EIN 01-0599278

LifeLine Animal Project

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
462
State
Year formed
2002
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Founded in 2002, LifeLine Animal Project (LifeLine) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. LifeLine is working to end the euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats in metro Atlanta shelters.
Total revenues
$16,297,165
2022
Total expenses
$16,452,075
2022
Total assets
$6,089,387
2022
Num. employees
462
2022

Program areas at LifeLine Animal Project

Lifeline is the managing vendor of Fulton County Animal Services and oversees both the shelter and animal control services in Fulton County, Georgia With an expressed commitment to implement a fundamental philosphical shift toward lifesaving, Lifeline has lowered the euthanasia rate by over 90% in Fulton County since taking over in 2013. In 2022, Lifeline's shelter staff adopted out 2,429 new pets, transferred 1,896 animals to rescue groups, and returned 913 cats and dogs to their owners. Additionally, LifeLine's animal control team responded to over 14,000 calls from Fulton County residents. In 2022, LifeLine achieved a 92% save rate for all animals entering this open-admission animal control facility.
Lifeline operates two clinics that provide low-cost and no-cost veterinary services. Our spay and neuter clinics are vital to reducing the number of unwanted animals entering Atlanta's shelters. Our two clinics, one in Atlanta and one in College Park, Georgia, have performed over 181,000 sterilization surgeries to date. In 2022, our clinics performed 14,287 surgeries, making Lifeline the largest low-cost spay/neuter resource in the area. In late 2019, we expanded the include low-cost full-service veterinary care in Atlanta, with the intent of making affordable quality veterinary care accessible for pet owners. In 2022, 9,190 pets were seen at our full-service clinic, helping over 5,000 pet families.
In 2013, LifeLine took over management of DeKalb County Animal Services. As the county's first outside managing vendor, LifeLine runs DeKalb's animal shelter with the county maintaining animal control enforcement officers. LifeLine has successfully lowered the euthanasia rate by 70%, increased pet adoptions by more than 300% and in 2022 saved 92% of all animals entering the shelter. In 2022, Lifeline's shelter staff adopted out 2,654 pets, transferred 1,452 animals to rescue groups and returned 811 cats and dogs to their owners.
Lifeline operates it's own no-kill shelter that adopted out 3211 dogs and cats in 2022; Lifeline's Community Cat Program (Catlanta), the first and largest trap-neuter-return assistance program in Atlanta having sterilized and vaccinated over 40K community cats;Pet for Life, an out-reach effort providing free vaccines and spay/neuter assistance to thousands of pets belonging to low-income Fulton and DeKalb, GA residents.

Who funds LifeLine Animal Project

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Mightycause Charitable FoundationUnrestricted$176,440
The Community Foundation for Greater AtlantaAnimal-Related$80,750
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$74,863
...and 59 more grants received totalling $1,140,316

Personnel at LifeLine Animal Project

NameTitleCompensation
Rebecca GuinnChief Executive Officer$147,778
Jennifer EddyChief Development Officer$120,698
Susan BrosmanMedical Director$119,481
Erin BellVeterinarian$115,900

Financials for LifeLine Animal Project

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$4,711,776
Program services$11,570,761
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$3,843
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$10,785
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$16,297,165

Form 990s for LifeLine Animal Project

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-08-17990View PDF
2021-122022-07-23990View PDF
2020-122021-07-01990View PDF
2019-122021-02-17990View PDF
2018-122019-09-20990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from Orphan Kitten Club
September 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 21, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
August 2, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
July 22, 2023
Received grants
Identified 30 new grant, including a grant for $71,365 from Mightycause Charitable Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAnimal organizationsAnimal sheltersCharities
Issues
Animals
Characteristics
State / local levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 15466
Atlanta, GA 30333
Metro area
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
County
Fulton County, GA
Website URL
lifelineanimal.org/ 
Phone
(404) 292-8800
Facebook page
LifeLineAnimalProject 
Twitter profile
@lifelineanimal 
IRS details
EIN
01-0599278
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2002
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D20: Animal Protection and Welfare
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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