Animal Aid Inc
Animal Aid of portland enhances the welfare of companion animals through individualized care and lifelong commitment, rescue and adoption, resources and education, and community partnerships.
Animal Aid Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,577,389
- +81.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,967,531
- +224.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $37,393
- +47.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $564,126
- +18.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Animal Aid Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $25K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Humane Society Portland, OR | — | $5,169 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,577,389 | $1,967,531 | $564,126 | — | — | $37,393 |
| 2024 | $1,969,794 | $606,471 | $476,924 | $5,169 | 1 | $25,408 |
| 2023 | $1,681,513 | $415,775 | $417,659 | — | — | $19,201 |
| 2022 | $1,728,456 | $398,869 | $390,123 | $25,000 | 1 | $8,069 |
| 2021 | $1,712,697 | $365,610 | $352,212 | $8,810 | Total only | $8,458 |
| 2020 | $1,671,968 | $366,880 | $273,153 | — | — | $11,008 |
| 2019 | $1,526,376 | $321,215 | $296,726 | — | — | $11,875 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Animal Aid Inc
Based on IRS filings
Animal Aid Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $37K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Animal Aid Inc is led by Elizabeth Ernst, President-Prior since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Ernst
President-Prior
President → President-Prior, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$46K (2025)
Ashly Dale
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$74K (2024) → $33K (2025)
Aimee Sukol
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$12K (2025)
Julie Kujawa
Co-President
Board Member → Vice President, 2023
Vice President → Co-President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Gunter
Co-President
Board Member → Co-President, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Bolotin
Board Member
Vice President → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christine Arth
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet Black
Board Member
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jasmine Boris
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Merczel
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Molly Christison (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Sara Winick-Brown (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Casey Shook (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Catherine Holmes (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Julia Fitzgerald (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Meagan Cuthill (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Melissa Young (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Debra A. Burns (2019) — Former Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $46K, to Elizabeth Ernst (President-PRIOR). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Animal Aid Inc
How large is Animal Aid Inc?
Animal Aid Inc reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.
What is Animal Aid Inc?
Animal Aid Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Portland, OR. It holds $3.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Animal Aid Inc operate?
Animal Aid Inc has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Animal Aid Inc's EIN?
Animal Aid Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7448353. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
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