Nonprofit · EIN 74-2893360
AUSTIN PETS ALIVE
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $21,662,684 | $21,640,802 | $21,882 | $27,073,072 | $10,414,773 | $16,658,299 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $25,836,250 | $20,921,942 | $4,914,308 | $26,065,197 | $9,434,474 | $16,630,723 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $20,748,008
- of which government grants
- $157,062
- Program service revenue
- $867,000
- Investment income
- -$7,502
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$150,459
- Net income from fundraising events
- $781
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $30,731
- Other revenue
- $55,178
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $154,432
- Other salaries and wages
- $12,159,548
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $14,394,181
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,870,936
- Travel
- $229,063
- Depreciation
- $302,294
- Program services (functional)
- $16,806,351
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,060,723
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,773,728
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $26,065,197
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,073,072
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,414,773
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,658,299
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,072,685
- Publicly traded securities
- $551,306
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$127,320
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $16,785,619
- Gross receipts
- $24,496,650
- Employees
- 430
- Volunteers
- 2,515
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR ALEXIS R BARDZINSKI | VETERINARY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $177,058 | $12,898 |
| ELENA A TOLSTIKOVA | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,525 | $10,453 |
| DR ELLEN JEFFERSON | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $154,289 | $144 |
| LEE ANN SHENEFIEL | HAYS COUNTY PET RESOURCE CENTER DIRECTOR & EXEC AD Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,050 | $17,101 |
| ANGELA NAZWORTH | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,404 | $18,031 |
| DR NEALY SHVIL | ASSOCIATE VETERINARIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,002 | $18,276 |
| MARGARET LYNCH | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,174 | $7,783 |
| CLARE CALLISON | DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,954 | $12,773 |
| MATT HARRISS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| GERMANA DE FALCO | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY MARCKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNA HACKNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTIE ABELLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN FERRERI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NANCY POLLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAREN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY ABBOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN MEYER | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAEL LONERGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER DEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL SYMON | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON WICHTERICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUSTY TALLY | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WENDI MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA DERMOTT | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE ROVNER | DIRECTOR (PARTIAL YEAR) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXIS R BARDZINSKI | MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 50 | $164,145 | $4,497 |
| KATIE JO JARL PARTIAL YEAR | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $147,310 | $5,077 |
| ELLEN JEFFERSON | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 60 | $150,379 | $0 |
| VINCENT MEDLEY | MADDIE'S HUMAN ANIMAL SUPPORT SERVICES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,162 | $0 |
| ELENA A TOLSTIKOVA | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $134,208 | $5,077 |
| MARGARET LYNCH | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESEARC Highest-paid employee | 62 | $130,996 | $5,077 |
| RYAN JONATHON PETERS | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,519 | $8,460 |
| STEPHANIE ANN MULLER-SIMPSON | CHIEF OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,313 | $5,077 |
| GERMANA DE FALCO | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT HARRISS | CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN FERRERI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER DEVINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL SYMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GRETCHEN MEYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAREN MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE ROVNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA DERMOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY POLLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSTY TALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON WICHTERICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDI MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA DEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAEL LONERGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1156 W CESAR CHAVEZ ST, AUSTIN, TX 78703-4603
- Mailing address (990-N for 2007)
- PO Box 6247, Austin TX 78762
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELLEN JEFFERSON, 1156 WEST CESAR CHAVEZ STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78703
- Principal officer (990-N for 2007)
- Ellen Jefferson DVM, PO Box 6247, Austin TX 78762
- Signed the 990
- ELLEN JEFFERSON, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (512) 961-6519
- Website
- www.austinpetsalive.org
- Return prepared by
- WHITLEY PENN LLP
Mission
AUSTIN PETS, ALIVE INC. IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS TO ELIMINATE THE KILLING OF COMPANION ANIMALS BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, EDUCATION AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITIES THAT NEED OUR ASSISTANCE.
Program accomplishments
- ANIMAL CARESINCE 2008, AUSTIN PETS ALIVE! HAS SAVED MORE THAN 130,000 SHELTER PETS FROM EUTHANASIA, HELPING MAINTAIN AUSTIN'S NO KILL STATUS SINCE 2011. IN 2024, WE TOOK IN OVER 8,000 DOGS AND CATS, ADOPTED NEARLY 7,000, AND PLACED CLOSE TO 10,000 IN FOSTER CARE. THE MEDICAL TRIAGE AND WELLNESS PROGRAM PERFORMED OVER 5,000 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, ADMINISTERED ABOUT 2,500 MONTHLY VACCINATIONS, CONDUCTED ROUGHLY 3,000 MONTHLY VETERINARY EXAMS, AND COMPLETED 1,000 SPECIALTY PROCEDURES. THE PARVO ICU SAVED NEARLY 900 PUPPIES (TOTALING CLOSE TO 10,000 SINCE INCEPTION), WHILE THE NEONATAL KITTEN NURSERY CARED FOR OVER 2,000 KITTENS WITH A SAVE RATE JUST UNDER 90%. SPECIALIZED CAT PROGRAMS SERVED MORE THAN 1,300 CATS AND ADOPTED OUT NEARLY 900. THE DOG BEHAVIOR PROGRAM CONDUCTED ALMOST 3,000 SESSIONS FOR ANIMALS IN CARE AND IN ADOPTIVE HOMES.Expenses $12,582,791 · revenue $890,666
- THRIFTTHE APA! THRIFT STORES STARTED AS ONE STORE IN 2017 AND HAS SINCE EXPANDED TO 5 STORES SPANNING ACROSS THE AUSTIN AREA. THE THRIFT STORE PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL PIECE TO OUR MISSION, WITH ALL PROCEEDS GOING DIRECTLY INTO OUR ANIMAL CARE PROGRAMS AND CULTIVATING COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT AUSTIN. THE STORES HAVE QUICKLY BURROWED INTO THE HEARTS OF AUSTINITES, PROVIDING A LARGE SELECTION OF CAN'T-BE-BEAT PRICED ITEMS FROM CLOTHING TO HOUSEHOLD WARES. THE COMMUNITY HAS EMBRACED THESE STORES AS A MEANS TO UPCYCLE AND GIVE BACK TO A BELOVED AUSTIN ORGANIZATION. APA! THRIFT STORES ALSO OFFER MONTHLY EVENTS, COMPLETE WITH AVAILABLE PETS FOR ADOPTION. HOSTING AVAILABLE PETS AND ADOPTION EVENTS AT THE STORES FURTHER HELPS OUR PATRONS CONNECT TO THE MISSION.Expenses $1,936,928
- COMMUNITY OUTREACHAN IMPORTANT PIECE TO OUR MISSION TO END THE KILLING OF COMPANION ANIMALS LIES WITHIN KEEPING PETS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, HUMAN ANIMAL SUPPORT SERVICES (HASS) AND POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO SHELTER SURRENDER (PASS), AIM TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES THAT AID IN KEEPING PETS SAFE, CARED FOR AND OUT OF THE SHELTERING SYSTEM ALL TOGETHER. HASS IS A PROJECT OF APA!'S THAT BEGAN IN 2020 AND NOW HAS OVER 300 SHELTER PARTNERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THAT HAVE EMBRACED THE COMMUNITY-CENTRIC APPROACH, AIMING TO MARRY HUMAN AND ANIMAL WELFARE INDUSTRIES TO SERVE PEOPLE AND PETS IN NEED. IN 2024, OUR PASS PROGRAM SUPPORTED OVER 8,000 CASES THROUGH VALUING THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND AND OFFERING SERVICES SUCH AS TEMPORARY FOSTERING OR SUPPLIES, INCLUDING THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 80,000 POUNDS OF PET FOOD TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THESE PROGRAMS BRING CONNECTION TO THE CENTER OF PROBLEM-SOLVING.Expenses $1,594,947
- TRANSPORTTHE APA! TRANSPORT PROGRAM HAS BECOME A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND INTEGRAL PART OF OUR OVERALL MISSION SINCE 2021. WITH AT LEAST 60 SOURCE PARTNERS AND 80 DESTINATION PARTNERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, OUR TRANSPORT PROGRAM HAS CREATED A NETWORK OF LIFESAVING. IN 2024 THIS PROGRAM TRANSPORTED NEARLY 2,500 ANIMALS, SETTING THE TEAM UP TO HIT THE 10,000TH TRANSPORT PET IN EARLY 2025, IN JUST 4 SHORT YEARS.Expenses $691,685
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
- 74-2893360
- 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
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,073,072
- Income (IRS master file)
- $24,496,650
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $21,662,684 | $21,640,802 | $27,073,072 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $25,836,250 | $20,921,942 | $26,065,197 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $18,137,862 | $17,134,212 | $15,383,491 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2007 Officer: Ellen Jefferson DVM | December 31, 2007 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 74-2893360).
Questions about AUSTIN PETS ALIVE
- What is the EIN of AUSTIN PETS ALIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUSTIN PETS ALIVE is 74-2893360.
- Is AUSTIN PETS ALIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to AUSTIN PETS ALIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUSTIN PETS ALIVE 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 AUSTIN PETS ALIVE 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 AUSTIN PETS ALIVE 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 AUSTIN PETS ALIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELLEN JEFFERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUSTIN PETS ALIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 28 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $177,058 (DR ALEXIS R BARDZINSKI, VETERINARY DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AUSTIN PETS ALIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $21,662,684, expenses of $21,640,802 and total assets of $27,073,072 at year end.
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