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US nonprofit · EIN 203944602 · Los Angeles, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 203944602) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code POF), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Total assets
$15.2m
IRS master file
Directors and trustees
3
5.1y av
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Activity
T23
Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
Filings on record
6
latest 2024
Renewal outlook
Low current likelihood
score 0 of 100
Exempt since
2007
19 years ago
How am I connected?

The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc's network

3 people2 organisationsi3 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alya MichelsonCo-Chair2023
3 yrs
David CohenSecretary/Tresurer2023
3 yrs
Gary Karlin Michelson MDPresident/Director2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brett YatesExecutive Directorsince 2020
David CohenSecretary/CFOsince 2018

Colorado roster

7 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20203006208). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Gary K MichelsonFounder & President
David CohenSecretary & Chief Financial Officer
Dennis PhillipsChief Operating Officer
Brian ChaseGeneral Counsel
Aimee GilbreathExecutive Director & Vice President
Brett YatesChief of Staff
Courtney Treweek

About

Legal name
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation Inc
EIN
203944602
Address
3000 S Robertson Blvd Ste 105, Los Angeles, CA, 90034-3145
State
California
Activity (NTEE)
T23 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
POF (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsGary Karlin Michelson MD
≥3years on the filingsAlya Michelson
≥3years on the filingsDavid Cohen

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$0$11mDeficit $11m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
The Michelson Found Animals Foundation, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Oregon
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
27 August 2014
Registered agent
Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)