Social Compassion

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Laguna Beach, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007EnvironmentEIN 20-8067041

To instill greater compassion throughout society by promoting the protection of all animals, earth's most vulnerable inhabitants and the environment in which we all live through humane education programs, public service announcements, rapid response media campaigns, and support for spay and neuter programs throughout California. Social Compassion helps all beings gain the respect, rights, and health they deserve and need to thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$148K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$148K
to officers and key staff · 53% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 53% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $206K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$306K
+81% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$35K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$306K
FY2025▲ +81%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$306K
Expenses
$279K
FY2025▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$192K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$35K
FY2025▲ +355%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$35K

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 Dec 2007.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $232K Management & general 17% · $47K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $148K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, Founder, CEO
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
$13,200Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judie Mancuso’s $135K as President, Founder, CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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
Judie Mancuso$135,000$135,000$135,000$135,000——
Judie Mancuso————$120,000$130,000
Nickolaus Sackett$13,200—$11,000$12,000——
Nickolaus Sackett————$12,000$12,000

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

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

Promotes animal protection and environmental stewardship through education and outreach.

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1 program service account for $232K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The organization made significant progress during the year in raising public awareness in regards to abandoned and euthanized animals through media and animal rescue efforts, in addition to supporting animal abuse case response, and animal emergency response and preparedness for local jurisdictions.

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$206K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $41K · 2025–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Money outPt IX
$279K
Ln 25
Programscol B$232K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$35K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$35K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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$8K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Total assetsLn 16$8K$35K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K$35K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41K$41K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$148K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$0$30K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$0$11K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$876$876$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K$232K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $306K$279K$27K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 $169K$221K−$52K$8K 990 PDF
FY2023 $246K$214K$32K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022 $152K$194K−$42K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$192K$58K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K$11K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $306,248 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$306,248
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$306,248
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$306,248
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $278,802 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $41,000$41,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$148,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $29,837 · Fundraising $0$29,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $10,593 · Fundraising $0$10,593
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,673 · Fundraising $0$1,673
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,436 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,436
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $4,438 · Fundraising $0$4,438
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $876 · Fundraising $0$876
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,749 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,749
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,261 · Management $46,541 · Fundraising $0$278,802
Part X · Balance sheet $35,181 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,735$35,181
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
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 charges$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,735$35,181
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,735$35,181
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,735$35,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $35,181 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$306,248
XI-2 Total expenses$278,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,446
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,735
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$35,181

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