Spay-Neuter Action Project

Tax-deductible

Encinitas, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 33-0517862

We provide community based education and subsidized spay/neuter clinics to achieve zero euthanasia of adoptable and treatable pets in san diego county. We operate two mobile spay/neuter buses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 26 volunteers and 23 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $88K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
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
$1.6M
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$827K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +39%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$733K
FY2021$557K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$985K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$591K
FY2021$357K
FY2022$853K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$827K
FY2025▲ +74%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$638K
FY2022$932K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$475K
FY2025$827K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.1M Management & general 3% · $38K Fundraising 3% · $38K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dorell Sacket’s $75K as Executive Di is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1138 $1–10M 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Dorell Sacket$74,968$55,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offer free pet education and low-cost spay/neuter services to prevent euthanasia.

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1 program service account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide LOW/NO cost SPAY/NEUTER services to low income communities. Over 8000 animals were SPAYED/NEUTERED.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Petco LoveFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$66K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Other incomeLn 4–11$107K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$827K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K
Total assetsLn 16$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$759K
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$686K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$107K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$294K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$269K
Other assetsLn 15$226K
Total assetsLn 16$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$827K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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$150K$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$299K$269K
Total assetsLn 16$475K$827K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$475K$827K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$720K$720K$45
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$28K$2K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$72K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$273K$265K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$17K$19K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$38K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.2M$352K$827K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.3M−$208K$475K 990 PDF
FY2023 $985K$1.2M−$249K$683K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$853K$294K$932K 990 PDF
FY2021 $557K$357K$200K$638K 990 PDF
FY2020 $733K$591K$142K$439K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,561,687 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,068
VIII-1e Government grants$62,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$694,685
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$759,253
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $686,474$686,474
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,557$8,557
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$42,585
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $64,818$64,818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $759,849$1,561,687
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,209,591 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $720,249 · Management $45$720,294
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $54,736$54,736
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,557 · Fundraising $26,020$27,577
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,347$3,347
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,744$3,744
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $72,129$72,129
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,156 · Management $2,649$6,805
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $265,368 · Management $7,647$273,015
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $16,704 · Management $18,977 · Fundraising $12,263$47,944
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,133,342 · Management $37,966 · Fundraising $38,283$1,209,591
Part X · Balance sheet $826,719 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year −$2,298$293,603
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $152,347$37,830
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $298,891$269,415
X-15 Other assets$225,871
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $474,623$826,719
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $474,623$826,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $474,623$826,719
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $826,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,561,687
XI-2 Total expenses$1,209,591
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$352,096
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$474,623
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$826,719

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

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