BETTER TOGETHER DOG RESCUE INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $286K · expenses $262K · assets $893K

EIN
86-2220239
Address
163 MONTAGUE RD, LEVERETT, MA 01054-9762
Website
www.bettertogetherdogrescue.org
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2021 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO SUPPORT DOGS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM THROUGH ADOPTION AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO WORK WITH STATES THAT HAVE OVERCROWDING ISSUES AND HIGH EUTHANASIA RATES IN THEIR SHELTERS AND TRANSPORT THOSE DOGS UP TO NEW ENGLAND AND INTO ADOPTIVE HOMES. ON A LOCAL LEVEL, THIS ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES, EDUCATION, SUPPLIES AND COACHING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THEIR PETS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Jennifer Franz President2021-2024 50 $0 reported 1
Marianne Bishop Secretary2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Sydne Didier Treasurer2022-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Amanda Monette Board Member2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Giselle Gonzalez Board member2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Erin Ferris Board Menber2024 5 $0 reported 1
Megan Keefe (former) Board Menber2021-2023 15 $0 reported 1
Giselle Gonzalex (former) Board member2022 5 $0 reported 1
Lisa Marecki (former) Treasurer2021 5 $0 reported 1
Jenna Schmidt (former) Secretary2021 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennifer Franz President50 $0$0$0 $01
Erin Ferris Board Menber5 $0$0$0 $01
Marianne Bishop Secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Sydne Didier Treasurer20 $0$0$0 $01
Amanda Monette Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Giselle Gonzalez Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennifer Franz President50 $0$0$0 $01
Marianne Bishop Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
Sydne Didier Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
Megan Keefe Board Menber15 $0$0$0 $01
Amanda Monette Board Member5 $0$0$0 $01
Giselle Gonzalez Board member5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennifer Franz President50 $0-- $01
Megan Keefe Board Menber15 $0-- $01
Marianne Bishop Secretary15 $0-- $01
Sydne Didier Treasurer15 $0-- $01
Amanda Monette Board Member5 $0-- $01
Giselle Gonzalex Board member5 $0-- $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jennifer Franz President60 $0-- $01
Megan Keefe Vice President40 $0-- $01
Lisa Marecki Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Jenna Schmidt Secretary15 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$285,886$262,308 $892,757$616,967 $154,969$0 $0015
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$545,983$243,407 $857,922$593,389 $438,924$0 $0015
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$435,982$223,136 $236,355$236,355 $328,923$0 $0015
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$143,393$140,077 $23,509$23,509 $76,387- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,171$21,978 $20,193$20,193 $33,629- ---

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $125,413 in all, tax years 2021 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 2021-2024 4$91,418 2024$37,049
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$14,444 2024$8,055
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PETCO LOVE Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$8,767 2021$8,767
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EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER TOGETHER DOG RESCUE INC” 2024 1$500 2024$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BETTER TOGETHER DOG RESCUE” 2022-2023 2$284 2023$114
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $262,308 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $275
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $112,231$112,231-- 42.8%
Other (as described)VETERINARY COSTS $90,401$90,401-- 34.5%
Other (as described)ISOLATION COSTS $23,173$23,173-- 8.8%
Other (as described)LOSS ON SALE OF PROPERTY $18,880$18,880-- 7.2%
Other (as described)FACT PROGRAM $11,688$11,688-- 4.5%
Insurance $4,426$4,426-- 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $581$581-- 0.2%
Travel $470$470-- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $275$275-- 0.1%
Office expenses $183$183-- 0.1%
Total$262,308100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $243,407 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)VETERINARY COSTS $68,721$68,721-- 28.2%
All other expenses $62,805$62,805-- 25.8%
Other (as described)VEHICLE COSTS $52,068$52,068-- 21.4%
Other (as described)TRANSPORT COSTS $22,446$22,446-- 9.2%
Other (as described)FOSTER EXPENSES $21,240$21,240-- 8.7%
Fees: legal $10,010$10,010-- 4.1%
Insurance $6,117$6,117-- 2.5%
Total$243,407100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $140,077 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $140,077 100.0%
Total$140,077100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $21,978 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,583 80.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,395 20.0%
Total$21,978100%

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