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Ely, MN501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 41-1835418Revenue $92K in FY2023

On file with the IRS1939 Old Highway 1, 55731-8356 · Ely, MNTax-exempt since Oct 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide assistance for low-cost veterinarian services, and to help alleviate the overpopulation of animals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K 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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $73K a year · 31% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
27 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$92K
-79% vs prior year
Spent
$172K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$442K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$92K
FY2023▼ -79%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$432K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$199K
Expenses
$172K
FY2023▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$143K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$179K
FY2025$177K
Net assets
$442K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$522K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$485K
FY2025$507K

From the FY2023 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 1996.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $166K Management & general 4% · $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

10 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Animal Rescue Director
$36,540Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hailey Worth Myre’s $37K as Executive Dir. is at the 40th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Hailey Myre—$43,500$36,540
Hailey Worth Myre$37,400——

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers affordable vet care and helps control animal overpopulation.

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1 program · $166K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Numerous animals were provided with shelter, care and veterinarian services. Many unwanted/lost animals were adopted.

$166Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$92K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$276
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$442K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$389K
Total assetsLn 16$442K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$276
Gains on assetsLn 7−$166K
Total revenueLn 12$92K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$126K
SavingsLn 2$263K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$442K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$442K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K$389K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$244K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$522K$442K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$522K$442K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$35K$2K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$379
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$932$932
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$49$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$30K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$280$280
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$58K$513
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K$166K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $199K$177K$22K$507K 990 PDF
FY2024 $222K$179K$43K$485K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $92K$172K−$79K$442K 990 PDF
FY2022 $432K$147K$286K$522K 990 PDF
FY2021 $238K$143K$95K$236K 990 PDF
FY2020 $73K$141K 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 $92,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $335,936$208,852
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,455$37,307
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $47,362−$166,067
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,452$12,196
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $432,205$92,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,801$53,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $111,801$118,028
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $146,602$171,784
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $285,603−$79,496
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $92,288 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$208,852
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,852
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,307$37,307
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $276$276
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$166,343−$166,343
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,184$7,865
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,331$4,331
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$124,705 · Excluded from tax $1,460$92,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,784 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,713 · Management $1,827$36,540
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,643$9,643
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,194 · Management $379$7,573
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $932$932
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,654$3,654
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49 · Management $2,365$2,414
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,611$29,611
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,933$5,933
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $280$280
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,847$12,847
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,222$4,222
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,622 · Management $513$58,135
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $165,768 · Management $6,016 · Fundraising $0$171,784
Part X · Balance sheet $442,379 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $277,807$126,438
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$263,036
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $244,068$52,905
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $521,875$442,379
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $521,875$442,379
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $521,875$442,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $442,379 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$92,288
XI-2 Total expenses$171,784
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$521,875
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$442,379

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