Nonprofit · EIN 30-0636031
MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE
Tax-exempt · TEHACHAPI, CA 93561
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,627,810 | $1,796,993 | -$169,183 | $1,183,369 | $696,727 | $486,642 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,579,816 | $1,950,702 | -$370,886 | $1,271,154 | $615,329 | $655,825 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,632,395
- Program service revenue
- $8,135
- Investment income
- $962
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$18,985
- Other revenue
- -$13,682
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $228,200
- Other salaries and wages
- $624,546
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,060,364
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $6,765
- Travel
- $93,520
- Depreciation
- $43,073
- Program services (functional)
- $1,346,611
- Management and general (functional)
- $450,382
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,271,154
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,183,369
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $696,727
- Net assets, end of year
- $486,642
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $615,261
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $135,133
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $351,509
- Gross receipts
- $1,652,900
- Employees
- 51
- Volunteers
- 542
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZACH SKOW | FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF PR Officer | 40 | $128,200 |
| MELISSA BRUNSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 |
| BEN LEBEAU | ACTING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF GOLDSTEIN | VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY JOHNSON | CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL RUBENSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GUY RUHLAND | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZACH SKOW | FOUNDER Officer | 40 | $115,000 |
| MELISSA BRUNSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,000 |
| BEN LEBEAU | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF GOLDSTEIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL RUBENSTEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GUY RUHLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1121 W VALLEY BLVD SUITE I 140, TEHACHAPI, CA 93561-2171
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA WELLS, 1121 WEST VALLEY BLVD I 140, TEHACHAPI, CA 93561
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA WELLS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (661) 972-3852
- Website
- MARLEYSMUTTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DANIELLS PHILLIPS VAUGHAN & BOCK
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 30-0636031 or by the name MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
MAKING A PAWSITIVE AND LASTING IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES BY REHABILITATING SOULS AND CREATING SECOND CHANCES USING THE POWER OF THE HUMAN/CANINE BOND.
Program accomplishments
- MIRACLE MUTTS THERAPY DOG PROGRAM IS A COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. UTILIZING ALL BREEDS, THERAPY DOGS ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE AFFECTION, COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO PEOPLE IN HOSPITALS, LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITIES, RETIREMENT HOMES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HOSPICE OR HIGHT-STRESS AREAS, SERVING NEARLY 500 PEOPLE. THIS PROGRAM IS POWERED BY HUMAN VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR CERTIFIED THERAPY DOGS, MANY OF WHICH WERE MARLEY'S MUTTS RESCUES.Expenses $1,056,800 · revenue $13,438
- PAWSITIVE CHANGE PRISON PROGRAM SERVED 2 CALIFORNIA STATE PRISONS. 35 DOGS WERE PAIRED WITH 59 INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS (STUDENT TRAINERS) USING DOG PSYCHOLOGY AND BASIC DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING. THE CANINE/HUMAN BONDGRADUATED WITH A PAWSITIVE CHANGE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION THAT PREPARED DOGS FOR ADOPTION WHILE PREPARING THE INCARCERATED TO BE EQUIPPED TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE UPON RELEASE. NO REPORTS OF RECIDIVISM.Expenses $225,578
- MUTT MOVERS: DEDICATED TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE OVERCROWDING CRISIS IN KERN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTERS, MARLEY'S MUTTS IS ON A MISSION TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND REHOME DOGS IN NEED. A PROGRAM CRITICAL TO SAVING DOGS AND TAKING THE BURDEN OFF OUR SHELTER PARTNERS IS OUR MUTT MOVERS PROGRAM. THIS RESCUE BY RELOCATION PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO TRANSPORT UP TO 500 DOGS PER YEAR TO AREAS WHERE THE DEMAND FOR ADOPTABLE DOGS IS HIGH.Expenses $64,233
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
- 30-0636031
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,183,369
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,652,900
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,627,810 | $1,796,993 | $1,183,369 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,579,816 | $1,950,702 | $1,271,154 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,466,378 | $2,020,776 | $1,381,416 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 30-0636031).
Questions about MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE
- What is the EIN of MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE is 30-0636031.
- Is MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE 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 MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE 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 MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE 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 MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MELISSA WELLS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $128,200 (ZACH SKOW, FOUNDER & DIRECTOR OF PR).
- How much revenue does MARLEYS MUTTS DOG RESCUE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,627,810, expenses of $1,796,993 and total assets of $1,183,369 at year end.
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