Dog Orphans INC FY2021 filing

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Douglas, MA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 23-7177684Revenue $280K in FY2021

On file with the IRSdogorphans.comPo Box 767, 01516-0767 · Douglas, MATax-exempt since Apr 1972Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Provide housing for stray, homeless, and unwanted dogs until suitable permanent homes are found

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$62K 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $70K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$62K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$5K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$280K
Spent
$250K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$620K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$280K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$280K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$337K
FY2025$348K
Expenses
$250K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$250K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$291K
Net assets
$620K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$620K
FY2022$781K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$882K
FY2025$939K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1972.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $190K Management & general 14% · $35K Fundraising 10% · $24K

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; $62K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$62,006Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Morse’s $75K as Manager is at the 81st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ronald Morse$74,815$66,662$64,232$69,071$62,006

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Shelters stray, homeless, and unwanted dogs until they find loving forever homes.

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1 program · $190K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Housing and adoption of homeless dogs.

$190Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$280K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$190K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$620K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$625K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Government grantsLn 1e$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$280K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$313K
Total assetsLn 16$625K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$620K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$189K$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$319K$313K
Total assetsLn 16$597K$625K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$589K$620K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$32K$13K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$5K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$755$114$166
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$72$4K$644
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$9K$990$1K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$176$176
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$72K$71K$894
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$190K$35K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $348K$291K$57K$939K 990 PDF
FY2024 $337K$275K$62K$882K 990 PDF
FY2023 $315K$277K$39K$820K 990 PDF
FY2022 $425K$264K$162K$781K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $280K$250K$31K$620K 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
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Part I · Summary $280,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,082$83,196
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $186,258$154,584
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,032$7,592
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,486$34,850
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $308,858$280,222
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 $126,192$123,784
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,068$125,896
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $272,260$249,680
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,598$30,542
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $280,222 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $20,876 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$28,218
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,978
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,196
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $154,584$154,584
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,881$3,881
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,711$3,711
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $13,974$13,974
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $154,584 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,442$280,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,680 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,763 · Management $12,705 · Fundraising $19,058$63,526
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,728$50,728
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,765 · Management $1,906 · Fundraising $2,859$9,530
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,700$8,700
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,871$2,871
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $755 · Management $114 · Fundraising $166$1,035
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,935$1,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $72 · Management $4,112 · Fundraising $644$4,828
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,575$2,575
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,614 · Management $990 · Fundraising $1,440$11,044
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,955$1,955
IX-20 InterestManagement $176$176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,013$12,013
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,631$6,631
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,239 · Management $894$72,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,470 · Management $35,043 · Fundraising $24,167$249,680
Part X · Balance sheet $624,748 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,018$104,324
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $5,222$2,068
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,383
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $319,202$312,658
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $189,439$202,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $596,881$624,748
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $93$865
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,683$5,008
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $589,198$619,740
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $589,198$619,740
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $596,881$624,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $619,740 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$280,222
XI-2 Total expenses$249,680
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,542
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$589,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$619,740

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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