Making a Difference Now: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 27-1250051)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$38K
FY2021	$40K
FY2022	$29K
FY2023	$63K
FY2024	$53K
FY2025	$44K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	$61K
FY2024	$52K
FY2025	$36K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$33K
FY2021	$45K
FY2022	$48K
FY2023	$51K
FY2024	$52K
FY2025	$59K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

85%

Program services 85% · $31K Management & general 10% · $3K Fundraising 5% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Barbara Jones

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ruth Hufnagle

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Jude

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Campbell

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Diane Parrish

President

$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 animals, educates communities, and advocates for their welfare.

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3 programs · $31K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

First Program Service Accomplishment Rescue/Animal Care. This was our largest program area in 2025. It includes such specific services as S/N (spay-neuter) of companion animals; TNR (trap-neuter-return) for community cats; community cat caregiving; rescue of ill, injured, homeless and at-risk animals; veterinary care; transport of…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1250051) · Dispute this line

$19Kprogram expense

02

Second Program Service Accomplishment Education. The pandemic's ongoing impact continues with many people estimating that animal welfare has been set back at least two decades, largely because of the companion animal overpopulation crisis.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1250051) · Dispute this line

$6Kprogram expense

03

Third Program Service Accomplishment

Advocacy. Advocacy is a slog in Kentucky, with our state ranking 47th in the Animal Legal Defense Fund's ranking of animal protection laws. Even more sad than our current ranking is the fact that 47th is progress since we ranked dead last for over 10 years.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 27-1250051) · Dispute this line

$6Kprogram expense

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

Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels INCFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$44K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K

Investment incomeLn 3$585

Money outPt IX

$36K

Ln 25

Programscol B$31K

Managementcol C$3K

Fundraisingcol D$2K

Owns and owesPt X

$59K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K

Total assetsLn 16$59K

LiabilitiesLn 26$150

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$43K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$585

Total revenueLn 12$44K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$5K

SavingsLn 2$54K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$59K

Accounts receivableLn 4$713

Total assetsLn 16$59K

LiabilitiesLn 26$150

Net assetsLn 32$59K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$53K	$59K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$54K	$59K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$150
Net assetsLn 32	$52K	$59K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$36K	$31K	$3K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$36K	$31K	$3K	$2K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 26, 2026	$44K	$36K	$7K	$59K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 8, 2025	$53K	$52K	$1K	$52K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2024	$63K	$61K	$2K	$51K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 10, 2023	$29K			$48K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022	$40K			$45K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$38K			$33K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $43,767 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,701$43,182

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $715$585

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,416$43,767

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $52,202$36,352

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $52,202$36,352

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,214$7,415

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $43,767 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,182

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$43,182

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$585

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $585 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$43,767

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $36,352 across 2 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting fees$0

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,932 · Management $3,482 · Fundraising $1,938$36,352

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $30,932 · Management $3,482 · Fundraising $1,938$36,352

Part X · Balance sheet $59,330 assets, 20 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,537$5,014

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $49,475$53,603

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $600$713

X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0

X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0

X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,612$59,330

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,847$150

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,847$150

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $50,765$58,180

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000$1,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,765$59,180

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,612$59,330

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $59,180 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$43,767

XI-2 Total expenses$36,352

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,415

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,765

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$59,180

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Making a Difference Now

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Making a Difference Now

Third Program Service Accomplishment

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV