Scatter Joy Acres EIN 27-0458877

Scatter Joy Acres

EIN  27-0458877 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Murray, NE
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Brings farm animals to people for education, rescue tours, and healing experiences.
Leadership
Joy Bartling · Exec Director
Money in and out
$815K revenue, $899K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency

Brings farm animals to people for education, rescue tours, and healing experiences. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $815K in revenue, $899K in expenses, and $1.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$815K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$899K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$85K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-10%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -146% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$815K
FY2025▼ -2%
Expenses
$899K
FY2025▲ +40%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +12%
Total liabilities
$338K
FY2025▲ +110%
Total revenue
$815K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$899K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$85K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $866K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Educating the public ablout farm animals and animal rescue

$837Kprogram expense
02

Using animal to assist with healing for people with disabilities

$30Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CScatter Joy Acres
EINHdr · item D27-0458877
Principal addressHdr · item CMurray, NE
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.scatterjoyacres.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCrime & Legal (I40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boqrd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Memeber
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joy Bartling’s $52K as Exec Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1399 $100K–1M crime & legal 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
Joy Bartling$51,877$36,000$29,500$30,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$407K · 50%
Program service revenue$393K · 48%
Other revenue$15K · 2%
Contributions & grants50%$407K
Program service revenue48%$393K
Other revenue2%$15K
Total revenueLn 12$815K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$866K
Management & general4%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$899K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$338K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $51K · Operating expenses/yr $899K
0.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $866K · Total expenses $899K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $33K · Total expenses $899K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $899K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $244K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $407K · Total revenue $815K
50%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $815K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $393K · Total revenue $815K
48%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $815K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $393K · Total expenses $899K
44%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $815K · Prior year $830K
-2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $308K · FY2025 $815K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $815K · Expenses $899K
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.3M · Total assets $1.7M
80%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joy Bartling · Reported title EXEC DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $899K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $287K · Total expenses $899K
32%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -2%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$815K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$830K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$510K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$474K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$308K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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