Best Pets Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 27-1445997

Best Pets Foundation is a private foundation, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024.

Key facts about Best Pets Foundation

EIN
27-1445997
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

How Best Pets Foundation gives

  • In 2022 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

LittletonBoulderEnglewoodAlbuquerqueDenverLongmontAccordCanon CityNaplesNorth AugustaPuebloRichmond

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K9 grants2020 12 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $43K (2022) to $235K (2020). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $43K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 23 (91%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Revenue——$5,295
Expenses——$49,790
Qualifying Distributions——$45,658
Net Investment Income——$2,363
Distributable Amount——$1,891

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Best Pets Foundation is led by Dara Shalette, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Dara Shalette

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Edward Wood-Prince

    Director, Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Best Pets Foundation

Where does Best Pets Foundation operate?

Best Pets Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, Virginia.

What is Best Pets Foundation's EIN?

Best Pets Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1445997. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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