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US nonprofit · EIN 842838142 · Sebastopol, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 842838142) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Ruthless Kindness

Donations deductible
Revenue
$486k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$374k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$186k
$3k liabilities
Net assets
$183k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.4 years on average
Staff
3
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Ruthless Kindness' network

5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

5 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brandy KuentzelDirector2023
3 yrs
Kate KuzminskiSecretary/Treas2023
3 yrs
Kim HenryDirector2023
3 yrs
Melissa DobarDirector2023
3 yrs
Sarah ReidenbachCEO2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brandy KuentzelTrustee2022
Kathleen KuzminskiCompany secretary2022
Kim HenryTrustee2022
Melissa DobarTreasurer2022
Sarah ReidenbachCEO2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sarah ReidenbachCEO40$123k$5k
Kate KuzminskiSecretary/Treas10$27k$576
Brandy KuentzelDirector1$0
Kim HenryDirector1$0
Melissa DobarDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Ruthless Kindness
EIN
842838142
Address
10355 Burgundy Way, Sebastopol, CA, 95472-2914
State
California
Mission
Ruthless Kindness provides multiple programs to remove barriers to safety for the most at-risk animals and people. This includes free mobile veterinary care and animal supplies/support for victims of domestic violence and others in crisis, free tele-support and human-service partner consultations, and free boarding and foster home placement for the pets of people in crisis. Additional... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
I70 Crime and legal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Crime & Legal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2017
Principal officer
Sarah Reidenbach (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2019
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBrandy Kuentzel
≥3years on the filingsKate Kuzminski
≥3years on the filingsKim Henry
≥3years on the filingsMelissa Dobar

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$186k
Total liabilities
$3k
Net assets or fund balances
$183k
Contributions and grants received
$465k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
3
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$486k$374k$112k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.