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.
$135K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$135K
to officers and key staff · 61% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 61% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.4 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$169K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$221K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$8K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$169K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$152K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$306K
Expenses
$221K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$192K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$8K
FY2024▼ -87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$8K
FY2025$35K

From the FY2024 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.

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Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $221K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $135K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, Founder, CEO
$135,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Judie Mancuso$135,000$135,000$135,000$135,000$120,000$130,000
Nickolaus Sackett$13,200—$11,000$12,000$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 · in their own filed words · FY2024
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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.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$169K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Money outPt IX
$221K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$221K
Owns and owesPt X
$8K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$8K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$169K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$169K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$8K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$8K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$8K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$59K$8K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$135K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$0$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$221K$0$221K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $306K$279K$27K$35K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $169,226 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $245,653$169,226
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $317$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,970$169,226
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 $182,196$172,605
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $31,521$48,271
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,717$220,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,253−$51,650
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $169,226 across 9 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$169,226
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$169,226
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$169,226
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $220,876 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $135,000$135,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $26,963$26,963
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $10,642$10,642
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,425$2,425
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,507$1,507
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $36,622$36,622
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,869$4,869
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $2,848 · Fundraising $0$2,848
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $220,876 · Fundraising $0$220,876
Part X · Balance sheet $7,735 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,385$7,735
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $59,385$7,735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,385$7,735
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $59,385$7,735
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,735 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$169,226
XI-2 Total expenses$220,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$51,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,385
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$7,735

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