To be greater new york's leader in rescuing, caring for, and place homeless cats and dogs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.6M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $16.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14.6M
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 17 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$12.1M
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$12.6M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$30.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.1M
FY2023▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$12.4M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$15.1M
FY2023$12.1M
FY2024$14.4M
FY2025$15.6M
Expenses
$12.6M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.8M
FY2021$11.6M
FY2022$11.8M
FY2023$12.6M
FY2024$13.8M
FY2025$13.8M
Net assets
$30.6M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.9M
FY2021$30.1M
FY2022$29.7M
FY2023$30.6M
FY2024$33.6M
FY2025$35.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1925.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $8.5M Management & general 14% · $1.7M Fundraising 19% · $2.4M

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

27 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$312,700Pt VII · Sec A
Chief of Veterinary MD
$242,837Pt VII · Sec A
$215,936Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Marketing & Dev.
$208,099Pt VII · Sec A
Veterinary Medical Spvr
$138,637Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Leadership Given
$136,546Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Buildings
$131,861Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Special Projects
$126,915Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Granger’s $334K as President & CEO is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 225 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Granger$333,973$343,993$312,700$279,937$284,899$236,294
Shian Simms$266,086$266,077$242,837$230,909$229,261$206,560
Eric Muscatell$240,688$230,669$208,099———
Raymond Cushmore—$207,192$215,936$213,287$225,477$201,208
Ray Cushmore$191,038—————
Heather Reynolds———$111,012$183,338$167,794
Michelle Sofield$163,231$142,800$117,964$109,739$108,848$101,005
Frank Pizzolo—$160,528$131,861$121,851$124,217$125,456

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

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3 programs · $7.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Matching pets with people for more than 120 years. Every matchmaker knows the personalities and needs of every animal in our care. When you come in to any one of the adoption centers at bideawee, our matchmakers will take the time to get to know you and help make the very best match for your living situation and liefestyle so you and…

$5.2Mprogram expense
02

Since 1916, more than 65,000 animals have found a peaceful resting place at the pet memorial parks at bideawee in wantagh and westhampton. The pet memorial parks are sustained by a permanently restricted endowment which ensures their viability in perpetuity.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Providing expert medical care for pets for over a century. The veterinary staff at bideawee adheres to a practice of individualized consultative care and works with each client to determine the best course of care for their companion animal that fits within the individual boundaries of the relationship and lifestyle of each pet and their…

$745Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$537K
Money outPt IX
$12.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.5M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Fundraisingcol D$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$30.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$45.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$695K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$537K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$132K
Total revenueLn 12$12.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$408K
SavingsLn 2$1.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$45.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14.6M
Net assetsLn 32$30.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5106
VolunteersI 6599
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.4M$16.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.1M$24.4M
Total assetsLn 16$42.4M$45.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.7M$14.6M
Net assetsLn 32$29.7M$30.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$881K$87K$528K$266K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.1M$4.2M$349K$476K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$124K$121K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$655K$554K$32K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$566K$455K$52K$59K
Legal feesLn 11b$121K$121K
Investment management feesLn 11f$62K$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$297K$140K$64K$93K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.1M$66K$133K$871K
Office expensesLn 13$415K$132K$78K$205K
Information technologyLn 14$57K$41K$10K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$476K$415K$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$57K$41K$6K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$19K$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$385K$385K$257$63
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$504K$406K$21K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$188K$167K$9K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.1M$187K$144K
All other expensesLn 24e$161K$88K$25K$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.6M$8.5M$1.7M$2.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $15.6M$13.8M$1.7M$35.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $14.4M$13.8M$664K$33.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $12.1M$12.6M−$429K$30.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.1M$11.8M$3.3M$29.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.7M$11.6M−$841K$30.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $12.4M$10.8M$1.6M$28.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $12,138,460 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,748,854$10,137,442
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,573,219$1,414,684
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $877,416$537,225
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $893,695$49,109
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,093,184$12,138,460
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,683,409$7,281,448
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,152,072$5,285,542
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,835,481$12,566,990
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,257,703−$428,530
Part VI · Governance 15 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $12,138,460 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$695,093
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,442,349
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,264,771
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,137,442
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,096,082 · Unrelated business $318,602$1,414,684
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $405,551$405,551
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $43,440$43,440
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $131,674$131,674
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,031−$6,031
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,700$11,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,107,782 · Unrelated business $318,602 · Excluded from tax $574,634$12,138,460
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,566,990 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,548 · Management $528,333 · Fundraising $265,898$880,779
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,229,714 · Management $349,210 · Fundraising $476,001$5,054,925
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $120,564 · Fundraising $3,800$124,364
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $554,243 · Management $31,705 · Fundraising $69,527$655,475
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $454,753 · Management $52,366 · Fundraising $58,786$565,905
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $121,183$121,183
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $61,827$61,827
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $140,454 · Management $63,710 · Fundraising $93,255$297,419
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $66,234 · Management $132,897 · Fundraising $871,247$1,070,378
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $131,897 · Management $78,140 · Fundraising $204,763$414,800
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,350 · Management $9,652 · Fundraising $5,827$56,829
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $415,392 · Management $30,439 · Fundraising $30,090$475,921
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,413 · Management $6,467 · Fundraising $9,603$57,483
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,476 · Management $6,387 · Fundraising $5,524$31,387
IX-20 InterestPrograms $385,067 · Management $257 · Fundraising $63$385,387
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $406,423 · Management $21,232 · Fundraising $76,827$504,482
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $166,830 · Management $9,440 · Fundraising $11,763$188,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,128,439 · Management $186,605 · Fundraising $143,912$1,458,956
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,846 · Management $24,604 · Fundraising $49,007$161,457
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,476,643 · Management $1,714,454 · Fundraising $2,375,893$12,566,990
Part X · Balance sheet $45,186,952 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $738,633$407,645
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,812,696$1,439,095
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $417,347$115,309
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,530$4,048
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $166,358$138,680
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $274,942$127,154
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,115,967$24,438,737
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,400,764$16,447,458
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,455,245$2,068,826
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,395,482$45,186,952
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $951,044$1,352,400
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $60,649$59,365
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,674,889$14,590,321
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,913,994$15,558,354
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $13,806,599$15,038,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,720,593$30,596,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,395,482$45,186,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $30,596,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,138,460
XI-2 Total expenses$12,566,990
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$428,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,720,593
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,335,431
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$30,863
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$30,596,631

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