The organization is a no-kill animal shelter. Its mission is to rescue and provide a safe haven and quality care for homeless, abandoned, sick or injured Animals until appropriate adoption placement can be made.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$14K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$14K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $38K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$359K
Spent
$290K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$321K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$359K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$359K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$334K
Expenses
$290K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$398K
Net assets
$321K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$278K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1989.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $281K Management & general 2% · $7K Fundraising 1% · $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

9 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Shelter Dire
$14,102Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nichole Kanney’s $34K as Director Ex is at the 36th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nichole Kanney$34,100$32,133$17,288——
Sharon McDowell———$13,780$14,102

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues and cares for homeless animals, finding them loving forever homes.

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2 programs · $281K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide safe haven and quality care for homeless, abandoned, sick or injured animals until appropriate adoption placement can be made. Adopted animals are spayed or neutered before leaving the shelter.

$281Kprogram expense
02

In an effort to improve the health of the cat and dog population, the organization holds vaccination clinics.

$420program 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$38K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$359K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Money outPt IX
$290K
Ln 25
Programscol B$281K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$321K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$359K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$185K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$321K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 675
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$138K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$316K$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$259K$321K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$14K$11K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$98K$98K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K$445
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$677$677
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$559$559
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$20K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$103K
Total functional expensesLn 25$290K$281K$7K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $334K$398K−$64K$278K 990 PDF
FY2023 $354K$406K−$52K$341K 990 PDF
FY2022 $380K$345K$34K$393K 990 PDF
FY2021 $423K$376K$47K$368K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $359K$290K$69K$321K 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
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Part I · Summary $359,063 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $113,146$184,530
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $100,534$114,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,563$2,915
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,624$57,391
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,867$359,063
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,854$131,747
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,606$158,598
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $311,460$290,345
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$43,593$68,718
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $359,063 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$184,530
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$184,530
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,227$114,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,915$2,915
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $22,887$22,887
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,489 · Excluded from tax $30,015$34,504
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $118,716 · Excluded from tax $55,817$359,063
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,345 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,576 · Management $3,526$14,102
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $98,126$98,126
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,040$4,040
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,034 · Management $445$15,479
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $677 · Management $677$1,354
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,527$2,527
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $559$559
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,149 · Fundraising $2,151$4,300
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,170$20,170
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,129$2,129
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,130$4,130
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,818$13,818
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,755$6,755
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,856$102,856
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $281,397 · Management $6,797 · Fundraising $2,151$290,345
Part X · Balance sheet $380,956 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,576$56,970
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $141,522$184,899
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $137,755$124,973
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,268$14,114
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $316,121$380,956
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,639$5,040
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,280$60,051
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $258,841$320,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $316,121$380,956
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $320,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$359,063
XI-2 Total expenses$290,345
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,718
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$258,841
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,546
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$108
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$320,905

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