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Wishbone Pet Rescue

Tax-deductible

Douglas, MI501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 26-3750768

Pet rescue to medically treat, rehabilitate and re-home dogs, via the adoption process, that have been abandoned, abused, or found as strays. To educate the public about the importance of pet population control.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 98 volunteers and 12 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $147K a year · 25% 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $25K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$375K
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$409K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$779K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$375K
FY2024▼ -64%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$667K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$375K
Expenses
$409K
FY2024▼ -21%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$520K
FY2024$409K
Net assets
$779K
FY2024▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$813K
FY2024$779K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $325K Management & general 21% · $84K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lise Cameron
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Dziewit
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Pieper
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elaine Bosch
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scot Reynolds
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
George Stoutin
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Rescues, treats, rehabilitates, and re-homes abandoned or abused dogs, educating the public on pet population control.

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1 program service account for $266K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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To medically treat, rehabilitate and re-home dogs, via the adoption process, that have been abandoned, abused or found as strays and to educate the public about the importance of pet population control.

$266Kprogram expense

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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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$25K
The Hislop Family FoundationFY2024$250
Pfizer Foundation INCFY2024$50
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$25K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$375K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$779K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$666K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$206K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Total revenueLn 12$375K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$666K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$666K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$779K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 698
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$769K$666K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$831K$793K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$813K$779K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$134K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$41K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$198K$133K$65K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$325K$84K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $375K$409K−$34K$779K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$520K$522K$813K 990 PDF
FY2022 $667K$501K$167K$290K 990 PDF
FY2021 $474K$392K$82K$124K 990 PDF
FY2020 $347K$350K−$3K$42K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $375,115 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$186,414
VIII-1e Government grants$19,211
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$205,625
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,576$51,576
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,920$17,920
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $99,994$99,994
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,496 · Excluded from tax $99,994$375,115
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,813 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,377$134,377
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,459$41,459
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,062$1,062
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $132,786 · Management $65,092$197,878
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,500$5,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,263$16,263
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,274$12,274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,885 · Management $83,928 · Fundraising $0$408,813
Part X · Balance sheet $793,436 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $769,206$666,486
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $59,714$99,950
X-15 Other assets$25,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $830,920$793,436
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,260$14,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,260$14,474
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $752,120$778,962
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $812,660$778,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $830,920$793,436
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $778,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$375,115
XI-2 Total expenses$408,813
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,698
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$812,660
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$778,962

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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