FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE

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Plain text FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2012–2025. https://furp.org/org/forte-animal-rescue-830348522. Retrieved 2026-10-27.

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $126K · expenses $197K · assets $216K

EIN
83-0348522
Address
PO BOX 10085, MARINA DL REY, CA 90295-6085
Website
www.farescue.org
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2004 (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))
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Mission

Care, feeding and adoption of canines

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Marie Atake CEO2012-2025 28 $0 reported 1
Ivy Castillo CFO2012-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Andrew Pearlman COO2012-2025 35 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO35 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO35 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO2 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0$0$0 $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO12 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO12 $0-$0 $01
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-$0 $01
Andrew Pearlman COO12 $0-$0 $01
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-- $01
Andrew Pearlman COO12 $0-- $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-- $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO28 $0-- $01
Andrew Pearlman COO12 $0-- $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-- $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO35 $0-- $01
Andrew Pearlman COO20 $0-- $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO35 $0-- $01
Andrew Pearlman COO20 $0-- $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO42 $0-- $01
Andrew Pearlman COO12 $0-- $01
Ivy Castillo CFO2 $0-- $01
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Marie Atake CEO42 $0-- $01
Andrew Pearlman COO10 $0-- $01
Ivy Castillo CFO5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

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 ↗
$125,547$196,527 $215,665$142,524 $98,787$26,760 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$104,245$159,735 $285,434$270,942 $82,519$21,665 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,726$214,807 $319,792$278,704 $71,624$50,102 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,454$107,255 $386,888$371,785 $108,624$31,830 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188,579$146,170 $450,187$338,586 $168,748$19,586 ---
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,866$134,724 $374,392$296,177 $261,656$26,610 $00-
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$172,162$161,764 $229,673$140,035 $151,847$20,315 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$157,437$140,808 $178,922$129,637 $133,927$23,510 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,288$121,606 $154,008$113,008 $125,220$1,860 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$141,499$133,750 $91,326$91,326 $123,365$18,134 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,856$135,998 $83,577$83,577 $123,419$21,190 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$127,443$117,963 $74,719$74,719 $103,844$23,599 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,337$107,042 $65,239$65,239 $92,652$29,685 ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,144$105,863 $49,944$49,944 $75,163$29,978 ---

Funders of this organization

14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $171,970 in all, tax years 2011 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
FRIESE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2019-2021 3$75,000 2021$25,000
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ETHEL FRENDS CHAR FDN TR UA Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2014, 2016-2021 7$18,500 2021$3,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$15,189 2020$15,189
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HYMAN LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION LDOR VDOR Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Forte Animal Rescue”, “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2014-2017 5$15,000 2017$2,500
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PEDIGREE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Forte Animal Rescue”, “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2016-2017, 2019 3$12,000 2019$1,000
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CYNTHIA ANN DUNN CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2022-2025 4$11,000 2025$3,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2025 1$6,691 2025$6,691
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2020-2023 4$5,190 2023$1,031
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SUSSMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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DR JANES HEALTHYPETNET FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2011, 2015 2$3,500 2015$1,500
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CAROL AND KENT H LANDSBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2019 1$3,000 2019$3,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2021 1$1,250 2021$1,250
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WINNICK FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE” 2017 1$500 2017$500
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JASON DEBUS HEIGL FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Forte Animal Rescue” 2012 1$150 2012$150
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$778,74942 192016–2024 AHPHA GROUP; VIVA RESCUE INC; CRAZY4PAWZ ANIMAL RESCUE; ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL and 15 more
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor$507,0005 12020–2024 AHPHA GROUP
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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 · $196,527 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $195,945 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $522 0.3%
Fees to independent contractors $60 0.0%
Total$196,527100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $159,735 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $158,970 99.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $710 0.4%
Fees to independent contractors $55 0.0%
Total$159,735100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $214,807 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $213,903 99.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $702 0.3%
Fees to independent contractors $202 0.1%
Total$214,807100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $107,255 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $105,533 98.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,022 1.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $648 0.6%
Fees to independent contractors $52 0.0%
Total$107,255100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $146,170 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $146,170 100.0%
Total$146,170100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $134,724 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Canine Medical, Feeding, Training $123,373$123,373-- 91.6%
Office expenses $7,241-$7,241- 5.4%
Other (as described)Insurance $2,751-$2,751- 2.0%
Advertising and promotion $898--$898 0.7%
Occupancy $216-$216- 0.2%
Fees: legal $195-$195- 0.1%
Fees: accounting $50-$50- 0.0%
Total$134,724100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $161,764 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $161,234 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $530 0.3%
Total$161,764100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $140,808 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $140,808 100.0%
Total$140,808100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $121,606 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $121,282 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $324 0.3%
Total$121,606100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $133,750 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $133,338 99.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $412 0.3%
Total$133,750100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $135,998 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $135,181 99.4%
Fees to independent contractors $410 0.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $407 0.3%
Total$135,998100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $117,963 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $115,850 98.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,789 1.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $324 0.3%
Total$117,963100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $107,042 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $99,187 92.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,438 6.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $417 0.4%
Total$107,042100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $105,863 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $98,572 93.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,793 5.5%
Fees to independent contractors $994 0.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $504 0.5%
Total$105,863100%

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