Mission
LIVE LIKE ROO FOUNDATION SUPPORTS DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS THROUGH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL ASSISTANCE. ASSISTANCE MAY ALSO INCLUDE BIOPSIES AND CANCER PREVENTION TREATMENTS WHEN WARRANTED.
Public Charity
LIVE LIKE ROO FOUNDATION
LIVE LIKE ROO FOUNDATION, of ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.0M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $125K in total assets. 21 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $546K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 474770782
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: D12
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.0M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$125K
Grant Records21
Funding Total$546K
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Live Like Roo Foundation
How Live Like Roo Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$13
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$78
Financial and emotional assistance to support dogs and their owners through a cancer diagnosis
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$77,604
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$50,500
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,978
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,978
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$11,750
Showing up to 5 of 21 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Brandi Ferguson
Treasurer
Joe Riley
Director
Kathleen Ligman
Secretary
Nicole Cadwell
President
Sarah Lauch
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.0M | $1.1M | $125K |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $803K | $280K |
| 2022 | $737K | $814K | $31K |
| 2020 | $577K | $571K | $30K |
| 2019 | $509K | $495K | $24K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $509K to $1.0M (+98%), with total assets most recently reported at $125K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.