EIN 20-3944602

Found Animals Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
26
Year formed
2007
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Found Animals Foundation is a privately funded Los Angeles based non-profit organization dedicated to animal welfare issues and led by business and medical professionals. The Found Animals team works directly within the animal welfare community to improve animal shelter processes, fund pet sterilization research, promote effective animal welfare policy, and provide funding to area shelters and spay & neutering clinics. The organization also sponsors and promotes pet adoption, pet spay and neutering, pet microchipping programs, and various animal and pet-related events.
Also known as...
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation
Total revenues
$11,925,822
2022
Total expenses
$10,736,753
2022
Total assets
$14,602,146
2022
Num. employees
26
2022

Program areas at Found Animals Foundation

Community - researches public policies related to pets, supports pet-inclusive housing initiatives, hosts pet wellness events in needy communities and prov. Job training.
Grants - primarily supports low-cost spay/neuter surgeries and surrender prevention services to decrease The number of Animals entering The shelter system.
Research - supports and conducts research into The development of a single-dose sterilant that will provide a more convenient alternative to spay/neuter surgeries.
The Foundation operates adopt & shop (a&s), a retail store/pet adoption center located in culver city, California. A&s features vaccinated, dewormed, micro-chipped, and spayed or neutered cats and dogs, dog daycare, dog training, dog grooming services, and basic pet supplies.
As part of its program to provide microchips to ensure increased chances of return to owner if a pet is ever lost,the Foundation sells microchips and scanners to animal care organizations nationwide.

Grants made by Found Animals Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Spay4laSpay/neuter$156,300
Social CompassionAnimal Welfare$100,000
FixNationSpay/neuter$96,000
...and 86 more grants made totalling $1,391,493

Who funds Found Animals Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF)Benefit of Animals Through Multiple Animal Welfare Programs, Including the Michelson Prize and Grants in Reproductive Biology, the Microchipping Program, the Adoption Program, the Start-Up Accelerator Program, the Spay/neuter Program and Others Toward the Michelson Found Animals Foundation, Inc.'s Purpose of Reducing Euthanasia Rates in Los Angeles Area Animal Shelters.$5,000,000
Roy Dunlap Spay & Neuter FoundationAnimal Welfare$3,000,000
California Community FoundationAnimal Welfare$25,000
...and 1 more grant received

Personnel at Found Animals Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Brett YatesChief Executive Officer$245,743
David CohenSecretary and Chief Financial Officer / Chief Financial Officer and Secretary$0
Lori HutchinsChief Administration Officer / Chief People Officer$174,263
Thomas ConlonChief Scientific Officer$169,734
Stephanie Wells-WalperDirector of Development$139,228
...and 2 more key personnel

Financials for Found Animals Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$10,040,212
Investment income and dividends$50,705
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$1,764,186
Gross sales of inventory$11,714
Miscellaneous revenues$12,806,070
Total revenues$11,925,822

Form 990s for Found Animals Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-16990PFView PDF
2021-122022-11-15990PFView PDF
2020-122021-11-18990PFView PDF
2020-112021-10-15990PFView PDF
2019-112021-06-10990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000,000 from Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF)
December 29, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
July 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Animals
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedNational levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
3000 S Robertson Blvd Suite 105
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
foundanimals.org/ 
Phone
(310) 806-9700
Facebook page
foundanimals 
Twitter profile
@foundanimalsorg 
IRS details
EIN
20-3944602
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
2007
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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