2025-08-05T08:30:36-05:00 2024-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2024-01-01 300559037 LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE LUCK 2027415428 5159 LANGSTON BLVD ARLINGTON VA 22207 MIRAH HOROWITZ CEO 2027415428 2025-08-05 1 0 JANNA C GOUDARZI P01335035 3019519090 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MIRAH HOROWITZ 5159 LANGSTON BLVD ARLINGTON VA 22207 4741771 0 X WWW.LUCKYDOGANIMALRESCUE.ORG X 2009 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 7 6 48 2000 0 0 2018841 2288962 1020501 1119549 43457 194542 89559 -32834 3172358 3570219 0 0 0 0 1364523 1604067 0 0 206529 977628 1362318 2342151 2966385 830207 603834 9849145 10769443 56571 28359 9792574 10741084 X LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE IS A VOLUNTEER-POWERED NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO RESCUING HOMELESS, NEGLECTED, AND ABANDONED ANIMALS FROM CERTAIN EUTHANASIA AND FINDING THEM LOVING FOREVER HOMES. WE EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND ALL PET OWNERS ON RESPONSIBLE PET PARENTING, INCLUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER, OBEDIENCE TRAINING, AND GOOD NUTRITION. 0 0 2221728 1119549 ADOPTION PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG ANIMAL RESCUE'S CENTRAL PROGRAM IS OUR ADOPTION PROGRAM. LUCKY DOG'S ADOPTIONS REMAINS THE CORE OF OUR ANIMAL PROGRAMS. LIKE MANY ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE, LUCKY DOG SAW A DECREASE IN LARGE DOG ADOPTIONS IN 2024, BUT AN INCREASE IN CAT ADOPTIONS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE OUR FOUNDING, ADOPTIONS FOR BOTH SPECIES WERE ALMOST EQUAL. WE ADOPTED OUT 1,432 DOGS AND 1,631 CATS - 2,795 ANIMALS IN TOTAL (INCLUDING 2 GUINEA PIGS). DURING THAT TIME, WE SAVED 2,614 ANIMALS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, FLORIDA, AND PUERTO RICO. BY THE END OF 2024, LUCKY DOG HAD SAVED MORE THAN 30,500 ANIMALS SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN MAY 2009. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE DOGS AND CATS WERE PLACED IN CAREFULLY SCREENED, LOVING ADOPTIVE HOMES. THOSE THAT WERE NOT ADOPTED IN 2023, REMAINED IN FOSTER CARE INTO 2024, WHERE THEY STAYED UNTIL THEY FOUND THEIR OWN ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2024, LUCKY DOG HAD A 100% SUCCESS RATE, MEANING THAT ALL ADOPTABLE DOGS AND CATS RESCUED WERE SUCCESSFULLY ADOPTED OR PLACED IN A LONG-TERM FOSTER SITUATION.FOSTER PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG'S FOSTER PROGRAM IS CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO SAVE DOGS FROM HIGH KILL SHELTERS. BECAUSE LUCKY DOG HAS NO FACILITY OF ITS OWN IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, THE NUMBER OF DOGS AND CATS WE CAN RESCUE OUT OF THE SHELTERS IS DIRECTLY DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF FOSTER HOMES WE HAVE TO PLACE THEM IN. IN 2024, WE ON BOARDED 489 NEW FOSTERS, UTILIZING OUR VIRTUAL TRAININGS WHICH REMAIN POPULAR DESPITE RETURNING TO IN PERSON ADOPTION EVENTS. FOSTERING A LUCKY DOG OR CAT REQUIRES A SPECIAL COMMITMENT, OPENING YOUR HOME UP TO THE ANIMAL, PROVIDING HIM OR HER FOOD AND SHELTER, ATTENDING ADOPTION EVENTS, AND HELPING YOUR DOG OR CAT FIND THE RIGHT HOME.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: WITHOUT LUCKY DOG'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION COULD NOT OPERATE. WE CONTINUE TO OFFER MANY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THE ANIMALS FROM HOME AS WELL. THROUGHOUT 2023, VOLUNTEERS ORGANIZE DADOPTION EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, DRIVE DOGS FROM THE SHELTERS TO WASHINGTON D.C., TRANSPORT DOGS TO AND FROM ADOPTION EVENTS, HANDLE DOGS AT ADOPTION EVENTS, FOSTER DOGS, MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE, AND COMPLETE ALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE WORK THAT MAKES THE ORGANIZATION RUN. AT OUR SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE CAMPUS, VOLUNTEERS ASSIT WITH LAUNDRY, DOG WALKING, AND KENNEL CLEANING. IN 2024, LUCKY DOG ADDED MORE THAN 1,465 VOLUNTEERS TO ITS ROSTER, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF LUCKY DOG ADOPTERS WHICH IS A REAL TESTAMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RESCUE.EDUCATION PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG NOT ONLY STRIVES TO PLACE PETS IN LOVING FOREVER HOMES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE DC COMMUNITY ABOUT RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. OUR VOLUNTEERS WORK VERY HARD TO EDUCATE NEW ADOPTERS ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT AFTER ADOPTIONG A DOG OR CAT, AS WELL AS PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO ADOPTERS AS THEY TRANSITION ANIMALS INTO THEIR HOMES. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO OUR WEBSITE ADDRESSING EVERYTHING FROM TRAINING TO NUTRITION TO COMMON VETERINARY AILMENTS. IN SOUTH CAROLINA, LUCKY DOG REGLARLY BRINGS SCHOOL GROUPS TO OUR PROPERTY TO LEARN ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE AND THE DO'S AND DON'T'S OF RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP.YOUTH PROGRAM: LUCKY DOG WORKS HARD TO ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF PET OWNERS LEARN EARLY ABOUT THE VALUE OF ADOPTION, HOW TO PROPERLY CARE FOR DOGS AND CATS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF VOLUNTEERISM. OUR YOUTH PROGRAM ENGAGES CHILDREN OF ALL AGES IN EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, IN VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES, AND IN BAKE SALES. IN ADDITION, OUR JUNIOR EVENTS VOLUNTEERS HELP OUR STAFF KEEP ADOPTION EVENTS RUNNING. IN ADDITION, OUR VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF VISIT SCHOOLS, GIRL SCOUT AND BOY SCOUT TROOPS AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS TO MAKE PRESENTATIONS AND GET OUR YOUTH ENGAGED. OUR YOUTH HAVE EVEN FORMED "LUCKY DOG CLUBS" IN THEIR SCHOOLS. WITH THE OPENING OF OUR SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE CAMPUS, WE NOT ONLY VISIT SCHOOLS, BUT THEY COME TO VISIT US. 2221728 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA SC VA X X MIRAH HOROWITZ 2022463332 5159 LANGSTON BLVD ARLINGTON VA 22207 MIRAH HOROWITZ CEO 50.00 X X 253250 0 10130 CATHERINE PHILLIPS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN HOROWITZ TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZY BROWN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MATHIEU GLASSMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH ADAMS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA KASSER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE VAN VLAKE LEAD VETERNARIAN 50.00 X 140000 0 5600 393250 0 15730 2 0 1 0 0 38806 279302 1970854 87811 2288962 ADOPTION FEES 900099 979129 979129 VETERINARY SERVICES 900099 140420 140420 1119549 166019 166019 1155211 1126688 28523 28523 28523 12030 279302 44864 -32834 -32834 3570219 1119549 0 161708 263381 186008 38887 38486 1179590 1057933 89195 32462 15233 13132 1352 749 43160 37207 3831 2122 102703 88537 9116 5050 2318 1225 1093 82050 9204 72846 51777 51777 198183 133138 17517 47528 667 117 550 90936 17 90284 635 48038 1655 46383 60238 60238 57400 41789 7784 7827 142664 142664 44332 10626 33706 ANIMAL SERVICES 245242 245067 175 VETERINARY 202345 202345 CREDIT CARD FEES 72459 2143 13 70303 PET TRANSPORTATION 37712 37712 25957 11209 14474 274 2966385 2221728 538128 206529 566364 596261 1385609 753040 502500 118000 14176 10778 37638 31331 4559779 385767 4276847 4174012 3061811 5081821 4200 4200 9849145 10769443 56571 28359 56571 28359 X 9292574 10379084 500000 362000 9792574 10741084 9849145 10769443 603834 344676 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1549875 2438501 3224568 2018841 2288962 11520747 1039272 956426 1070710 1020501 1119549 5206458 2589147 3394927 4295278 3039342 3408511 16727205 16072 13952 14332 56760 46507 147623 0 16072 13952 14332 56760 46507 147623 16579582 30374 39817 70199 63590 166019 369999 30374 39817 70199 63590 166019 369999 62764 95612 11159 88970 258505 2618 1176 589 4383 2682285 3532974 4377812 3192491 3574530 17360092 0.95500 0.95470 0.02130 0.01630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 600048 600048 3567458 167411 3400047 59987 33560 26427 174444 73423 101021 157842 111373 46469 4174012 3907982 344676 44864 389540 3518442 51777 51777 3570219 2959472 44864 44864 2914608 51777 51777 2966385 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE REPORTED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 44,864. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE REPORTED AS EXPENSE ON THE FINANCIAL 44,864. STATEMENTS AND NETTED AGAINST REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B. CASINO NIGHT 156875 152875 4000 72 6000 22815 11888 1807 WAGS & WINE 34530 29400 5130 1135 500 244 3 99927 97027 2900 403 291332 279302 12030 72 6403 23950 12388 2051 44864 -32834 X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MIRAH HOROWITZ CEO 225750 0 27500 0 0 0 10130 0 0 0 263380 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A DUE TO A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, THE CEO MUST LIE FLAT WHILE TRAVELLING. THEREFORE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FIRST CLASS TRAVEL FOR THE CEO. PART I, LINE 7 DURING 2024 MIRAH HOROWITZ AND ADRIENNE VAN VLYKE RECEIVED PERFORMANCE BONUSES OF $27,500 AND $10,000, RESPECTIVELY. LAUREN HOROWITZ BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER 263380 LAUREN HOROWITZ HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH MIRAH HOROWITZ WHO RECEIVED $263,380 FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR HER SERVICES AS PRES./EXEC. DIRECTOR. 0 X PET FOOD 90 46955 FMV X PET SUPPLIES 87 40256 FMV X TRAVEL & HOTEL 3 600 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 LAUREN HOROWITZ AND MIRAH HOROWITZ HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE 990 AT A BOARD MEETING BEFORE FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY THE BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY CIRCUMSTANCE A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER BELIEVES COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT. PRIOR TO A BOARD ACTION ON A TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A BOARD OR STAFF MEMBER DISCLOSES ALL THE FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH DISCLOSURES ARE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES. THE MEMBER DOES NOT VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SET THE CEO'S COMPENSATION USING COMPARABLE DATA FROM OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE DISCUSSION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED ON DECEMBER 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.