California · Nonprofit
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (California) receives grants from 91 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,031,373 to it, the largest being ENGELSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION ($9,500,000). 51 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $13M
- Funders on record
- 91
- Grants received
- $23M
- Net assets
- $86M
What Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation does
Mission
To inspire and nurture the human-animal bond and bring people and animals together to enrich each other's lives.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community Outreach Programs:Building upon the foundation of animal rescue and adoption, Joybound reaches out to our community to provide a wide breadth of services to support pet families. Our Shelter to Service program trains carefully selected shelter animals to become psychiatric service dogs and emotion support animals, assisting veterans and other individuals coping with psychological trauma and mental health challenges. This year, 131 people were enriched by psychiatric service dogs, facility dogs, and emotional support animals. Joybound's Pet Safety Net program provided counseling, financial support, and resource referrals to help 1,100 families retain their pets during times of crisis. The Community Solutions team responded to 2,137 calls and emails, offering expert guidance to community members facing animal-related challenges. Joybound hosted monthly free Vaccine and Microchip Clinics to provide essential preventive care for pets in underserved communities - serving 2,938 cats and dogs during the year. These clinics were offered on the Joybound campus and at partner locations across Contra Costa County and help protect public health by delivering core vaccinations and by…
$5,132,432 spent$143,605 earned by the program34% of program spendingAnimal Care & Adoptions:This year, Joybound People & Pets placed 2,041 cats and dogs into new, loving homes through its adoption program. Each animal was behaviorally and medically assessed, treated as needed, spayed or neutered, and microchipped prior to adoption. While awaiting placement, all animals received daily enrichment, compassionate care, and basic training to enhance adoptability and promote well-being. In addition to routine shelter operations, Joybound also provided emergency rescue relief by assisting animal organizations impacted by natural disasters. We transferred animals in need from areas affected by events like wildfires, provided urgent veterinary care and housing, and facilitated adoption placement. These collaborative efforts helped ease the burden on overcrowded shelters and gave displaced animals a safe path to recovery and a new home.
$4,609,290 spent$283,277 earned by the program31% of program spendingVeterinary Clinic:Joybound's onsite veterinary clinic provides essential medical care and surgical procedures for animals in our adoption program. Additionally, through our public spay/neuter initiatives, we support community members and rescue partners in addressing companion animal overpopulation. A total of 4,888 spay and neuter surgeries were performed during the year for both shelter and public animals, helping to reduce shelter intakes and prevent unwanted litters. Another 283 quality-of-life surgeries were performed to enable dogs and cats to live their best lives possible. Additionally, 1,049 veterans received free veterinary wellness exams, vaccinations, and preventative treatments from Joybound's caring Clinic team.
$4,195,174 spent$519,343 earned by the program28% of program spendingAnimal Behavior and Training:Joybound provided a robust schedule of in-person training classes aimed at promoting positive pet behavior and strengthening the human-animal bond. This included 939 classes teaching basic manners, puppy social skills, kitten kindergarten and other group training sessions. Private consultations provided 1,450 dog and cat guardians with customized support either in person, virtually or by phone.Grooming Academy:Joybound's Grooming Academy was launched in June 2024 to address workforce barriers while supporting community pet wellness. The academy provides hands-on training in professional grooming for individuals facing employment challenges, including veterans and others with limited access to job opportunities. Graduates are equipped with marketable skills for careers in the pet care industry. At the same time, the program offers affordable grooming services to the public and to Joybound's shelter animals, improving adoptability and overall animal wellbeing. During the year, 46 students completed the Grooming Academy, and 1,510 public and shelter dogs were groomed with care.Service Volunteers:During the year, 779 active volunteers shared 56,918 hours…
$1,015,860 spent$254,372 earned by the program7% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $14,952,756.
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 2018 to 2019, from $44M to $60M (+36%).
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: 2022 19%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
67% of Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (67% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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
Susan Lee Vick
CEO
Board chair
Jennifer Hall
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base narrowed from 22 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $724k → $1.8M.
21 of 91 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% 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 Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 91 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
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 41% of grant income and the top three 64%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
28% 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 Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 38% · 2018 39% · 2019 85% · 2020 38% · 2021 38% · 2022 30% · 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
38% of Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% 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
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation draws 72% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 20 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 16 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
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 119 animals nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
74%
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 Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: 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 Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation?
- Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (California) receives grants from 91 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,031,373 to it, the largest being ENGELSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION ($9,500,000). 51 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation have?
- IRS filings report 91 organizations giving $23,031,373 in grants to Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation, 51 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation?
- ENGELSTAD FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $9,500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 91 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing