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Name:	RedRover
Address:	1122 S Street
	Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone:	916-429-2457
Web Address:	www.redrover.org
Also known as: United Animal Nations

RedRover (UAN) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

RedRover provides emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services, advocates for the critical needs of animals and works to strengthen the bond between people and animals. Through its volunteer-driven RedRover Responders program, formerly the Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS), RedRover shelters and cares for animals displaced by natural disasters and reconnects them with their owners. The organization also provides shelter and care for animals rescued from puppy mills, hoarding cases and other significant abuse situations. RedRover Relief, formerly the LifeLine Grant Program, provides guidance and financial assistance to pet owners and animal rescuers to help them obtain urgent veterinary care. The organization reports that RedRover Readers, formerly Humane Education Ambassador Readers (HEAR), works to help children explore the bond between people and animals through stories and discussion. RedRover Reporters, now including My Dog is Cool, encourages people to watch for and report situations of abuse and neglect. Some ($155,780 or 15%) of RedRover's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the year ended December 30, 2009, UAN's program expenses were:

Emergency animal rescue service	383,638
Public education	203,616
LifeLine	201,185
Humane education ambassador reader	158,160
Premarin awareness	59,907
Advocacy	29,365
My dog is cool	18,488
Total Program Expenses:	$1,054,359

Chief Executive : Nicole Forsyth, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$89,589

Chair of the Board: Donald R. Garlit
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired Chief Financial Officer

Board Size: 6

Paid Staff Size: 12

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals

Fund raising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $915,121, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

RedRover incurred joint costs of $211,993 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. In 2009, of those costs, $155,780 was allocated to program expenses and $56,213 was allocated to fund raising expenses.

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.

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

Source of Funds
Contributions	825,756
Interest/ investments	95,632
Bequests	84,003
Program services	26,032
In-kind	5,362
Other	470
Total Income	$1,037,255

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 78%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 12%

Total income				$1,037,255
	Program expenses			$1,054,359
	Fund raising expenses			134,636
	Administrative expenses			169,263
Total expenses				$1,358,258
Expenses in Excess of Income				(321,003)
Beginning net assets				1,650,772
Ending net assets				1,329,769
Total liabilities				21,283
Total assets				$1,351,052

Note: According to RedRover's audited financial statements for year ended 2009, in-kind contributions include donated materials, equipment, and services.