The Bond Between

Minnetonka, Minnesota - EIN 27-1296550 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 10, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 10, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

The Bond Between reported $5,923,944 in revenue and $6,100,281 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a deficit of $176,337 for the year. Program services took $4,913,086 of expenses, or 80.5%. The organization closed the year with $1,451,806 in net assets - about 2.9 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$5,923,944

Up 6.1% from $5,584,977 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$6,100,281

Revenue minus expenses: -$176,337 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
80.5%

$4,913,086 of $6,100,281 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$1,451,806

Total assets $2,848,346 minus total liabilities $1,396,540.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$155,759

Rachel Mairose, Executive Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 10, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
70 Employees

Plus 5,868 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 10, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$4,913,086 (80.5%)
Fundraising$277,452 (4.5%)
Management and General$909,743 (14.9%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.06 - $277,452 in fundraising expenses divided by $4,311,486 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.07.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$4,311,486
Of Which Cash Contributions$3,831,303
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$480,183
Federated Campaigns$931,359
Fundraising Events$859,067
All Other Contributions$2,521,060
Program Service Revenue$1,719,412
Investment Income$1,980
Other Revenue-$108,934
Total Revenue (All Sources)$5,923,944
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

2.9 Months

of reserves - $1,451,806 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $508,356 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$2,848,346
Total Liabilities$1,396,540
Liabilities as Share of Assets49.0%
Net Assets$1,451,806

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 10, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Rachel Mairose - Executive Director$155,7592.55%
Alyssa Gohr - Veterinarian$132,3442.17%
Tashina Schneider - President$119,5321.96%
Jennifer Asher - Paid As Vet - Director$82,9101.36%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 10, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

19 voting members, 19 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Rachel MairoseExecutive Director
Alyssa GohrVeterinarian
Tashina SchneiderPresident
Jennifer Asher - Paid As VetDirector
Courtney MyersChair
Julie MadayVice Chair
Lydia BurrSecretary
Angela BickettTreasurer
Tracy CallDirector
Chris ClarkDirector
Mike StrommenDirector
Cally SwansonDirector
Lisa LehmanDirector
Nicole StrydomDirector
Marni GenslerDirector
Chris PashDirector
Jagnooer SinghDirector
Sara RessDirector
Daniel Del PradoDirector
Nancy KorsahDirector
Renee MainDirector
Jaime Shriver-RibcuicDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence19 voting / 19 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $24,000 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Helping Paws
BUCKS FOR BABE
$24,000

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$5,584,977-
Fiscal 2025$5,923,944+6.1%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Aug 10, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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