Potters Angels Rescue

Tax-deductible

Barre, VT501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 27-5459364Revenue $474K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpottersangelrescue.org504 Mekleson Rd, 05641-9068 · Barre, VTTax-exempt since Aug 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Organizations primary exempt purpose is the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of abandoned, abused, surrendered, and otherwise homeless animals, and to provide the animals with any necessary medical care prior to

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 4 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $54K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 98% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$474K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$430K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$475K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$474K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$474K
Expenses
$430K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$154K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$342K
FY2024$400K
FY2025$430K
Net assets
$475K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$475K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $415K Management & general 2% · $10K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A

Heather Bent’s $2K as Executive Dir. is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Heather Bent$2,500$2,500$49,795$42,990$28,310
Tanja Digangi$2,500$2,500$2,500——
Valerie Potter$2,500$2,500$2,500——
Mikaila Rheaume$2,500$2,500$2,500——
Mandy Wright$2,500$2,500$2,500——
Amber Thompson——$2,500——

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, rehabilitates, and re-homes homeless animals, providing necessary medical care.

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1 program · $415K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organizations primary exempt purpose is the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of abandoned, abused, surrendered and otherwise homeless animals and to provide the animals with any necessary medical care prior to adoption.

$415Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$474K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$295K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Money outPt IX
$430K
Ln 25
Programscol B$415K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$475K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$295K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$474K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$185K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$268K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$195K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$475K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$268K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$206K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$511K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$424K$475K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$2K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$200K$200K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$919$919
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$115K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$46K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$430K$415K$10K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $474K$430K$44K$475K 990 PDF
FY2024 $448K$400K$48K$424K 990 PDF
FY2023 $411K$342K$69K$365K 990 PDF
FY2022 $295K$265K$30K$296K 990 PDF
FY2021 $233K$154K$79K$266K 990 PDF
FY2020 $60K$187K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $474,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,925$109,149
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,454$63,161
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,308$6,604
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $296,540$295,382
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $448,227$474,296
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,649$229,749
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $192,510$200,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $400,159$430,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,068$43,805
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $474,296 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$109,149
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,161$63,161
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,604$6,604
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $9,085$9,085
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$25,735
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $260,562$260,562
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,161 · Unrelated business $269,647 · Excluded from tax $6,604$474,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $430,491 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,500 · Management $10,000$12,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,706$199,706
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,543$17,543
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,976$8,976
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $919$919
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,703$1,703
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,353$12,353
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,655$9,655
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $114,901$114,901
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $46,281 · Fundraising $5,954$52,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,537 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $5,954$430,491
Part X · Balance sheet $486,590 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,624$83,573
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $189,490$184,631
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $206,284$195,064
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,562$4,429
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,893$18,893
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $510,853$486,590
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,999$12,011
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,490$12,011
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $424,363$474,579
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $424,363$474,579
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $510,853$486,590
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $474,579 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$474,296
XI-2 Total expenses$430,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$424,363
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$6,411
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$474,579

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