Nonprofit · EIN 26-1676217
GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85024
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $669,131 | $566,558 | $102,573 | $170,727 | $8,095 | $162,632 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $462,200 | $639,752 | -$177,552 | $66,897 | $6,838 | $60,059 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $576,340
- of which government grants
- $74,375
- Program service revenue
- $92,791
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $184,338
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,875
- Other salaries and wages
- $176,645
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $271,730
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $250
- Accounting fees
- $10,583
- Travel
- $39,121
- Program services (functional)
- $462,290
- Management and general (functional)
- $49,518
- Fundraising (functional)
- $54,750
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $66,897
- Total assets, end of year
- $170,727
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,095
- Net assets, end of year
- $162,632
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $73,324
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $89,308
- Gross receipts
- $669,131
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 33
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- AZ
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $71,875 |
| KIM HADDAD DVM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WIM DEKOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN E KORNBERG MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KATIE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NIMMO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA RUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR DARYL TROPEA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VALERIE TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $68,500 |
| KIM HADDAD DVM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WIM DEKOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUE LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLAN E KORNBERG MD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KATIE MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL D NICOLL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NIMMO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA RUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR DARYL TROPEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2446 E PATRICK LN, PHOENIX, AZ 85024-7549
- In care of
- % DARYL TOPEA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- VALERIE TAYLOR, PO BOX 73308, PHOENIX, AZ 85050
- Signed the 990
- VALERIE TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (203) 494-5986
- Website
- WWW.SANCTUARYFEDERATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MATTHEW J BERNIER CPA LLC
Mission
GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES (GFAS) PROMOTES EXCELLENCE IN SANCTUARY MANAGEMENT AND HUMANE RESPONSIBLE CARE OF ANIMALS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND COLLABORATION WHILE SEEKING TO ELIMINATE THE CAUSES OF DISPLACED ANIMALS.
Program accomplishments
- ACCREDITATION: SINCE GFAS IS THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR SANCTUARIES, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES, SUCH AS DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC RELY ON GFAS STANDARDS TO IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH TRUE SANCTUARIES. AT THE END OF 2024, THERE WERE 209 ACCREDITED OR VERIFIED SANCTUARIES, RESCUES AND REHABILITATION CENTERS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT 18 COUNTRIES AND 37 STATES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AS PART OF THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS, 57 SITE VISITS WERE CONDUCTED AT ANIMAL CARE FACILITIES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, SUPPORTING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF ANIMAL CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY, WHILE FURTHERING SANCTUARY CAPACITY BUILDING.Expenses $228,416 · grants $107,206 · revenue $92,791
- OUTREACH: GFAS EDUCATES SANCTUARIES, THE PUBLIC, DONORS, ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IN 2024 PROVIDED A VARIETY OF OUTREACH PROGRAMMING TO COMMUNICATE THE BENEFITS OF ACCREDITATION, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS FOR TRUE SANCTUARIES, ASSIST SANCTUARIES IN ENHANCING EFFECTIVENESS, AND INCREASING CAPACITY FOR CARE. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE PRESENTING AT SEVERAL NATIONAL AND GLOBAL PARTNER ALLIANCE CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY ON THE BENEFITS OF GFAS ACCREDITATION AND THE GFAS STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE. IN ADDITION, GFAS ACTIVELY MAINTAINS MEMBERSHIP AND PARTICIPATES IN COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES WITH PARTNER ALLIANCES INCLUDING THE ASIA FOR ANIMALS COALITION, THE WORLD FEDERATION FOR ANIMALS, THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY ALLIANCE, THE HOMES FOR HORSES COALITION, THE RIGHT HORSE INITIATIVE, AND THE UNITED HORSE COALITION, AMONG OTHERS, TO ADVANCE SHARED GOALS IN ANIMAL WELFARE, SANCTUARY STANDARDS, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ALIGNED WITH THE GFAS MISSION.Expenses $24,628 · grants $2,000
- SANCTUARY SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION: GFAS LED GIVING DAY FOR APES, RAISING AWARENESS AND 743,051 IN FUNDS, AND BUILDING OUTREACH AND FUNDRAISING CAPACITY FOR PRIMATE SANCTUARIES. GFAS PRESENTED THE CAROLE NOON AWARD FOR SANCTUARY LEADERSHIP AND OUTSTANDING SANCTUARY AWARDS IN EQUINE, WILDLIFE, FARMED ANIMAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES. GFAS ALSO MAINTAINED THE ADAM ROBERTS SANCTUARY SUPPORT FUND TO PROVIDE TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR SANCTUARIES.Expenses $209,246 · grants $160,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1676217
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $170,727
- Income (IRS master file)
- $669,131
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $669,131 | $566,558 | $170,727 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $462,200 | $639,752 | $66,897 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $614,168 | $698,484 | $242,927 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1676217).
Questions about GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES
- What is the EIN of GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES is 26-1676217.
- Is GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names VALERIE TAYLOR.
- Who are the officers and directors of GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,875 (VALERIE TAYLOR, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $669,131, expenses of $566,558 and total assets of $170,727 at year end.
Other nonprofits in PHOENIX
- PETSMART CHARITIES INC EIN 93-1140967 · last filed 990 for 2026
- ARIZONA CENTER FOR NATURE CONSERVATION EIN 86-0174843 · last filed 990 for 2025
- ARIZONA HUMANE SOCIETY EIN 86-0135567 · last filed 990 for 2025
- VIRGINIA B JONTES FOUNDATION EIN 81-5189833 · last filed 990-PF for 2024
- ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE INC EIN 23-7149453 · last filed 990 for 2024
- HEIDIS VILLAGE ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION EIN 33-1700713 · last filed 990 for 2025
- H A L O EIN 86-0832160 · last filed 990 for 2024
- ARIZONA PET PROJECT EIN 86-1008549 · last filed 990 for 2025