Fellow Mortals INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Lake Geneva, WI501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 39-1694862Revenue $1.7M in FY2023

On file with the IRSW4632 Palmer Rd, 53147-2626 · Lake Geneva, WITax-exempt since Jan 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Rehabilitative care and services for 2000 wild birds and mammals annually from wisconsin and illinois; children's educational programs; adult educational programs; sanctuary for certain non-releasable wildlife which participate in rehabilitation and education programs as licensed by state and federal agencies; research accomplished through the collection, analysis, and presentation of data for the purpose of improving welfare of wildlife in rehabilitation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$109K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $232K a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $247K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$265K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$980K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$958K
Expenses
$980K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$846K
FY2021$999K
FY2022$874K
FY2023$980K
FY2024$981K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2023▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$2.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 1992.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $885K Management & general 6% · $58K Fundraising 4% · $38K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$41,000Pt VII · Sec A
$37,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$31,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yvonne Wallace Blane’s $54K as Treasurer is at the 62nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Yvonne Wallace Blane$53,800$41,000$36,000$29,000
Jessica Massaro Nass$43,890$37,000$30,500—
Aimee Sosenko$36,980$31,000$24,700$21,300

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues, rehabilitates, and educates the public about 2000 wild birds and mammals annually.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Rehabilitative care and services for 2000 wild birds and mammals annually from wisconsin and illinois; children's educational programs; adult educational programs; sanctuary for certain non-releasable wildlife which participate in rehabilitation and education programs as licensed by state and federal agencies; research accomplished…

Pt IX · 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$980K
Ln 25
Programscol B$885K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$827K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$265K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$580
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$249K
SavingsLn 2$578K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$827K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$765K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$265K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$702K$827K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$28K$765K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K$265K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$145K$141K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$31K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$24K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$116K$113K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$462K$436K$2K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$105K$68K$23K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$980K$885K$58K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $958K$981K−$23K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$980K$708K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$874K$267K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$999K$31K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$846K$177K$1.6M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,687,813 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,078,163$1,619,755
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$5,545$22,591
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,085$45,467
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,141,703$1,687,813
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $181,398$188,816
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $692,969$791,392
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $874,367$980,208
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $267,336$707,605
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,687,813 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,619,755
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,619,755
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,171$23,171
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$580−$580
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$40,690
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,777$4,777
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,197 · Excluded from tax $23,171$1,687,813
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $980,208 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $141,342 · Management $3,710$145,052
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $31,386$31,386
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,378$12,378
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,590$12,590
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,970$2,970
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,158 · Management $10,567$34,725
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $35,104$35,104
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,759 · Management $3,489$116,248
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,351$23,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $436,371 · Management $1,678 · Fundraising $23,559$461,608
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $67,728 · Management $22,942 · Fundraising $14,126$104,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $884,577 · Management $57,946 · Fundraising $37,685$980,208
Part X · Balance sheet $3,026,341 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $437,089$248,638
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $265,257$577,935
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,456,473$1,432,431
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,680$765,037
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,300$2,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,188,799$3,026,341
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $252,029$264,619
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $252,029$264,619
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,936,770$2,761,722
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,936,770$2,761,722
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,188,799$3,026,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,761,722 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,687,813
XI-2 Total expenses$980,208
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$707,605
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,936,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$117,347
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,761,722

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