ADVOCAT RESCUE INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $81K · expenses $72K · assets $280K

EIN
83-2095878
Address
70-25 YELLOWSTONE BLVD, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375-3164
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2018 (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
Jana Rosenthal (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

ADVOCAT RESCUES MISSION IS TO MOVE CATS FROM THE STREETS TO SAFETY BY PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, FOSTER HOMES, AND THEN ULTIMATELY, PERMANENT HOMES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Jana Rosenthal PRESIDENT2019-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Christina Town TREASURER2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Melissa Taub SECRETARY2019-2025 4 $0 reported 1
Christina Towne (former) TREASURER2019-2023 25 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANA ROSENTHAL PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA TOWN TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA TAUB SECRETARY4 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANA ROSENTHAL PRESIDENT27 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTINA TOWN TREASURER15 $0-$0 $01
MELISSA TAUB SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JANA ROSENTHAL PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
CHRISTINA TOWNE TREASURER25 $0-- $01
MELISSA TAUB SECRETARY10 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jana Rosenthal President40 $0-$0 $01
Christina Towne Treasurer30 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Taub Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jana Rosenthal President40 $0-$0 $01
Christina Towne Treasurer20 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Taub Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jana Rosenthal President40 $0-$0 $01
Christina Towne Treasurer15 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Taub Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jana Rosenthal President40 $0-$0 $01
Christina Towne Treasurer15 $0-$0 $01
Melissa Taub Secretary0 $0-$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 ↗
$81,026$72,339 $279,543$279,543 $53,863$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,677$104,325 $272,364$272,364 $86,852$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,941$122,528 $265,012$264,200 $88,542$59,541 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,043$109,088 $238,043$233,862 $74,038$72,925 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$146,195$57,627 $196,809$196,809 $83,558$60,508 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,218$62,948 $112,092$108,244 $47,162$87,542 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-03-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,414$56,419 $37,205$34,242 $37,169$41,550 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $53,455 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 2022-2023, 2025 3$30,145 2025$7,356
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$21,596 2024$14,981
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVOCAT RESCUE INC” 2020-2023 4$1,639 2023$418
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JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVOCAT RESCUE INC” 2024 1$50 2024$50
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVOCAT RESCUE INC” 2019 1$25 2019$25
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
SAVE A STRAY RESCUE INCNYD20 $78,358$50,789 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
CRATE ESCAPE RESCUE INCNYD20 $81,225$79,108 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
NEW YORK STATE RETRIEVER RESCUE INCNYD20 $84,041$69,977 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PAWZ AND PURRZ ANIMAL RESCUE INCNYD20 $81,832$80,306 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
BROOKLYN ANIMAL RESOURCES COALITION INCNYD20 $74,173$65,902 Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
LI LOST DOG SEARCH AND RESCUE INCNYD20 $77,701$54,033 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALL ABOUT RABBITS RESCUE INCNYD20 $81,623$80,001 President and Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
HEAVENLY ANGELS ANIMAL RESCUE INCNYD20 $77,991$78,785 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
LONG ISLAND RABBIT RESCUE GROUPNYD20 $78,315$73,415 Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
STATEN ISLAND HOPE ANIMAL RESCUE INCNYD20 $85,341$78,407 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHISPERING RIVER ANIMAL RESCUE INCNYD20 $82,399$85,541 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
HI-TOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER INCNYD20 $75,767$56,728 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PUPPY MUTTS RESCUE LIMITEDNYD20 $87,043$92,033 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ADIRONDACK SAVE-A-STRAY INCNYD20 $83,851$81,531 President$2,750 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
DARWIN ANIMAL DOCTORS INCNYD20 $83,746$100,842 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE FORGOTTEN CAT RESCUENYD20 $85,233$88,054 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
MR BONES & COMPANY INCNYD20 $80,773$95,006 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
TWIN OAKS HORSE SANCTUARY INCNYD20 $79,910$70,763 Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
BILLYS LOVING CATS INCNYD20 $76,758$76,976 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
SURREY HILLS SANCTUARY INCNYD20 $82,633$75,399 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
STRAY FROM THE HEART INCNYD20 $77,396$89,914 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ANIMAL SAINTS RESCUE SOCIETYNYD20 $84,434$84,081 Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
HELPING ANIMALS LIVE ORGANIZATIONNYD20 $75,927$38,477 PRESIDENT/ TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PETS ALIVE WNYNYD20 $77,578$52,449 TREASURER$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$2,471,412156 372010–2024 STRAY FROM THE HEART INC; BROOKLYN ANIMAL RESOURCES COALITION INC; DIAMOND DOGS RESCUE INC; GO RESCUE INC and 33 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$805,38270 452017–2024 MR BONES & COMPANY INC; GAITED ADVOCATE INTERVENTION TEAM INC; PAWSITIVE BEINGS RESCUE INC; BROOKLYN ANIMAL RESOURCES COALITION INC and 41 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$365,46231 132016–2024 RED OAK ANIMAL RESCUE INC; COMPANIMALS PET RESCUE INC; BROOKLYN ANIMAL RESOURCES COALITION INC; BELLA VITA RESCUE and 9 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$222,82227 182019–2025 ADOPT ME RESCUE; TIGERLILY CAT RESCUE; BENGAL RESCUE; CANHAM FARM HORSE RESCUE INC and 14 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$186,2007 12018–2024 CAPITOL AREA RESCUE EFFORT INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$167,837290 792020–2023 HI-TOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER INC; AMERICAN BULLDOG RESCUE INC; MICHIGAN CAT RESCUE INC; TIGERLILY CAT RESCUE and 75 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HERKIMER AND ONEIDA COUNTIES INC DAF sponsor$148,7788 12013–2024 HELPING ANIMALS LIVE ORGANIZATION
LESLIE L ALEXANDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$130,0004 12021–2024 BLUEGRASS DOBERMAN RESCUE INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$111,30012 52015–2024 AKITA RESCUE-MID ATLANTIC COAST INC; SOUTHLAND COLLIE RESCUE INC; GAITED ADVOCATE INTERVENTION TEAM INC; NEW YORK STATE RETRIEVER RESCUE INC and 1 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$58,5004 32021–2024 ORPHAN KITTEN RESCUE; PEOPLE HELPING PAWS CAT RESCUE; HI-TOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER INC
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$56,4004 32019–2024 HEART ANIMAL RESCUE; LOWCOUNTRY ANIMAL RESCUE; BELLA VITA RESCUE
AMERICAN GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$50,0001 12020–2020 STRAY FROM THE HEART INC
DOUBLE T FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0002 12024–2025 FREEDOM COLLIE RESCUE INC
BROTMAN FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA Private foundation$41,0002 12019–2023 A LITTLE RESCUE
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$35,5003 32023–2024 LI LOST DOG SEARCH AND RESCUE INC; A LITTLE RESCUE; RED LEASH RESCUE 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 990EZ · $72,339 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $68,150 94.2%
Fees to independent contractors $4,189 5.8%
Total$72,339100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $104,325 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $100,270 96.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,108 3.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $792 0.8%
Printing, publications, postage $155 0.1%
Total$104,325100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $122,528 spent · pay $0 · grants $2,395 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $116,072 94.7%
Fees to independent contractors $3,217 2.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $2,395 2.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $792 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $52 0.0%
Total$122,528100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $109,088 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $60,276 55.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $48,616 44.6%
Printing, publications, postage $196 0.2%
Total$109,088100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $57,627 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $37,288 64.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,257 35.2%
Printing, publications, postage $82 0.1%
Total$57,627100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $62,948 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,486 97.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,120 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $342 0.5%
Total$62,948100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $56,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $56,154 99.5%
Printing, publications, postage $265 0.5%
Total$56,419100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$10,000$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$10,000

State business registration

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

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