUE INC; JULIET S HOUSE ANIMAL RESCUE INC
GIVE BACK FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$179,12016 22018–2025 FRIENDS OF RESCUE INC; RURAL DOG RESCUE
LESLIE L ALEXANDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$175,0005 22021–2024 TEXAS BEST CHOICES ANIMAL RESCUE; 100PLUSANIMALRESCUE INC

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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 · $304,732 spent · pay $26,781 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Vetting $231,498$231,498-- 76.0%
Other salaries and wages $26,781$26,781-- 8.8%
Other (as described)Boarding $17,020$17,020-- 5.6%
Other (as described)Training $11,700$11,700-- 3.8%
All other expenses $5,661$5,661-- 1.9%
Other (as described)Adopter Credits $4,666$4,666-- 1.5%
Insurance $3,139$3,139-- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $1,606$1,606-- 0.5%
Office expenses $1,030$1,030-- 0.3%
Fees: other services $956$956-- 0.3%
Fees: legal $675$675-- 0.2%
Total$304,732100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $381,334 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $304,390$304,390-- 79.8%
Other (as described)BOARDING TRAINING $52,858$52,858-- 13.9%
Other (as described)ADOPTER REIMBURSEMENTS $12,228$12,228-- 3.2%
Other (as described)BUSINESS EXPENSES $7,469$7,469-- 2.0%
Other (as described)SOFTWARE LICENSE FEES $4,389$4,389-- 1.2%
Total$381,334100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $370,314 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $345,101$345,101-- 93.2%
Other (as described)ADOPTER REIMBURSEMENTS $9,559$9,559-- 2.6%
Other (as described)BOARDING TRAINING $6,241$6,241-- 1.7%
Other (as described)LICENSE FEES $4,745$4,745-- 1.3%
Other (as described)BUSINESS EXPENSES $4,668$4,668-- 1.3%
Total$370,314100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $280,726 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $254,019$254,019-- 90.5%
Other (as described)BOARDING TRAINING $14,155$14,155-- 5.0%
Other (as described)ADOPTER REIMBURSEMENTS $5,598$5,598-- 2.0%
Other (as described)LICENSE FEES $4,886$4,886-- 1.7%
Other (as described)BUSINESS EXPENSES $1,968$1,968-- 0.7%
Office expenses $100$100-- 0.0%
Total$280,726100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $248,223 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $220,444$220,444-- 88.8%
Other (as described)BOARDING TRAINING $12,438$12,438-- 5.0%
Other (as described)ADOPTER REIMBURSEMENTS $10,647$10,647-- 4.3%
Other (as described)BUSINESS EXPENSES $3,312$3,312-- 1.3%
Other (as described)LICENSE FEES $1,382$1,382-- 0.6%
Total$248,223100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $297,521 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $269,791$269,791-- 90.7%
Other (as described)BOARDING TRAINING $14,849$14,849-- 5.0%
Other (as described)ADOPTER REIMBURSEMENTS $6,016$6,016-- 2.0%
Insurance $4,214$4,214-- 1.4%
Other (as described)LICENSE FEES $2,338$2,338-- 0.8%
Other (as described)TRANSPORT VEHICLE $313$313-- 0.1%
Total$297,521100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $214,017 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $174,643--- 81.6%
Other (as described)BOARDING TRAINING $21,919--- 10.2%
Other (as described)ADOPTER REIMBURSEMENTS $7,736--- 3.6%
Other (as described)TRANSPORT VEHICLE $2,676--- 1.3%
Insurance $1,816--- 0.8%
Information technology $1,774--- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $1,646--- 0.8%
Office expenses $1,306--- 0.6%
Other (as described)LICENSE FEES $300--- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $201--- 0.1%
Total$214,017100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $199,604 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $199,604$199,604-- 100.0%
Total$199,604100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $174,330 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $174,330 100.0%
Total$174,330100%

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