BBB Wise Giving Report for
Animal Rescue Foundation

BBB Wise Giving Report issued September 2010
BBB Wise Giving Report expires September 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Animal Rescue Foundation
Address: 2890 Mitchell Drive
  Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone: 925-256-1273
Web Address: www.arf.net
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1991, California
Affiliates: None

Stated Purpose: "to create a world where every loving dog and cat has a home, where every lonely person has a companion animal, and where children learn to care."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

ARF's rescue patrol visits public shelters weekly where dogs and cats are scheduled to be killed and brings them to its facility. At ARF, these animals are given medical care, spay/neuter surgeries, and then ARF finds them homes. ARF's "People Connect" division provides programs that aim to strengthen the human-animal bond for the elderly, residents of assisted living centers, teens living at juvenile hall, high school and grade school students and young children. Furthermore, ARF runs a guardian program that helps people make plans for their pets in case something happens to them and there is no one else available to take care of the pets.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, ARF's program expenses were:

  
Animal care 1,544,586
Veterinary clinic 1,283,539
Adoptions 722,389
People connect 477,852
Training 268,247
Total Program Expenses: $4,296,613
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Elena S. Bicker, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $179,244

Chair of the Board: Gregory L. McCoy
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Gagen McCoy

Board Size: 16

Paid Staff Size: 111

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 ompensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,861,305, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on ARF's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 2,388,442
Special events, net 990,478
Fees 699,254
Corporate sponsorship 482,385
Retail sales 443,456
Total Income $5,004,015


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $5,004,015
  Program expenses $4,296,613
  Fund raising expenses 201,869
  Administrative expenses 222,073
 
Total expenses   $4,720,555
Income in Excess of Expenses   283,460
Beginning net assets   17,072,941
Other Changes in Net Assets (224,706)
Ending net assets   17,131,695
Total liabilities   326,846
Total assets   $17,458,541

Note: In the above financial summary, "other changes in net assets" represents net depreciation in fair value of endowment fund designated for current operations.

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