Putnam County Society

Tax-deductible

Brewster, NY501(c)(3)Mutual/MembershipEIN 27-0655766

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The Putnam County spca's mission is to prevent cruelty to all animals by enforceing the nys cruelty statutes, providing medical care and shelter to abused animals and

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 3 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$304K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$299K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$134K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$304K
FY2024▼ -8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$304K
Expenses
$299K
FY2024▲ +24%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$222K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$242K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$299K
Net assets
$134K
FY2024▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$129K
FY2024$134K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $215K Management & general 22% · $66K Fundraising 6% · $17K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Pres
$44,700Pt VII · Sec A
President
$38,400Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Ross’s $45K as Vice Pres is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kenneth Ross$44,700$27,000$24,600$18,600$21,900
Ken Ross$38,400$32,700$37,200$28,200$30,900

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and shelters abused animals, enforcing animal cruelty laws.

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1 program service account for $215K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Prevention of cruelty to animals

$215Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$304K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Other incomeLn 4–11$756
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$299K
Ln 25
Programscol B$215K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$134K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$303K
Government grantsLn 1e$186K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Other incomeLn 4–11$756
Total revenueLn 12$304K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$134K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
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$61K$67K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$65K$65K
Total assetsLn 16$129K$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$129K$134K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$83K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$19K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$25K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$393$0$393$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$42K$0$42K$0
TravelLn 17$42$0$42$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$28K$28K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$20K$16K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$46K$21K$8K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$299K$215K$66K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $304K$299K$5K$134K 990 PDF
FY2023 $332K$242K$90K$129K 990 PDF
FY2022 $235K$242K−$8K$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$224K$9K$125K 990 PDF
FY2020 $239K$222K$17K$107K 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 $304,067 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $756 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$185,912
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$117,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$303,306
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5$5
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $756 · Excluded from tax $5$304,067
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $298,720 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,100 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,331 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,331
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,186 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,186
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,806 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,806
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $393 · Fundraising $0$393
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,239 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,239
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $41,803 · Fundraising $0$41,803
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $42 · Fundraising $0$42
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,753 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,753
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,236 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,236
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,772 · Management $16,301 · Fundraising $0$36,073
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,024 · Management $7,864 · Fundraising $16,870$45,758
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,447 · Management $66,403 · Fundraising $16,870$298,720
Part X · Balance sheet $134,271 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,694$9,811
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,175$56,725
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $64,535$64,535
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,200$3,200
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,924$134,271
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $128,924$134,271
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,924$134,271
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $134,271 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$304,067
XI-2 Total expenses$298,720
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,347
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$128,924
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$134,271

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

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