Los Angeles, CA

FRIENDS OF LA ANIMAL SHELTERS

EIN 27-4239665

Environment & Animal Welfare Animal Rescue & Shelters

Mission

Friends of L.A. Animal Shelters (through its program L.A. Love & Leashes) increases adoptions and the live-save rate for animals in the City of Los Angeles by raising funds, running adoption programming, and underwriting medical care for shelter animals.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About FRIENDS OF LA ANIMAL SHELTERS

Friends of L.A. Animal Shelters is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 27-4239665) that partners with Los Angeles city animal shelters to increase adoptions and save animals that would otherwise remain in municipal shelters. The organization operates the program L.A. Love & Leashes, which for many years ran a storefront adoption center and has transitioned to focus on funding and supporting medical cases to get animals out of the shelter system and into rescue or adoption placements.

The charity directs funds raised to support medical treatment and adoption outcomes for dogs and cats from Los Angeles Animal Services and works with trusted local rescue partners and LAAS staff to identify animals with solvable medical needs. In recent years the organization has published program-impact figures and annual Form 990 filings indicating ongoing fundraising and expenditures to support its mission (active filings through 2024).

Notable achievements

6,000+ lives saved

Program reporting indicates the organization and its L.A. Love & Leashes program have facilitated the placement or medical rescue of more than 6,000 shelter animals over the life of the program.

Long-running storefront adoption program

Operated L.A. Love & Leashes as a public adoption storefront for roughly 13 years, increasing visibility and adoption opportunities for animals from Los Angeles' six city shelters before shifting to a medical-case funding model.

Sustained fundraising and 2024 revenue

The charity reported continued donor support in recent years and recorded contributions and revenues in the mid-to-high five-figure range annually (most recently reporting approximately $248k in contributions for fiscal year 2024), enabling direct funding of medical care and placement support.

At a glance

Total assets: $233K
Annual revenue: $248K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 27-4239665
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Website: www.laloveandleashes.com
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains a public profile on major charity databases and platforms (including a Charity Navigator profile; current status listed as Not Rated).

Files annual Form 990 tax returns and makes those filings publicly available, demonstrating standard nonprofit reporting and transparency of finances and governance.

L.A. Love & Leashes is widely referenced in local adoption and volunteer platforms as the organization’s public-facing program focused on increasing adoptions from Los Angeles city shelters.

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