Nonprofit · EIN 84-6032307
MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80246
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $17,312,374 | $16,642,178 | $670,196 | $123,345,905 | $10,482,107 | $112,863,798 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $14,361,900 | $21,210,085 | -$6,848,185 | $112,233,574 | $10,296,454 | $101,937,120 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $11,557,696 | $17,102,993 | -$5,545,297 | $109,695,507 | $7,821,880 | $101,873,627 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,914,959
- Program service revenue
- $201,500
- Investment income
- $1,195,915
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $43,838
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,952,698
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $551,866
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,368,628
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,914,561
- Professional fundraising fees
- $330,000
- Legal fees
- $42,317
- Accounting fees
- $37,973
- Occupancy
- $342,676
- Travel
- $88,622
- Program services (functional)
- $11,611,346
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,215,330
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,815,502
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $112,233,574
- Total assets, end of year
- $123,345,905
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,482,107
- Net assets, end of year
- $112,863,798
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,938
- Publicly traded securities
- $36,481,952
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $41,519,243
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $71,344,555
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$89,272
- Gross receipts
- $17,795,396
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 135
- Year formed
- 1948
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN WELCH | INTERIM CEO (THRU MAY '25) Officer | 40 | $386,508 | $20,855 |
| KATHY TIETJE | CPO (THRU OCT '24) Officer | 40 | $214,203 | $14,665 |
| RYAN MCVEIGH | SENIOR DATABASE & SOFTWARE DEVELOPER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,764 | $30,728 |
| JULIA LABADIE | VET SCIENTIST, GRLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,531 | $19,750 |
| STACEY ROIGER | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,122 | $20,543 |
| LARA CROFT | VET SCIENTIST, SGP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,920 | $29,922 |
| SARA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,942 | $18,748 |
| VERN NORVIEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLTON OSBORNE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MORRIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HUNKELER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM BOYKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AJAY GOPAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL SUTHERLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHUCK STEPHENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE DAVENPORT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DONNA DAMBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JACHIMIEC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BLOINK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KYLE OFFERMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBIN DOWNING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STAN TEETER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| IKE NICOLL | CEO (FROM JUNE '25) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIFFANY GRUNERT | CEO (THRU 08 Officer | 40 | $406,470 | $28,223 |
| RYAN WELCH | INTERIM CEO Officer | 40 | $233,812 | $25,426 |
| KATHLEEN TIETJE | CHIEF PROGRA Officer | 40 | $227,556 | $30,665 |
| GREGORY KNADDISON | CHIEF TECHNO Officer | 40 | $207,905 | $24,799 |
| CAROL BORCHERT | CHIEF MARKET Officer | 40 | $177,512 | $12,770 |
| RYAN MCVEIGH | SR DATABASE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,355 | $30,096 |
| DAN STENCEL | VP OF DEVELO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,856 | $20,468 |
| JOE MALUSO | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,638 | $29,953 |
| LEO KACENJAR | SR DATABASE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,080 | $19,562 |
| PATRICK COLLINS | PRDCT MGR, T Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,262 | $18,478 |
| STACEY ROIGER | DIR. OF FIN Officer | 40 | $122,436 | $14,623 |
| ROBERT C GAIN JR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN NORVIEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLTON OSBORNE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN GOLDBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG AUSTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTIN BLOINK DVM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM BOYKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASAD BUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DAMBACH VMD PHD DACVP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DAVENPORT DVM MS DACVIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN DOWNING DMV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE FISHER DVM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AJAY GOPAL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HUNKELER DVM DACVO MBA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN JACHIMIEC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH LAMBRAKIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA MIGDAY DVM MS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE OFFERMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK STEPHENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL SUTHERLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STAN TEETER DVM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 37 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIFFANY GRUNERT | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $321,475 | $33,805 |
| JANET PATTERSON-KANE | CHIEF SCIENT Officer | 40 | $290,119 | $24,587 |
| RYAN WELCH | CHIEF DEVEL. Officer | 40 | $229,503 | $25,619 |
| CAROL BORCHERT | CHIEF MARKET Officer | 40 | $197,765 | $23,387 |
| SARAH SVITAK | CHIEF OPERAT Officer | 40 | $192,519 | $23,227 |
| STACY VAN BUREN | VP OF FINANC Officer | 40 | $191,552 | $18,497 |
| GREGORY KNADDISON | CHIEF TECHNO Officer | 40 | $169,773 | $28,284 |
| KATHLEEN TIETJE | CHIEF PROGRA Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,517 | $27,937 |
| RYAN MCVEIGH | SR DATABASE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,456 | $27,408 |
| JOE MALUSO | DIRECTOR OF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,947 | $30,341 |
| DAN STENCEL | VP OF DEVELO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,807 | $19,233 |
| LEO KACENJAR | SR DATABASE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,720 | $19,113 |
| STACEY ROIGER | DIR. OF FIN Officer | 40 | $109,506 | $18,409 |
| ROBERT C GAIN JR | CHAIR OF THE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN NORVIEL | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER N GEORGE III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN B MOORE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN C KUENZI | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLAN GOLDBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG AUSTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM BOYKO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASAD BUTT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNA DAMBACH VMD PHD DACVP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DAVENPORT DVM MS DACVIM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY EAGLE THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| COLIN J GILES BVETMED PHD MRCV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY HUNKELER DVM DACVO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LEAH LAMBRAKIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY MESINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA MIGDAY DVM MS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MORRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE OFFERMANN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLTON OSBORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK STEPHENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL SUTHERLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STAN TEETER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 174A, DENVER, CO 80246-1912
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- IKE NICOLL, 720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 174A, DENVER, CO 80246
- Signed the 990
- IKE NICOLL, CEO
- Phone
- (303) 790-2345
- Return prepared by
- EIDE BAILLY LLP
Mission
MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION'S (THE FOUNDATION'S) MISSION IS TO BRIDGE SCIENCE AND RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF ANIMALS. SINCE THE FOUNDATION'S FOUNDING IN 1948, MORE THAN 20,000 SPECIES HAVE BEEN HELPED THROUGH SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS, DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, AND VACCINES.
Program accomplishments
- ANIMAL HEALTH STUDIES: THE FOUNDATION FUNDS RESEARCHERS AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE SOLVING CRITICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ANIMALS, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, HORSES, LLAMAS, ALPACAS, AND WILDLIFE. THE FOUNDATION'S WORK IS HELPING RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD FIND NEW DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENTS, AND CURES FOR DISEASES AND OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS FOR ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES.Expenses $8,209,609 · grants $6,597,871 · revenue $201,500
- PROGRAM AWARENESS: THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION IS TO BRIDGE SCIENCE AND RESOURCES TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF ANIMALS. RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE FOUNDATIONS PROGRAMS AND IMPACT IS A COMPONENT TO FULFILLING THE MISSION. PROGRAM AWARENESS EFFORTS ALSO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATIONS GOLDEN RETRIEVER LIFETIME STUDY, THE LARGEST AND LONGEST STUDY EVER UNDERTAKEN IN THE UNITED STATES TO UNDERSTAND CANCER IN DOGS. ANNUAL CAMPAIGNS AIM TO GENERATE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR CRITICAL ANIMAL HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS THE STOP CANCER FUREVER CAMPAIGN AND INSPIRING DONATIONS FOR FUND PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. THE FOUNDATION ALSO DISTRIBUTES ONGOING ANIMAL HEALTH INFORMATION TO SUPPORTERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH DIRECT MAIL, QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND A RANGE OF DIGITAL CONTACT INCLUDING A WEBSITE THAT HOUSES RESOURCES FOR ALL AFOREMENTIONED EFFORTS.Expenses $3,401,737 · grants $354,827
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-6032307
- 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
- 1956
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D050)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $123,345,905
- Income (IRS master file)
- $17,795,396
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $17,312,374 | $16,642,178 | $123,345,905 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $14,361,900 | $21,210,085 | $112,233,574 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $11,557,696 | $17,102,993 | $109,695,507 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $18,067,931 | $15,109,381 | $106,653,429 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 84-6032307).
Questions about MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION is 84-6032307.
- Is MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1956.
- Are donations to MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION 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 MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names IKE NICOLL.
- Who are the officers and directors of MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $386,508 (RYAN WELCH, INTERIM CEO (THRU MAY '25)).
- How much revenue does MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,312,374, expenses of $16,642,178 and total assets of $123,345,905 at year end.
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