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IN 2025, 3,587 ANIMALS WERE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. 5051 EDUCATION RSR BELIEVES EDUCATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO RESPONSIBLE GUARDIANSHIP OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND COMPASSIONATE PET OWNERS AND ANIMAL ADVOCATES. RSR DELIVERS AGE-APPROPRIATE INFORMATION ON TOPICS INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER, ANIMAL SAFETY, PET CARE, RESCUE, AND ADOPTION. THROUGH CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES, PRESENTATIONS TO YOUTH AND ADULT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND UNIQUE PROGRAMMING, RSR'S EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS REACHED OVER 12,475 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2013. IN 2025, 65 EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED STATEWIDE REACHING 1,678 YOUTH AND 556 ADULTS. 97806 97806 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RSR IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESIDENT ANIMAL WELFARE, REDUCING OWNER SURRENDERS, AND STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN NEED. 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FORM 990, PART III RUFF START RESCUE (RSR), A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT FOSTER-BASED ANIMAL RESCUE INCORPORATED IN MINNESOTA ON MAY 6, 2010, IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS IN NEED BY IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADOPTION, EDUCATION, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AND PETS. RSR'S VISION IS TO STRIVE FOR A WORLD WHERE EVERY COMPANION ANIMAL HAS A SAFE AND LOVING HOME AND THEIR FAMILY HAS THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO GIVE THEM THE LIFE THEY DESERVE. RSR'S MISSION IS DRIVEN BY FIVE CORE VALUES: COMPASSION, COMMITMENT, CONNECTION, INNOVATION, AND AUTHENTICITY. RSR DOES NOT RECEIVE STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING AND RELIES ON GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE DONORS, FUNDRAISING REVENUE, AND ADOPTION FEES. RSR IS LOCATED IN PRINCETON, MN AND FOCUSES ON RESCUE THROUGHOUT LOCAL MIDWEST COMMUNITIES AND SOUTHERN STATES WITH ABUNDANT STRAY POPULATIONS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2010, THROUGH RESCUE EFFORTS AND ADOPTION PLACEMENTS, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, RSR HAS SAVED 32,174 ANIMALS, REACHED 12,475 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND CONTRIBUTED OVER 89,571 LBS OF PET FOOD & SUPPLIES TO LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, FOOD BANKS & SHELTERS, AND ANIMAL RESCUES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESCUE AND ADOPTION EACH YEAR RSR HELPS THOUSANDS OF COMPANION ANIMALS BY FOSTERING QUALITY CARE AND PLACING THEM IN LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2025, RSR RESCUED A RECORD BREAKING 3,773 ANIMALS INCLUDING 1,570 DOGS, 2,028 CATS, AND 139 CRITTERS. IN ADDITION TO RSR'S STAFF, RESCUE EFFORTS ARE LARGELY SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTEER INTAKE TEAMS WHO CONTRIBUTED AN AVERAGE 1,122 HOURS TOWARDS INTAKE INITIATIVES EACH MONTH. RSR PROVIDES EACH ANIMAL IN RESCUE WITH QUALITY VETERINARY CARE AND FOSTER HOME PLACEMENTS THROUGH ADOPTION. IN 2025, MORE THAN 2,194 ACTIVE VOLUNTEER FOSTER HOMES PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE CARE TO EACH ANIMAL ENSURING THEIR WELL-BEING. RSR'S IN-HOUSE VETERINARY TEAM COMPLETED 2,370 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, 56 SPECIAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES, 42 HEARTWORM TREATMENTS, 131 DENTAL PROCEDURES, AND 46 TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN SURGERIES. IN 2025, 3,587 ANIMALS WERE SUCCESSFULLY PLACED IN LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT RSR IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING RESIDENT ANIMAL WELFARE, REDUCING OWNER SURRENDERS, AND STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PETS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES TO SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES IN NEED. IN 2025, RSR EXPANDED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL RESOURCES THAT HELP FAMILIES NAVIGATE CHALLENGES, REDUCE BARRIERS TO PET CARE, AND KEEP PETS SAFE AT HOME. RSR CONTRIBUTED OVER 41,300 LBS OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO FAMILIES, LOCAL SHELTERS, FOOD BANKS, AND ANIMAL RESCUES. THROUGH THE OWNER SURRENDER PREVENTION PROGRAM, RSR AWARDED 3,900 IN MINI GRANTS PROVIDING SUPPORT TO FAMILIES FACING TEMPORARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. IN APRIL, RSR HELD ITS 12TH COMMUNITY WELLNESS CLINIC OFFERING LOW-COST VACCINATIONS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS SERVING 212 DOGS AND 72 CATS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS/APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MATTERS CONSIDERED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, A WAGE LEVEL COMPARISON TO WAGES IN SIMILAR POSITIONS, AND THE BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ANOTHER'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION FILED FORM 5768 DURING 2025, AND ELECTED TO HAVE THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(H) OF THE CODE, RELATING TO EXPENDITURES TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION, APPLY TO ITS TAX YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025. THE ORGANIZATION HAD THE SECTION 501(H) ELECTION IN EFFECT IN PRIOR YEARS. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT ENGAGE IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES DURING 2024, 2023, OR 2022.