Last Hope INC FY2020 filing

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Wantagh, NY501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 11-2618189Revenue $584K in FY2020

On file with the IRSPo Box 7025, 11793-0625 · Wantagh, NYTax-exempt since Nov 1982Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To reduce the tremendous cat and dog overpopulation problem in Long Island, NY, encourage responsible and affordable pet ownership, and transform the public image of the typical pound animal.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $30K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $48K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$85K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$584K
Spent
$617K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$589K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$584K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$584K
FY2021$627K
FY2022$740K
FY2023$772K
FY2024$795K
Expenses
$617K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$617K
FY2021$619K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$729K
FY2024$729K
Net assets
$589K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$589K
FY2021$618K
FY2022$672K
FY2023$723K
FY2024$797K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1982.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $577K Management & general 6% · $34K Fundraising 1% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Stuurman’s $36K as President is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Stuurman$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000$36,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps Long Island control pet overpopulation, promote responsible ownership, and improve shelter animal perception.

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1 program · $577K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Animal rescue and rehabilitation

$577Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$584K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$392K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Money outPt IX
$617K
Ln 25
Programscol B$577K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$589K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$392K
Government grantsLn 1e$2K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$120
Fees for servicesLn 2g$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Gains on assetsLn 7$943
Total revenueLn 12$584K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
SavingsLn 2$363K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$590K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$85K
Net assetsLn 32$589K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 6450
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$588K$590K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$67K$72K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$675K$674K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$85K
Net assetsLn 32$619K$589K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36K$31K$4K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$373$187
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$530$450$53$27
Office expensesLn 13$13K$11K$1K$646
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$46K$39K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$451$383$45$23
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$246$246
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$160$80
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K$645
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$484K$477K$7K$273
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$842$96
Total functional expensesLn 25$617K$577K$34K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $795K$729K$66K$797K 990 PDF
FY2023 $772K$729K$43K$723K 990 PDF
FY2022 $740K$676K$64K$672K 990 PDF
FY2021 $627K$619K$8K$618K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $584K$617K−$33K$589K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $584,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $411,255$391,635
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,515$119,168
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,117$2,458
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,574$70,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $558,461$584,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,822$39,733
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $568,410$575,716
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $607,232$617,449
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,771−$33,215
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $584,234 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $40,800 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$7,910
VIII-1c Fundraising events$120
VIII-1e Government grants$2,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$381,105
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,506
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$391,635
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $119,168$119,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,515$1,515
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $943$943
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$30,173
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $159,968 · Excluded from tax $2,458$584,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $617,449 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,600 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $1,800$36,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,173 · Management $373 · Fundraising $187$3,733
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,350$5,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,083$9,083
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $450 · Management $53 · Fundraising $27$530
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,985 · Management $1,292 · Fundraising $646$12,923
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,896 · Management $4,576 · Fundraising $2,288$45,760
IX-17 TravelPrograms $383 · Management $45 · Fundraising $23$451
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $246$246
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,363 · Management $160 · Fundraising $80$1,603
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,965 · Management $1,290 · Fundraising $645$12,900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $476,917 · Management $7,121 · Fundraising $273$484,311
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,621 · Management $842 · Fundraising $96$2,559
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $577,353 · Management $34,031 · Fundraising $6,065$617,449
Part X · Balance sheet $674,297 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $248,061$227,407
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $339,586$362,744
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,456$1,806
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,766$6,413
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $67,207$72,407
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,520$3,520
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $674,596$674,297
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,323$83,177
X-25 Other liabilities$2,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,323$85,206
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $571,458$547,434
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $47,815$41,657
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $619,273$589,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $674,596$674,297
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $589,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$584,234
XI-2 Total expenses$617,449
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,215
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$619,273
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,033
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$589,091

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