S A F E Saving Animals from Euthanasia INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Macon, GA501(c)(3)Since 2012AnimalsEIN 36-4734605

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2022 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$134K
×12 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1200% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$529K
+35% vs prior year
Spent
$530K
To programs
99%
Net assets
−$122K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$529K
FY2022▲ +35%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$370K
FY2021$392K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$725K
FY2025$769K
Expenses
$530K
FY2022▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$596K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$663K
Net assets
−$122K
FY2022▼ -25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$40K
FY2021−$97K
FY2022−$122K
FY2023−$116K
FY2024−$76K
FY2025$29K

From the FY2022 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 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% · $523K Management & general 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

2 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$60,000Pt 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 · $523K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Spaying and neutering program thousands of low cost SPAY/NEUTERING surgeries were performed during the year.

$523Kprogram 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 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$529K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$505K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Money outPt IX
$530K
Ln 25
Programscol B$523K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
−$122K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$505K
Total revenueLn 12$529K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$12K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$134K
Net assetsLn 32−$122K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$2K$12K
LiabilitiesLn 26$99K$134K
Net assetsLn 32−$97K−$122K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$103K$103K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K$623
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$107K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$843$843
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$19K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$236K$236K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$530K$523K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $769K$663K$105K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024 $725K$685K$40K−$76K 990 PDF
FY2023 $577K$596K−$19K−$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $529K$530K−$75−$122K 990 PDF
FY2021 $392K$449K−$57K−$97K 990 PDF
FY2020 $370K$355K$15K−$40K 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $529,453 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$24,633
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,633
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $504,820$504,820
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $504,820$529,453
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $529,528 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $102,858$102,858
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,836 · Management $623$12,459
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,357$3,357
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,800$106,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,907$16,907
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $843$843
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,582$10,582
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,221 · Management $2,136$21,357
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,911$4,911
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,898$4,898
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $235,547$235,547
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,009$9,009
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $523,412 · Management $6,116 · Fundraising $0$529,528
Part X · Balance sheet $12,023 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,540$12,023
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,540$12,023
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $90,885$130,518
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,951$3,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,836$134,027
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$97,296−$122,004
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$97,296−$122,004
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,540$12,023
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$122,004 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$529,453
XI-2 Total expenses$529,528
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$75
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$97,296
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$24,633
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$122,004

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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