Friends of Pinal Pets

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844264881
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Casa Grande, AZ, USA
Phone
5203024760
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$166,046
Expenses
$98,063
Assets
$127,194
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mera Laureys (President)

People named in this filing

  • Mera Laureys (President)
  • Katrina Rodrigues (Director-Now serving as Treasurer)
  • Alice LinkLopez (Director - resigned in November 2024)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues Inc. EIN 84-4264881, also known as Friends of Pinal Pets, is to assist Pinal County Animal Care and Control PCACC and their supporting rescue organizations by funding lifesaving veterinary care, training, and supplies necessary to enhance the adoptability of companion animals. Their mission aims to reduce unnecessary surrenders or euthanasia by supporting shelters and rescues in providing essential care to animals in their custody.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provided emergency services for 30 pets in 2024 Provided diagnostic testing for over 1000 pets in 2024 Provided outreach services for 12 pets that prevented their surrender and euthanasia at PCACC. Provided 3000 martingale collars to PCACC. Provided spay and neuter resources for more than 100 pets in 2024

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.5%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 94%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.9%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.3; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 28.9% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 31.2% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 66.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.5% of revenue deployed · 94% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $92K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.