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TAKE ME HOME PET RESCUE INC
HIGHLAND, NY · EIN 471912893 · Form 990 · FY2023 · NTEE D20 · Animal-Related · Small ($100K-$1M) · tmhpetrescue.com
revenue
$152K
expenses
$164K
net assets
$-10K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF CATS AND DOGS WHO HAVE UNFORTUNATELY FOUND THEMSELVES IN HIGH RATE EUTHANIZING ANIMAL SHELTERS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Take Me Home Pet Rescue Inc is a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit that rescues dogs and puppies from high-kill shelters, primarily in North Carolina, and transports them to foster homes in New York for rehabilitation and adoption. The organization provides full medical care, including spaying/neutering, vaccinations, and deworming, before placing animals in permanent homes. It operates without a physical shelter, relying entirely on foster families and donations.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Adoption Program
Processes adoption applications, conducts reference and home checks, and places animals in permanent homes after medical and behavioral readiness
Foster Care Network
Volunteer foster families in North Carolina and New York provide temporary housing, care, and socialization for rescued animals until adoption
Medical Care Program
Provides full veterinary care including spaying/neutering, vaccinations, heartworm testing, deworming, microchipping, and health certificates
Rescue & Transport
Rescues dogs from high-kill shelters in North Carolina and transports them via organization-owned van to foster homes in New York
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Rescue and Adoption of Cats 2 activities
    • Foster-based care for rescued animals
      Places rescued animals in volunteer foster homes, primarily in North Carolina and New York, where they receive ongoing care until adoption; operates as a fully foster-based rescue model.
    • Rescue of animals from high-kill shelters
      Rescues cats and dogs from high-euthanasia shelters across the United States, with a focus on high-kill shelters in North Carolina, and transports them to safer environments for foster care and adoption.
  • Animal Rescue Volunteer Coordination 1 activity
    • Animal transport operations
      Conducts 2 to 3 monthly transports of rescued animals using a dedicated transport van, primarily moving animals from North Carolina to New York for foster placement and adoption.
  • Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 1 activity
    • Facilitation of animal adoptions
      Seeks to place all rescued and fostered animals into permanent adoptive homes, managing the adoption process from rescue through placement.
  • Pre-Adoption Veterinary Care for Shelter Animals 1 activity
    • Provision of medical care for rescued animals
      Ensures all rescued animals receive comprehensive veterinary services including spaying/neutering, age-appropriate vaccinations, microchipping, fecal and heartworm testing (when applicable), deworming, flea/tick/heartworm prevention, health certificates, and other necessary medical treatment.
financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$152K
Contributions & grants$47K31%
Program service revenue$105K69%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$164K
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$8K
Cash$7K
Investments$0
Liabilities$18K
Net assets$-10K
Liquid reserves0.5 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -43.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023

Who runs it

board members · 4
  • DIANE ROSEN — TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER
  • JOSEPH DENATALE — VICE PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER
  • LUCIA DENATALE — PRESIDENT/ DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD
  • TRACEY PERUGINO — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 5

Who they work with

  • New York Partner — Destination location for transported animals, supported by local foster families.
  • New York Partner — Volunteers who continue care and facilitate adoptions for rescued animals
  • North Carolina Partner — Network of volunteers who rescue animals from high-kill shelters and provide initial foster care
  • North Carolina Partner — Source location for rescued animals, supported by local foster families.
  • Take Me Home Pet Rescue Partner — Coordinates with veterinarians to verify foster applicants' pets are up to date on vaccinations and preventatives.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Foster-Based Rescue Model
    methodology: foster_based_rescue
    By housing animals in volunteer foster homes rather than a physical shelter, we improve animal welfare and increase adoption success, because home environments reduce stress, allow for behavioral assessment, and free up resources otherwise spent on shelter infrastructure.
  • Full-Support Foster Model
    methodology: full_support_foster_model
    By providing foster volunteers with full supplies and medical care, we increase volunteer participation and ensure consistent animal care, because removing financial and logistical barriers enables more people to foster and improves the quality of care.
  • Interstate Foster Network
    methodology: interstate_foster_network
    By using an interstate network of foster families, we expand the reach and capacity of rescue efforts, because geographic diversification allows animals to be moved from high-kill areas to regions with higher adoption demand and better support systems.
  • Rescue-and-Relocate Strategy
    methodology: rescue_and_relocate
    By rescuing animals from high-euthanasia shelters and relocating them to safer environments, we increase survival rates, because removing animals from immediate risk and placing them into foster networks directly prevents preventable death.