Organizations Filed Purposes:
RUFF START RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF AT-RISK ANIMALS. WE COLLABORATE, COMMUNICATE, AND EDUCATE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ANIMAL RESCUE AND WELFARE.
ANIMAL CARE PROGRAM RUFF START RESCUE IS DEDICATED TO SAVING THE LIVES OF AT-RISK ANIMALS AND IS A NO-KILL, 100% SPAY/NEUTER ANIMAL RESCUE THAT HELPS ANIMALS OF ALL BREEDS, AGES, AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA AND THE UNITED STATES. SINCE MARCH 2010, RUFF START HAS SAVED OVER 12,000 ANIMALS. IN 2019, THE RESCUE TOOK IN 2,446 ANIMALS (1,486 DOGS, 903 CATS, 31 GUINEA PIGS, 15 RABBITS, 4 BIRDS, 5 FERRETS, AND 2 RATS). RUFF START IS FOSTER- BASED, WITH NO PHYSICAL SHELTER TO HOUSE ANIMALS. THE RESCUE HAS OVER 400 DEDICATED FOSTER HOMES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND PROVIDES THE COMMUNITY WITH RESOURCES TO KEEP THEIR PETS IN HOMES. IT ALSO PARTNERS WITH ADOPTION CENTERS TO HELP PLACE ANIMALS WITH ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.
EDUCATION PROGRAM RUFF START RESCUE BELIEVES EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO RESPONSIBLE GUARDIANSHIP OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. THE RESCUE EMPHASIZES EDUCATING CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS TO HELP THEM BECOME RESPONSIBLE, COMPASSIONATE, AND EMPATHETIC PET OWNERS BY EDUCATING THEM ON PET CARE, ADOPTION, SAFETY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTER. RUFF START'S MESSAGE IS PRESENTED TO STUDENTS, BOY/GIRL SCOUTS, COMMUNITY EDUCATION CLASSES, SENIOR CITIZENS, AND MORE. IN 2019, THE RESCUE PRESENTED TO 20 GROUPS REACHING OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS. SINCE RUFF START BEGAN ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN 2013, IT HAS REACHED MORE THAN 5,000 INDIVIDUALS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Azure Davis | PRESIDENT | 50 | $67,779 |
| Kristen Bergstrom | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Peter Williams | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kathy Rumpza | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Susan Bloom | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Heidi Ennenga | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Diana Krueger | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| John Check | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Lisa Kertz | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Denise Holmquist | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
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