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BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

EIN: 23-7147797Kanab, UTZIP: 84741

D200 - Animal-Related501(c)(3)

Mission

TO BRING ABOUT A TIME WHEN THERE ARE NO MORE HOMELESS PETS. WE DO THIS BY DEMONSTRATING AND PROMOTING EXEMPLARY ANIMAL CARE AND BUILDING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

Financials

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2023	$148.3M	$0	$200.6M
2022	$173.5M	$0	$216.3M

Compensation

2023

JULIANNE CASTLE

Chief Executive Officer

chief executive officer

$525,755

$1,000

$0

$534,208

STEPHEN HOWELL

chief financial officer

$424,322

$8,000

$0

$470,037

SUSAN CITRO

Chief Experience Officer

officer (unspecified)

$274,134

$7,500

$0

$307,359

VALERIE DORIAN

Chief Development Officer

chief development officer

$241,195

$27,000

$0

$301,223

KAREN GALLARDO

Sr. Director, Major & Planned Giving

highest compensated employee

$237,103

$28,217

$0

$282,164

JOSEPH ANGELO

Chief People and Culture Officer

officer (unspecified)

$256,833

$6,000

$0

$275,185

JUDAH BATTISTA

Chief Sanctuary Officer

officer (unspecified)

$216,647

$5,000

$0

$248,999

MARC PERALTA

Chief Program Officer

officer (unspecified)

$211,193

$8,000

$0

$246,670

HOLLY SIZEMORE

Chief Missions Officer

officer (unspecified)

$218,683

$7,500

$0

$243,027

AMY STARNES

Chief Innovation Officer

officer (unspecified)

$206,495

$9,000

$0

$241,307

REBECCA HUSS

General Counsel

highest compensated employee

$215,917

$7,500

$0

$240,214

GRETA PALMER

Chief Brand & Communications

officer (unspecified)

$215,241

$3,376

$0

$235,414

ERIKA WESTBAY ARNOLD

Director, Process Excellence

highest compensated employee

$188,763

$1,000

$0

$225,540

ELISE TRAUB

Chief External Affairs Officer & Chief of Staff

officer (unspecified)

$206,572

$7,000

$0

$220,572

ALFRED BATTISTA

Board Chair / Internal Consultant

$190,978

$1,000

$0

$208,651

ERIN KATRIBE

Director, National Veterinary Program

director (operational)

$176,361

$1,000

$0

$203,086

SUSAN COSBY

Senior Advisor, Strategy & Integration

highest compensated employee

$177,975

$6,500

$0

$199,563

GREGORY CASTLE

Co-founder / Internal Consultant

$169,107

$1,000

$0

$197,025

BERNADETTE MEJIA

Board Secretary / Director of Principal Gifts

board secretary

$158,492

$16,850

$0

$192,139

CYRUS MEJIA

Co-founder / Internal Consultant

$0

$0

$0

$110,175

PHEFELIA NEZ

$0

$0

$0

$0

ABIGAIL JONES

Board Vice-chair

$0

$0

$0

$0

LYNN FLANDERS

Board Treasurer

board treasurer

$0

$0

$0

$0

MICARL HILL

$0

$0

$0

$0

OKE MUELLER

$0

$0

$0

$0

LONA WILLIAMS

$0

$0

$0

$0

DENISE CLARK

$0

$0

$0

$0

2022

JULIANNE CASTLE

Chief Executive Officer

chief executive officer

$467,705

$60,000

$0

$536,777

STEPHEN HOWELL

chief financial officer

$412,462

$9,500

$0

$435,210

SUSAN CITRO

Chief Experience Officer

officer (unspecified)

$272,401

$9,100

$0

$299,637

VALERIE DORIAN

Chief Development Officer

chief development officer

$231,804

$27,000

$0

$270,900

KAREN GALLARDO

Sr. Director - Major & Planned Giving

highest compensated employee

$228,457

$31,555

$0

$269,156

HOLLY SIZEMORE

Chief Missions Officer

officer (unspecified)

$215,946

$7,000

$0

$232,090

GREGORY CASTLE

Co-Founder/Internal Consultant

$220,092

$0

$0

$229,164

JUDAH BATTISTA

Chief Sanctuary Officer

officer (unspecified)

$213,349

$5,000

$0

$228,485

ELISE TRAUB

Chief External Affairs Officer & Chief of Staff

officer (unspecified)

$203,061

$12,000

$0

$223,709

MARC PERALTA

Chief Program Officer

officer (unspecified)

$203,579

$7,120

$0

$221,835

GRETA PALMER

Chief Brand & Communications

officer (unspecified)

$203,413

$7,500

$0

$219,985

REBECCA HUSS

General Counsel

highest compensated employee

$196,538

$5,000

$0

$210,589

AMY STARNES

Chief Innovation Officer

officer (unspecified)

$182,363

$11,000

$0

$204,643

ALFRED BATTISTA

Board Chair Internal Consultant

$186,487

$1,500

$0

$197,059

ERIKA ARNOLD

Director - Process Excellence

highest compensated employee

$185,085

$2,500

$0

$194,785

JOSE OCANO

Sr. Director - Talent & Culture

highest compensated employee

$178,995

$0

$0

$183,261

TARA TIMPSON

Staff Veterinarian

former officer/director/trustee

$148,527

$1,000

$32,473

$182,000

BERNADETTE MEJIA

Director of Principal Gifts

$152,867

$20,000

$0

$181,939

CYRUS MEJIA

Internal Consultant

$0

$0

$0

$88,888

LYNN FLANDERS

Board Treasurer

board treasurer

$0

$0

$0

$0

MICARL HILL

$0

$0

$0

$0

OKE MUELLER

$0

$0

$0

$0

LONA WILLIAMS

$0

$0

$0

$0

DENISE CLARK

$0

$0

$0

$0

JOSEPH ANGELO

$0

$0

$0

$0

ABIGAIL JONES

Board Vice-Chair

$0

$0

$0

$0

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