2024-05-21T15:00:17-04:00 2023-12-31 411620961 LEWIS KISCH & ASSOCIATES LTD 1125 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD SUITE 1 HASTINGS MN 550332489 990 2023-01-01 272545988 RUFF START RESCUE INC RUFF 7633553981 PO BOX 129 PRINCETON MN 55371 AZURE DAVIS PRESIDENT 7633553981 2024-05-15 true AZURE DAVIS XXX-XX-XXXX true DIANA L WEDDIGEN P01950848 6514373356 2024-05-21 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AZURE DAVIS PO BOX 129 PRINCETON MN 55371 2516075 false X WWW.RUFFSTARTRESCUE.ORG X 2010 MN RUFF START RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED. WE IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADOPTION, EDUCATION, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AND PETS. 10 9 43 608 0 1591191 1362856 871768 1043450 7290 37354 3136 19781 2473385 2463441 20867 20385 0 1235288 1275701 0 95312 787531 922420 2043686 2218506 429699 244935 2054006 2292834 49693 43586 2004313 2249248 X RUFF START RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED. 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SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. 20385 20385 COMMUNITY SUPPORT RUFF START RESCUE IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESIDENT ANIMAL WELFARE BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN NEED. IN 2023, RUFF START CONTRIBUTED OVER 10,223 LBS. OF PET FOOD TO FAMILIES, LOCAL SHELTERS, FOOD BANKS, AND ANIMAL RESCUES. INSPIRED BY DONORS' GENEROSITY ON GIVE TO THE MAX DAY AND RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL NEED TO OFFER SUPPORT AND ALLEVIATE THE INCREASING PRESSURES LEADING TO OWNER-SURRENDERS, RUFF START RESCUE INTRODUCED ITS FIRST COMMUNITY GIVEBACK DAY IN NOVEMBER 2023. RSR DONATED 2,493 LBS. OF FOOD TO LOCAL FAMILIES ON THIS DAY ALONE. 1960366 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 23 0 true 43 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 10 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false MN X X RUFF START RESCUE INC 7633553981 12526 319TH AVE PRINCETON MN 55371 AZURE DAVIS PRESIDENT 50.00 X X 98981 0 256 VALERIE MCCULLOUGH BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL LEE TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON MICHELS VICE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDY WILLMAN SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KRISTINE MITTENESS DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTEN BERGSTROM DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA ROTHSTEIN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 AMY HARNDEN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE NAPRAVNIK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE COLEMAN DIRECTOR 10.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BENBOW DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE LARSON FORMER SECRE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BROOKS BECKER FORMER DIREC 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BLOOM FORMER DIREC 5.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WILLIAMS FORMER DIREC 2.00 X 0 0 0 98981 256 false false false 71992 1290864 321408 1362856 ANIMAL ADOPTION FEES 812910 1043450 1043450 1043450 37354 37354 37757 71992 38174 -417 34658 14460 20198 20198 2463441 1063648 37354 6099 6099 14286 14286 99237 59542 24809 14886 1034959 904525 88610 41824 55382 45414 7753 2215 86123 73205 8612 4306 9125 9125 21540 17583 1222 2735 17017 13178 1072 2767 11232 7582 1784 1866 36236 13065 12743 10428 17489 16817 365 307 36843 36138 403 302 23515 19378 3480 657 ANIMAL CARE 445686 445686 IN-KIND ANIMAL SUPPLIES 224255 224255 PAYPAL/BANK FEES 41512 30241 59 11212 TRANSPORT 14571 14571 23399 18801 2791 1807 2218506 1960366 162828 95312 718063 274624 856903 1573481 5000 5500 619 50 82105 83614 7348 8440 502080 166873 367983 335207 15985 11918 2054006 2292834 49693 43586 49693 43586 X 1968442 2237808 35871 11440 2004313 2249248 2054006 2292834 244935 X false true X true false X 668074 837671 1294062 1591191 1362856 5753854 712787 1006886 1050033 917330 1115865 4802901 1380861 1844557 2344095 2508521 2478721 10556755 5941 10160 8599 10583 10539 45822 5941 10160 8599 10583 10539 45822 10510933 1464 1972 2505 7290 37354 50585 1464 1972 2505 7290 37354 50585 1382325 1846529 2346600 2515811 2516075 10607340 0.99090 0.99430 0.00000 0.00000 X PART III, LINE 12 OTHER INCOME 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 66500 66500 322116 102506 219610 113464 64367 49097 335207 X 2469341 5900 5900 2463441 2463441 2224406 5900 5900 2218506 2218506 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023. TAX RETURNS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAX JURISDICTIONS. ONLINE AUCTION 25437 4530 20907 21324 SOUNDS FOR HOUN 12820 5111 7709 7709 4 35660 30249 5411 5411 73917 39890 34027 34444 34444 -417 true COMMUNITY GIVING DAY 150 14286 FMV PET SUPPLIES X 12 1801 ESTIMATED FMV X 5304 ESTIMATED FMV X ANIMAL SUPPLIES 60000 298225 ESTIMATED FMV X GIFT CERTIFICAT 79 13547 ESTIMATED FMV X AUCTION/OTHER 3 2531 ESTIMATED FMV false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II NUMBERS IN PART I, LINES 1, 26, AND 27, COLUMN B, ARE NUMBERS OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF EACH TYPE OF ITEM. NUMBER IN PART I, LINE 25, COLUMN B, IS APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF ITEMS DONATED. FORM 990, PART III LINE 4A IN 2023, THE RESCUE TOOK IN THE FOLLOWING: DOGS 1,587 CATS 1,548 GUINEA PIGS 78 RABBITS 24 RATS 25 HEDGEHOGS 2 FERRETS 6 HAMSTERS 1 MICE 1 TOTAL ANIMALS 3,272 LINE 4B IN 2023, RUFF START RESCUE REACHED 575 CHILDREN AND 101 ADULTS. THE RESCUE DELIVERS AGE-APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER, ANIMAL SAFETY, PET CARE, RESCUE, AND ADOPTION. THROUGH CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS TO YOUTH AND ADULT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND UNIQUE PROGRAMMING, RUFF START RESCUE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 9,193 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013. BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM FROM ITS EXCITING LAUNCH IN 2022, THE RUFF START RANGERS PROGRAM ALSO CONTINUES TO GROW, SEEING 137 NEW RANGERS JOIN THE PROGRAM IN 2023. GEARED TOWARDS STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12, THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM EMBARKED ON A MISSION TO SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATES AND RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS/APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MATTERS CONSIDERED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, A WAGE LEVEL COMPARISON TO WAGES IN SIMILAR POSITIONS, AND THE BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ANOTHER'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.