THEY RESCUE US INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: THEY RESCUE US INC (EIN 82-0918923)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-04
IRS object ID: 202243089349301639
Schema version: 2021v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-04T12:11:13-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	743225039	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Leo J Knighton CPA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	900A South Main St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Bel Air	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21014	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	820918923	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	They Rescue Us Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	True Rescue	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	THEY	BusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13701 Bardon Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Phoenix	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21131	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Annie Summers	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4109676431	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-10-31	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Anne	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Summers	PersonLastNm

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Leo J Knighton	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00173232	PTIN
Phone	4108937652	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-10-31	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Christine Williams	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13701 Bardon Rd	AddressLine1Txt
City	Phoenix	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	211311515	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$292,698	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.trurescue.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2017	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MD	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Rescue adoptable dogs from high-kill shelters and connect them to a safe pet-loving environment.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	4	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	4	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	45	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$106,310	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$104,720	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$200,095	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$172,569	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$13,491	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$306,405	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$290,780	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$278,842	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$307,700	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$278,842	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$307,700	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$27,563	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$16,920	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$48,377	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$27,121	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,038	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,702	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$42,339	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$25,419	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The organizations mission is to rescue adoptable dogs from high-kill shelters and to connect them within a safe pet-loving environment.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$289,498	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$172,569	RevenueAmt
Desc	The organization has successfully received and placed in excess of	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$289,498	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	4	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	4	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	false	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Anne Summers	PersonNm
Phone	6107424769	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 Larkin Bailey	AddressLine1Txt
City	West Chester	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19382	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Chris Williams
President	50	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Anne Summers
Treasurer	30	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Alissa Poggi
Director	2	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lisa Barrett
Director	2	0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	None	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
All Other Contributions	$104,720	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$104,720	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Adoption fees	Desc
Business	812910	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$172,569	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$172,569	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$172,569	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$15,409	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$1,918	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,491	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$13,491	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$290,780	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$172,569	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$13,491	ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,957	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Veterinary fees	$139,954	$139,954
Transport	$40,140	$40,140
Foster supplies	$38,543	$38,543
Other	$80,106	$64,861	$15,245

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$307,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289,498	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,202	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$45,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,771	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$350	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,121	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,702	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,702	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,419	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,419	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,121	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$16,920	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Support Sum	$0	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$88,576	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$106,310	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$104,720	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$303,106	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$42,163	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$100,875	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$200,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172,569	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$515,702	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$189,451	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$306,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$277,289	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$818,808	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$818,808	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$45,663	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$189,451	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$306,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$277,289	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$818,808	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509	Yes (X)	First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Auction	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$10,967	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$10,967	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$1,266	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Annual Event	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$3,393	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$3,393	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$1,049	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$1,049	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$652	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$15,409	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$15,409	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$1,918	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$1,918	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$13,491	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2	Christine Williams and Anne Summers are sisters. Alissa Poggi is the daughter of Christine Williams. They do not posses any financial interest in the organization.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	The Treasurer reviews the Form 990 on behalf of the Board of Directors. The Board receives a copy for their review and comments after submission.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	The organizations organizing documents, financial records and tax filings are available to the public upon request.