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 "display_name": "Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies",
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 "ein": "33-0731853",
 "organization_type": "501(c)(3) nonprofit",
 "year_established": 1996,
 "year_established_source": "propublica",
 "headquarters_city": "Palm Springs",
 "headquarters_state": "CA",
 "primary_cause": "Animals",
 "primary_cause_source": "NTEE D20 via ProPublica (approximate)",
 "registration_status": "participant_2026",
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 "financials": {
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  "year": 2023
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 "official_website_source": "derived from the organization's contact email domain in DCF's own records, then HTTP-verified. Never constructed.",
 "official_website_verified": "2026-08-13",
 "short_description": "We transform lives through extraordinary animal care and advocacy. We inspire compassion and positive relationships between the community and animals through direct action and humane education.",
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 "description_source": "description as provided by the organization for CV Giving Day (via its Mightycause profile)",
 "description_retrieved": "2026-08-13",
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  "name": "Greater Palm Springs Animal Allies",
  "legalName": "FRIENDS OF THE PALM SPRINGS ANIMAL SHELTER",
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  "description": "We transform lives through extraordinary animal care and advocacy. We inspire compassion and positive relationships between the community and animals through direct action and humane education.",
  "foundingDate": "1996",
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  "dateModified": "2026-08-19",
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 "verified_statement": "Identity confirmed against IRS records. Participation confirmed against CV Giving Day registration. Public information compiled from the organization's own sources. Organizations that have indicated a preference against search indexing on their CV Giving Day registration are excluded from search indexing and from this site's sitemap. A cause may come from the organization's own category selection, from its IRS classification, or from CV Giving Day review; the source is always stated on the page and in this record."
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