To provide pet surrender prevention programs to indigent pet owners, including emergence access to vet care and or pet food. (Indigent means living in poverty based on federal standards of less than 1200 income

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$106K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$52K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$106K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$97K
FY2024$94K
FY2025$106K
Expenses
$103K
FY2025▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$103K
Net assets
$52K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$10K
FY2021$38K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$50K
FY2025$52K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2009.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $86K Management & general 15% · $16K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ava Rhodes’s $25K as President is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ava Rhodes$25,000$25,000$55,000$40,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps low-income pet owners keep their animals by offering vet care and food.

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2 programs · $86K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Vet care including in most cases surgery for cats and dogs of indigent 0 provided life saving care (injuries and or treatable medical disorder). With vet clinics doubling and tripling fees for diagnostic tests and procedures Vet care is out of reach for low income people especially in the case when surgery is needed.

$86Kprogram expense
02

To provide a permanent santuary for pets with disabilities and or medical disorders, advanced age, not accepted into the countyshelter adoption program due to advanced age, disability injury aggressive behavior or inablity to adapt to the stressful shelter envirnoment.

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$106K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$86K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$52K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$106K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$52K
Total assetsLn 16$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$52K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$50K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$50K$52K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$50K$52K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$25K$24K$0$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$0$500$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$700$0$700$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$62K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$86K$16K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $106K$103K$2K$52K 990 PDF
FY2024 $94K$82K$12K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $97K$83K$14K$38K 990 PDF
FY2022 $96K$86K$10K$23K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$113K−$12K$38K 990 PDF
FY2020 $150K$100K$50K−$10K 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 $105,600 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $94,230$104,253
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1,347
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $94,230$105,600
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,467$103,250
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,467$103,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,763$2,350
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $105,600 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$104,253
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$104,253
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,347$1,347
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,347$105,600
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $103,250 across 7 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $24,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,000$25,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $2,080 · Fundraising $0$2,080
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,536 · Fundraising $0$9,536
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $0$3,000
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $700 · Fundraising $0$700
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,434 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$62,434
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,434 · Management $15,816 · Fundraising $1,000$103,250
Part X · Balance sheet $52,275 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,925$2,350
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$49,925
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $49,925$52,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,925$52,275
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,925$52,275
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $49,925$52,275
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $52,275 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$105,600
XI-2 Total expenses$103,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,350
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,925
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$52,275

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

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