To provide a Haven and treatment for adoptable cats and dogs, place them in suitable homes, increase awareness of the humane treatment of animals and promote spay/nueter programs to reduce the overpopulation of cats and dogs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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 $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $260K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $73K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$311K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$337K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$906K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$311K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$283K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$311K
FY2025$352K
Expenses
$337K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$337K
FY2025$369K
Net assets
$906K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$788K
FY2021$911K
FY2022$872K
FY2023$924K
FY2024$906K
FY2025$916K

From the FY2024 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 Oct 1998.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $321K Management & general 4% · $13K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kriistle M Kamailo’s $1K as Director is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues, treats, and finds homes for adoptable cats and dogs, promoting humane treatment and spay/neuter.

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3 programs · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adoption of Animals

To provide shelter, veterinay care, food and necessities for abondoned cats and dogs until adopted into a permanent home. For 2024, there were 54 dogs and 65 cats placed into a permanent home.

$305Kprogram expense
02

Low cost SPAY/NEUTER program to reduce the overpopulation of cats and dogs in jo daviess county. Owner provides a small co-pay and safe haven pays the balance of the veterinarian costs of the SPAY/NEUTER surgery. For 2024, there were 20 dogs and 276 cats treated under the program.

$14Kprogram expense
03

We believe people need to keep their pets and themselves healthy. Proper food is an important means to that end. The reality of today is that many people find themselves in circumstances where food banks are an important source of nutrition and each year that need grows.

$2Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$311K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$906K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$229K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$311K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$196K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$450K
Total assetsLn 16$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$906K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 656
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$73K$233K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$252K$260K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$405K$450K
Total assetsLn 16$927K$943K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$924K$906K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$170K$170K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$11K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$130$3K$776
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$364$364
InterestLn 20$588$588
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$359
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$64K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$12K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$321K$13K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $352K$369K−$17K$916K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $311K$337K−$26K$906K 990 PDF
FY2023 $326K$307K$19K$924K 990 PDF
FY2022 $283K$271K$13K$872K 990 PDF
FY2021 $308K$228K$80K$911K 990 PDF
FY2020 $206K$197K$9K$788K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $311,248 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,477$229,496
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $21,010$36,073
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,971$11,485
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,514$34,194
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $325,972$311,248
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $170,837$185,398
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,748$151,823
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $306,585$337,221
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,387−$25,973
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $311,248 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $685 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,660
VIII-1c Fundraising events$33,488
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$190,348
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$19,996
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$229,496
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,073$36,073
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,485$11,485
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,187$2,187
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,926$29,926
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,396$1,396
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,469 · Excluded from tax $44,283$311,248
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,221 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $170,442$170,442
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,956$14,956
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,350$3,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,800 · Fundraising $2,290$13,090
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $130 · Management $3,154 · Fundraising $776$4,060
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,261$3,261
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,392$18,392
IX-17 TravelPrograms $364$364
IX-20 InterestPrograms $588$588
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,886$21,886
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,058 · Management $359$7,417
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,406$64,406
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,711 · Management $3,298$15,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,733 · Management $13,422 · Fundraising $3,066$337,221
Part X · Balance sheet $943,465 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,169$36,483
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$196,276
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $405,000$450,314
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $252,034$260,392
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $926,915$943,465
X-25 Other liabilities$3,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,346$37,577
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $911,369$905,888
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $923,569$905,888
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $926,915$943,465
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $905,888 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,248
XI-2 Total expenses$337,221
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$923,569
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,358
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$66
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$905,888

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