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The Grey Muzzle Organization

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Raleigh, NC501(c)(3)Animals EIN 26-1965495Revenue $1.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSgreymuzzle.org14460 Falls of Neuse Rd149-269, 27614-6643 · Raleigh, NCTax-exempt since Jul 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve the lives of senior homeless dogs and to support the development of programs at animal welfare organizations that specifically assist senior dogs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 47 volunteers.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $159K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 96% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$1.8M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$884K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$878K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 2008.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.9M Management & general 9% · $204K Fundraising 6% · $123K

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; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Denise Fleck
Executive Director (from November)
$29,700Pt VII · Sec A
Marc Zaretsky
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelli Chickos
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Pikula
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tara Hare
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Denise Fleck’s $30K as Executive Director (from November) is at the 4th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Denise Fleck$29,700$3,600

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

Funds nationwide animal welfare programs and shelters to improve the lives of senior homeless dogs and prevent their abandonment.

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1 program · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

If you're fortunate, you have lived, or currently live, with an old dog. As cherished companions, the old dogs in our lives enrich our days for as long as we are privileged to have THEM.YOU may find it inconceivable then that a treasured member of the family would be tossed away when signs of old age appear, when extra care is required…

$1.9Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$25K
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$5K
The Gracie Charitable FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$31K
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Grants paid · 400 grants · $4.7M · 2020–2024
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Wake County INCNC · FY2024$41,200
SPCA FloridaFL · FY2024$30,000
Humane Fort Wayne INCIN · FY2024$26,200
Pet Cottage INCFL · FY2024$25,000
The Animal FoundationNV · FY2024$25,000
Tennessee Dachshund RescueMO · FY2024$25,000
Shanti Project INCCA · FY2024$25,000
Pet Community Center INCTN · FY2024$25,000
Peace of Mind Dog RescueCA · FY2024$25,000
Kodiakcare CorporationCT · FY2024$25,000
Humane Society of St Joseph County Indiana INCIN · FY2024$25,000
Humane Society of North TexasTX · FY2024$25,000
Hearts & Bones Animal RescueTX · FY2024$25,000
Gateway Pet GuardiansIL · FY2024$25,000
Frosted Faces Foundation INCCA · FY2024$25,000
Fresno H O P E Animal FoundationCA · FY2024$25,000
Found House-Interfaith Housing NetworkOH · FY2024$25,000
Florida Keys Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsFL · FY2024$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$204K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
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$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.7M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$35K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.7M$1.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$28K$28K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$39K$17K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$75K$12K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$35K$5K$25K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$23K$84K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$53K$10K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$9K$24K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$760$514
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.9M$204K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$2.2M−$411K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.5M$553K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.2M$116K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$168K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$884K$368K$878K 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,816,426 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,065,277$1,810,476
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,348$3,182
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,814$2,768
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,076,439$1,816,426
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,111,315$1,733,105
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,800$195,856
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $401,321$298,463
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,523,436$2,227,424
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $553,003−$410,998
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $1,816,426 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,768 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,810,476
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,004
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,810,476
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,182$3,182
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,698 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,252$1,816,426
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,227,424 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,705,105$1,705,105
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $28,000$28,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,392 · Management $16,528 · Fundraising $13,455$69,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $74,980 · Management $12,325 · Fundraising $25,612$112,917
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,905 · Management $1,617 · Fundraising $3,042$13,564
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,309 · Management $24,846 · Fundraising $5,172$35,327
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,250$1,250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,513$12,513
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,515 · Management $83,509 · Fundraising $21,931$127,955
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $10,172 · Fundraising $42,727$52,899
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,221 · Management $24,359 · Fundraising $9,660$43,240
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,223 · Management $1,949 · Fundraising $1,874$10,046
IX-17 TravelManagement $11,990$11,990
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,969$1,969
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $760 · Management $514$1,274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,900,410 · Management $203,541 · Fundraising $123,473$2,227,424
Part X · Balance sheet $2,925,040 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,267$1,489,705
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,458,446$1,055,566
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,374$302,075
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,477$42,816
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$34,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,736,564$2,925,040
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,090$52,753
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$1,571,999
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,090$1,624,752
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,635,542$1,296,115
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $76,932$4,173
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,712,474$1,300,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,736,564$2,925,040
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,300,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,816,426
XI-2 Total expenses$2,227,424
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$410,998
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,712,474
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,188
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,300,288

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

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