Annual Report 2025:
Best Friends Animal Society
From wildfires in Los Angeles to helping shelters launch lifesaving programs to quiet moments of healing at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, you were there for the animals who needed you most in 2025.
Your support fueled a year of lifesaving — and helped cap a decade of extraordinary progress toward no‑kill nationwide. Together, we’ve changed what’s possible for shelters and communities across the country. And together, we’ll keep going until every shelter is no‑kill and every pet has a safe place to call home.
You made the defining moments of the past decade possible
Over the past 10 years, no-kill became the national expectation.
"With your help, shelters grew more transparent and data driven, communities more engaged, and partnerships stronger. Thanks to that collective effort, 67% of America’s shelters are no-kill today — and more than three-quarters have achieved no-kill at some point since 2016."
2025: A year of progress toward no-kill
Lifesaving, shelters, and people form the foundation of Best Friends’ commitment to lead the nation to no‑kill. Since setting that goal in 2016, we’ve tracked progress across the country.
Because of you, by the end of 2025:
67% of U.S. animal shelters were no-kill
77% of shelters achieved no-kill
At some point since 2016
82% national save rate
Up 11 percentage points since 2016
60% reduction in dogs and cats killed
between 2016 and 2025
40 million lives saved
By shelters, rescue groups, and Best Friends since 2016
BEST FRIENDS’ EXPENSES AND REVENUE FOR 2025
October 1, 2024–September 30, 2025
FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES
| Programs $237,664,906 (85%) |
| Fundraising $29,842,599 (11%) |
| General & Management $11,581,374 (4%) |
REVENUE
| Donations From Individuals $148,397,340 (54%) |
| In-Kind Donations $105,538,296 (39%) |
| Corporate and Foundation Gifts $15,574,037 (6%) |
| Other $3,657,739 (1%) |
See all of Best Friends' financial reports »
Best Friends allocates a portion of our fundraising costs to program services.
A special thank-you to the official partners of Best Friends
Blue Buffalo and Fresh Step provided food, treats, and cat litter for the animals at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and centers nationwide. We are deeply grateful for their generosity and couldn’t do this lifesaving work without them.
