Public Charity

BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

Based in KANAB, UT, BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $173.8M in revenue, $175.7M in expenses, $194.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 454 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $72.3M.

EIN: 237147797 KANAB, UT Animal Protection & Welfare NTEE: D20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$173.8M
Total Expenses$175.7M
Total Assets$194.7M
Grant Records454
Funding Total$72.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Best Friends Animal Society is a leading animal welfare organization dedicated to saving the lives of dogs and cats in America's shelters and making the entire country no-kill. Founded in 1984, Best Friends operates lifesaving facilities and programs nationwide in partnership with thousands of shelters and rescue groups.

Where $100 goes at Best Friends Animal Society

How Best Friends Animal Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$18 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$52
Initiatives, program cities, emergency response, network partners and other national outreach - Direct animal lifesaving: From our headquarters in Kanab, Utah, Best Friends Animal Society operates the nation's…
71% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,600 animals; 3,517 animals; 625 animals
$21
Animal Care Activities (Sanctuary)
29% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 705 organizations; 1,076 organizations; 82 sessions
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Vice-Chair Abigail Jones
Board Chair/Co-Founder/Internal Consultant Alfred Battista
Principal, Growth Initiatives Amy Starnes
Board Member/Co-Founder/Director of Principal Gifts Bernadette Mejia
Board Member/Co-Founder/Internal Consultant Cyrus Mejia
Board Member Denise Clark

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$47,425,275 272 grants
Animal Welfare
$19,057,068 88 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$680,947 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$500,000 2 grants
Environment & Conservation
$434,088 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $173.8M $175.7M $194.7M
2024 $148.3M $173.4M $200.6M
2023 $173.5M $148.1M $216.3M
2022 $141.5M $123.5M $178.2M
2021 $125.3M $103.2M $180.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $125.3M to $173.8M (+39%), with total assets most recently reported at $194.7M.

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