The Bella Foundation raises money through fundraising, public contributions and grants in order to provide vet care for clients that are low-income, disabled, on social security and other financial hardships.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 16 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $15K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+87% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$251K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +87%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$828K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$914K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$826K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$251K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$913K
FY2021$915K
FY2022$898K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$236K
FY2025$251K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2007.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $995K Management & general 12% · $138K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wesley D Shaw’s $80K as Executive Di is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Wesley D Shaw$80,000$70,000$31,769——
Matthew Goodwin———$12,646$38,688

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides veterinary care for pets of low-income families and homeless animals.

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1 program · $995K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Program 1. Low income vet care assistance a. The bella foundation, inc. Spca (the organization)raises money through fundraising activities and uses the proceeds to help provide vet care for families and their pets who are in lower income earning brackets based on imposed criteria.

$995Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$15K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$885K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$995K
Managementcol C$138K
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$237K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$245K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$885K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$237K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$237K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$237K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$236K$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$415$25K
Net assetsLn 32$236K$251K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$404K$404K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$30K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K$163
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$5K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$244$52$192
OccupancyLn 16$65K$63K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$309$309
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$8K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$14K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$400K$388K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$40K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$995K$138K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$15K$251K 990 PDF
FY2024 $613K$1.1M−$439K$236K 990 PDF
FY2023 $914K$1.1M−$223K$675K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.0M−$17K$898K 990 PDF
FY2021 $828K$826K$2K$915K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$488K$923K$913K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,148,095 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $261,522$244,817
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $693,546$884,970
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$398,066$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,813$18,308
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $612,815$1,148,095
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $477,923$533,950
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $574,049$598,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,051,972$1,132,869
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$439,157$15,226
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,148,095 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,817
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,817
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $884,970$884,970
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $13,031$13,031
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,277$5,277
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $884,970 · Excluded from tax $18,308$1,148,095
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,132,869 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $80,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $404,220$404,220
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,637$13,637
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,766 · Management $6,327$36,093
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,250$2,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,993$19,993
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,122 · Management $163$30,285
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,853 · Management $2,424$7,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52 · Management $192$244
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,027 · Management $1,852$64,879
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $309$309
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,657 · Management $3,604$11,261
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,683 · Management $1,209$14,892
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $388,431 · Management $12,063$400,494
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,558 · Management $7,477$47,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $995,315 · Management $137,554 · Fundraising $0$1,132,869
Part X · Balance sheet $276,639 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,500$236,686
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,357$10,148
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,753$24,925
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,731$4,880
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $236,341$276,639
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $415$15,700
X-25 Other liabilities$9,787
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $415$25,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $235,926$251,152
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $235,926$251,152
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $236,341$276,639
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $251,152 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,148,095
XI-2 Total expenses$1,132,869
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,226
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$235,926
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$251,152

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