WooHoo!!!

[Richard Crowe]

Our Maltese Rescue California 501(c)(3) tax status has been approved back dated from August 2013.  It took a long time because of the government slowdown.  But now we are OFFICIAL!

[Lori, Quincy & Frankie]

Great news!  Congratulations and well deserved.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Congratulations!!!!

[Lonnie & Libby Lu]

Congratulations Richard and Judy!  

[Richard Crowe]

The 501(c)(3) status allows us to deduct our mileage and other expenses incurred in our rescue work from our income taxes.  Granted the Feds only allow us 14 cents per mile for rescue travel but Judy and I drive more than 10,000 miles a year so that adds up. Our other volunteers also drive large numbers of miles in support of rescue.  

The status also allows donors, both corporate and private to deduct the contributions from their taxes.  Additionally, we have some donors who work for organizations that match contributions of their employees, but only to 501(c)(3) organizations.

501(c)(3) allows us to become partners with the Petco foundation which has many benefits, both financial and the ability to hold rescue events at Petco and Petco Unleashed stores.  We can also become shelter partners with the shelters here in Southern California enabling us to pull dogs from the shelters.  When we were part of the American Maltese Association Rescue, we were shelter partners,  However, since our very cantankerous divorce from that group due to fundamental differences in rescue philosophy, we have been depending on other rescue groups to allow us to piggy-back on their shelter partnerships.

Now that we are finally certified, we can enlarge our efforts to save the lives of our dogs and to find furever homes for these wonderful creatures.

[Brittney & Cally]

Congratulations!

[Kyoko]

Yay!!! I know it must have been an lengthy process!! Congratulations!!!

[Camilla and Darwin]

Great news!

[DJ & Chance]

Great news, Richard!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Congratulation Richard and Judy! You are great rescuers and deserve the status. I hope that makes your work easier and less expensive in some way. 

[Lynda Kamrath]

That's terrific!