BBB Wise Giving Report for
Animal Rescue Foundation

BBB Wise Giving Report issued July 2008
BBB Wise Giving Report expires July 2010


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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 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. ARF's Learning Center is an interactive museum for children connected to its animal adoption center. Some ($360,581, or 10%) of the amount reported as program services represents donated goods and services, and is also recognized in its financial statements as a source of revenue. Some ($129,464, or 4%) of ARF's programs are conducted in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, ARF's program expenses were:

  
Animal Care 1,162,840
Veterinary Clinic 1,000,457
Adoptions 812,428
People Connect 381,471
Dog Training 304,899
Total Program Expenses: $3,662,095
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Elena Bicker, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $105,265

Chair of the Board: Tony La Russa
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Manager, St. Louis Cardinals

Board Size: 17

Paid Staff Size: 60

*July 1, 2005- July 30, 2006; compensation 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, radio, grant proposals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and Internet appeals
Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,875,542, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
ARF incurred joint costs of $159,742 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $129,464 was allocated to program expenses, and $30,278 was allocated to fund raising expenses.
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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, 2006:

Source of Funds  
Contributions 3,614,604
Special events (net) 941,890
Fees 444,415
Retail sales 368,320
Corporate sponsorship 319,048
Investment Income 2,699
Total Income $5,690,976


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 12%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $5,690,976
  Program expenses $3,662,095
  Fund raising expenses 504,495
  Administrative expenses 200,281
 
Total expenses   $4,366,871
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,324,105
Beginning net assets   10,068,652
Ending net assets   11,392,757
Total liabilities   3,313,884
Total assets   $14,706,641

Note 1: In the financial section of this report, the total of $504,095 related to fund raising includes $269,545 of costs that are associated with a capital campain ARF is conducting in order to build a new Adoption and Education Center.

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