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Noah Project EIN 38-3456850

Noah Project FY2020 filing

EIN  38-3456850 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Muskegon, MI
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues abused, abandoned, and unwanted animals, ensuring healthy ones find homes.
Leadership
Mashele Ardnt · Executive Dir. · $46K
Money in and out
$271K revenue, $284K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Rescues abused, abandoned, and unwanted animals, ensuring healthy ones find homes. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $271K in revenue, $284K in expenses, and $359K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$271K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$284K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$359K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$13K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$271K
FY2020
Expenses
$284K
FY2020
Total assets
$396K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2020
Total revenue
$271K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$284K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$359K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$13K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$396K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $280K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Proved food, shelter and veterinary care for dogs and cats with the purpose of placing in suitable new homes.

$280Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNoah Project
EINHdr · item D38-3456850
Principal addressHdr · item CMuskegon, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.noahprojectmuskegon.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mashele Ardnt
Executive Dir.
$46,146Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Keenan
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Samantha Pepprock
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Amrhein
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Cook
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mashele Arndt’s $52K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $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
Mashele Arndt$52,000$52,000———
Mashele Ardnt——$47,249$46,792$46,146

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$197K · 73%
Program service revenue$54K · 20%
Other revenue$20K · 8%
Contributions & grants73%$197K
Program service revenue20%$54K
Other revenue8%$20K
Total revenueLn 12$271K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$280K
Management & general1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$284K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$137K
Total assetsLn 16$396K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$359K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $137K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $284K · Less non-cash grants $42K · Cash operating expenses/yr $242K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $280K · Total expenses $284K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $4K · Total expenses $284K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $284K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $197K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $197K · Total revenue $271K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $271K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $54K · Total revenue $271K
20%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $271K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $54K · Total expenses $284K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $271K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $359K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $271K · Expenses $284K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $396K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $359K · Total assets $396K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $396K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mashele Ardnt · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $46K · Total expenses $284K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $187K · Total expenses $284K
66%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%——
Overhead ratio 1%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$15K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$9K
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$30K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$842K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$911K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$715K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$583K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$271K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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