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Animeals

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Missoula, MT501(c)(3)Since 2006AnimalsEIN 20-4694132Revenue $638K in FY2025

On file with the IRSanimeals.com1700 Rankin St, 59808-1630 · Missoula, MTTax-exempt since Nov 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Animeals' mission is to save the hungry, the helpless, the lost, and the little ones struggling to survive; to house and feed as many animals as possible; to ease the suffering of the weak and unloved; to build a no-kill community, and realize the achievement of a no-kill nation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 97 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $121K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$689
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$638K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$627K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$892K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$638K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$380K
FY2021$515K
FY2022$725K
FY2023$786K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$638K
Expenses
$627K
FY2025▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$434K
FY2022$577K
FY2023$759K
FY2024$836K
FY2025$627K
Net assets
$892K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$881K
FY2025$892K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $494K Management & general 16% · $102K Fundraising 5% · $31K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ashley Lipscomb
Executive Director (thru September)
$41,968Pt VII · Sec A
Janet Rose
Executive Director
$40,577Pt VII · Sec A
Kiley McGowen
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Becker
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Crystal Field
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Jo Jackson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karyn Moltzen
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Rideg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Lipscomb’s $42K as Executive Director (thru September) is at the 45th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Lipscomb$41,968$59,400$12,100———
Diane Denessen———$48,200$41,600$23,164
Janet Rose$40,577—————
Kyle O'Neill——$23,939———

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides food for pets and finds homes for adoptable animals.

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2 programs · $494K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Adoption Center

The adoption center takes in cats who have lost their homes and works to find them a new home. The center houses 50 cats in shelter and 35 cats in foster care. We do not discriminate against age, size, or breed. Animeals charges a one-time adoption fee that includes SPAY/NEUTER, de-worming, micro-chip, and vaccinations.

$444Kprogram expense
02

Animeals began as a food bank distributing kibble to rescues and shelters across montana and northern idaho. When animeals began sheltering felines, the food bank shifted operations to help feed companion animals and community cats. The animal food bank is stocked solely by the generosity of community members.

$49Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Cabin FoundationFY2025$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$638K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$627K
Ln 25
Programscol B$494K
Managementcol C$102K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$892K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K
Total assetsLn 16$893K
LiabilitiesLn 26$689
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$601K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$25K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$638K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$123K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$371K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$500K
Total assetsLn 16$893K
LiabilitiesLn 26$689
Net assetsLn 32$892K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 697
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K$371K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$881K$893K
LiabilitiesLn 26$717$689
Net assetsLn 32$881K$892K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$31K$10K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$316K$230K$73K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$20K$6K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$81K$78K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$7K$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$401$70
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$61K$3K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$76$65$11
Total functional expensesLn 25$627K$494K$102K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $638K$627K$11K$892K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$836K$450K$881K 990 PDF
FY2023 $786K$759K$27K$430K 990 PDF
FY2022 $725K$577K$148K$403K 990 PDF
FY2021 $515K$434K$81K$253K 990 PDF
FY2020 $380K$372K$8K$172K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $638,237 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,242,202$600,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $26,956$25,230
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$12,863
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,317−$751
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,286,475$638,237
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 $374,304$385,394
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $461,682$241,382
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $835,986$626,776
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $450,489$11,461
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
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 $638,237 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,537 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$600,895
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,049
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$600,895
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,230$25,230
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,488$11,488
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$6,983−$6,983
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,375$1,375
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,695$3,695
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,142 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,200$638,237
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $626,776 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,636 · Management $9,653 · Fundraising $1,679$41,968
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $230,369 · Management $72,582 · Fundraising $12,623$315,574
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,332 · Management $6,406 · Fundraising $1,114$27,852
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,416 · Management $2,550$80,966
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,550 · Fundraising $2,550$5,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,902 · Management $7,197 · Fundraising $7,307$21,406
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,687$52,687
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,534$2,534
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,435$1,435
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,954 · Management $401 · Fundraising $70$7,425
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,955 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $5,659$69,753
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $65 · Management $11$76
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $493,835 · Management $101,939 · Fundraising $31,002$626,776
Part X · Balance sheet $892,828 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,641$247,637
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,000$123,150
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,910$19,632
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,844$2,409
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $500,000$500,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $881,395$892,828
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $717$689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $717$689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $880,678$892,139
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $880,678$892,139
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $881,395$892,828
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $892,139 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$638,237
XI-2 Total expenses$626,776
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,461
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$880,678
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$892,139

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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