California · Nonprofit
MUTTVILLE
MUTTVILLE (California) receives grants from 177 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,916,863 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($8,791,722). 106 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 177
- Grants received
- $28M
- Net assets
- $53M
What Muttville does
Mission
Senior dogs have historically been the least likely to be adopted and the most likely to be euthanized. Muttville, one of the first senior dog rescues in the country, rescues older dogs from death row at shelters and other dire circumstances, finds them forever homes, and advocates for their welfare. Muttville has grown from rescuing 27 dogs in 2007, our first year, to 1,217 dogs in 2023. We have special programs to introduce our dogs to children and to senior citizens, and we actively promote the joys of adopting senior dogs. Muttville is currently building up a financial reserve for the construction of a headquarters facility.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Senior dog rescue, veterinary care, and adoption:Muttville rescues senior dogs (7+ years old), many of whom have been severely neglected or have lost their guardians. Most dogs come from shelters where they are facing imminent euthanasia. Muttville is also a resource for families in distress who need to rehome their older dog. Each year Muttville saves over 1,000 senior dogs and has saved over 12,000 senior dogs since its founding. Muttville's facility is a happy and home-like environment where there are no cages and dogs freely interact with other dogs and humans. There is an onsite veterinary clinic where dogs receive medical care so they will have a healthy foundation for the next chapter of their life. On average, Muttville's dogs are adopted in 24-days.
$2,075,463 spent$37,635 earned by the program46% of program spendingSeniors for seniors:companion animals provide psychological and physiological benefits to senior citizens, providing relief for loneliness and encouraging social and physical activity. Senior dogs, with their laid-back personalities and lower activity levels, are perfect matches for senior citizens. Therefore, to promote adoption and interaction, Muttville offers the seniors for seniors program where we provide customized adoption matchmaking services to ensure the senior citizen finds a dog that will be suitable for their lifestyle and needs. Muttville waives the adoption fee for senior citizens and provides them with a "welcome home" kit consisting of food, medication, and other supplies. For seniors unable to adopt due to housing restrictions or an inability to care for a dog, Muttville hosts weekly cuddle club events. Cuddle clubs are social get togethers where seniors visit Muttville headquarters to snuggle with our dogs, go on guided neighborhood walks with dogs, and make new friends.
$1,511,323 spent33% of program spendingEducation and outreach:Muttville offers numerous opportunities to interact with senior dogs. We host adoption and community outreach events, classes, and discussion groups about the joys, benefits and responsibilities of living with a senior dog. Having developed a strong reputation within animal welfare, Muttville shares our innovative best practices with other animal rescue organizations, presents at conferences, and also offers training to industry professionals. Muttville also offers humane education events for children so they can learn empathy and compassion through senior dogs. We also offer student internships to introduce the next generation to the field of animal welfare and veterinary medicine.
$922,729 spent20% of program spendingVolunteers:Muttville has an energetic crew of over 500 active volunteers, including 225 foster families. Volunteers enable Muttville to rescue around a thousand abandoned senior dogs every year.Muttville volunteers are involved in every aspect of senior dog care, including walking, feeding, grooming, and socializing. They transport dogs to their veterinary appointments and adoption events; they run key seniors for seniors programs; and they assist with administrative, marketing, adoption, cleaning, and fundraising.
$11,602 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,521,117.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $29M to $46M (+56%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 4% · 2023 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of MUTTVILLE’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (67% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sherri Franklin
Chief executive officer
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 31 funders to 86 funders, grant income rose $1.4M → $3.0M.
27 of 177 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 62% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MUTTVILLE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 177 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MUTTVILLE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 31% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
65% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MUTTVILLE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 73% · 2018 72% · 2019 33% · 2020 25% · 2021 56% · 2022 32% · 2023 28% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
46% of MUTTVILLE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 60% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
62% of MUTTVILLE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $11M that is directly attributable, 84% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $17M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MUTTVILLE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 235 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 235 animals nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like MUTTVILLE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MUTTVILLE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MUTTVILLE?
- MUTTVILLE (California) receives grants from 177 organizations whose IRS filings report $27,916,863 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($8,791,722). 106 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 62% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MUTTVILLE have?
- IRS filings report 177 organizations giving $27,916,863 in grants to MUTTVILLE, 106 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MUTTVILLE?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $8,791,722 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MUTTVILLE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 177 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing