About
RedRover is a Sacramento, California-based animal welfare nonprofit that brings animals out of crisis and strengthens the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster-relief services, financial assistance, and humane education. Legally incorporated as United Animal Nations (d.b.a. RedRover), the organization marked its 35th anniversary in 2022 and describes collaboration as one of its founding values.
Mission
RedRover's stated mission is to bring animals out of crisis and strengthen the bond between people and animals through emergency sheltering, disaster-relief services, financial assistance, and education.
What they do
- RedRover Relief provides financial assistance, resources, training, and support to individuals and organizations caring for animals in crisis, including Urgent Care grants for pet owners facing emergency veterinary expenses.
- RedRover Relief domestic violence programs award grants to help domestic violence shelters house survivors' pets, including work through the Purple Leash Project.
- RedRover Responders deploys trained volunteers to provide emergency sheltering and disaster relief for animals displaced by natural disasters and cruelty cases.
- RedRover Readers is a humane education program that helps children build empathy skills through stories and discussion, and includes Kind News magazine.
Scale and impact
Figures published on RedRover's website include $10,968,051 disbursed in assistance since 2007, 301 emergency deployments to date, more than 1.7 million children reached through its education programs, and 28,285 pets and their people supported through RedRover Relief Urgent Care grants. The organization reports 17,388 volunteer hours contributed over a five-year period, valued at $420,570.
Financials
According to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, United Animal Nations (RedRover), EIN 68-0124097, reported total revenue of $6,956,194, total expenses of $6,338,489, and total assets of $8,929,421 for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. Contributions made up about 97.9 percent of revenue, and the organization held net assets of roughly $8.3 million. Its IRS tax-exempt ruling dates to May 1992.
Governance
RedRover is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, tax ID 68-0124097, headquartered in Sacramento, California, operating under the legal name United Animal Nations d.b.a. RedRover.