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Name:	United Animal Nations
Address:	1722 J Street, Suite 11
	Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone:	916-429-2457
Web Address:	www.uan.org

United Animal Nations (UAN) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

United Animal Nations provides emergency animal sheltering and disaster relief services and advocates for the critical needs of animals. Through its volunteer-driven Emergency Animal Rescue Service (EARS), UAN shelters and cares for animals displaced by natural disasters and other crises, such as criminal seizures and hoarding cases, in the United States and Canada. The LifeLine Grant Program provides funding to Good Samaritans, animal rescuers, non-profit organizations and pet owners to help them care for animals in life-threatening situations. Through the Premarin Awareness Campaign, UAN educates women about hormone drugs made from pregnant mares’ urine (PMU) and helps people adopt the mares and foals cast off by this industry that might otherwise be at risk for slaughter. UAN’s Humane Education programs foster compassion and empathy for animals and empower people to make choices that improve animal lives. Some ($142,592 or 12%) of UAN's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, UAN's program expenses were:

Emergency Animal Rescue Service	592,390
Public Education	289,628
LifeLine	184,531
Premarin Awareness	66,546
Advocacy	50,051
Humane Education	12,119
Total Program Expenses:	$1,195,265

Chief Executive : Nicole Forsyth, President & CEO

Compensation*:

$82,398

Chair of the Board: David Middlesworth
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Business Owner

Co-Chair of the Board : not provided

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: not provided

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 14

*2007 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, and membership appeals

Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,165,581, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

UAN incurred joint costs of $199,750 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $142,592 was allocated to program expenses and $57,158 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 31, 2007.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,013,473
Bequests	140,623
Interest and investment income	120,518
Program services	49,301
In-Kind donations	11,485
Other	4,607
Total Income	$1,340,007

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 11%

Total income				$1,340,007
	Program expenses			$1,195,265
	Fund raising expenses			119,520
	Administrative expenses			158,078
Total expenses				$1,472,863
Expenses in Excess of Income				(132,856)
Beginning net assets				2,155,856
Ending net assets				2,023,000
Total liabilities				32,597
Total assets				$2,055,597