S A F E Saving Animals from Euthanasia INC

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The mission of S.a.F. E. Saving Animals from euthansia, INC. Is to provide high quality, low-cost spay/neutering services to anyone in the state of georgia. The objective is to reduce the number of Animals that would otherwise be euthanized in animal shelters across the state.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-4734605) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
99% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
0.4 mo
of spending, in cash
0.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
65% of total assets
Liabilities are 65% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
None of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$769K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$663K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$769K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$725K
FY2025$769K
Expenses
$663K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$663K
Net assets
$29K
FY2025▲ +138%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$40K
FY2021−$97K
FY2022−$122K
FY2023−$116K
FY2024−$76K
FY2025$29K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $656K Management & general 1% · $7K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Helton’s $60K as President is at the 68th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2020
Susan Helton$60,000$60,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides low-cost spay/neuter services across Georgia to reduce animal euthanasia.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Spaying and neutering program thousands of low cost spay/neutering surgeries were preformed during the year.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-4734605) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

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 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$769K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$737K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Money outPt IX
$663K
Ln 25
Programscol B$656K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$737K
Investment incomeLn 3$186
Total revenueLn 12$769K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$14K$21K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$20K$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K$53K
Net assetsLn 32−$76K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$300$300
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$625K$625K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$374$374
OccupancyLn 16$28K$28K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$766$766
Total functional expensesLn 25$663K$656K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 5, 2026 $769K$663K$105K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 29, 2025 $725K$685K$40K−$76K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2025 $577K$596K−$19K−$116K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 19, 2025 $529K$530K−$75−$122K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 17, 2024 $392K$449K−$57K−$97K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2023 $370K$355K$15K−$40K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $768,863 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $25,302$31,434
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $700,143$737,243
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19$186
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $725,464$768,863
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $685,484$663,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $685,484$663,470
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,980$105,393
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $768,863 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$31,434
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $737,243$737,243
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $186$186
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $737,429$768,863
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $663,470 across 7 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $300$300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,693$6,693
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $625,176$625,176
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $374$374
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,330$28,330
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,831$1,831
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $766$766
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $656,477 · Management $6,993 · Fundraising $0$663,470
Part X · Balance sheet $81,969 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,979$21,013
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,315$60,956
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $20,294$81,969
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $96,717$52,999
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,717$52,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$76,423$28,970
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$76,423$28,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $20,294$81,969
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$768,863
XI-2 Total expenses$663,470
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,393
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$76,423
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,970

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

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