Donkeyland FY2023 filing

Riverside, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$368K
-52% vs prior year
Spent
$543K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$10.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$368K
FY2023▼ -52%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$763K
FY2023$368K
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$543K
FY2023▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$182K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$564K
Net assets
$10.0M
FY2023▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$12.6M

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

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CDonkeyland
EINHdr · item D45-2735098
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CRiverside, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.donkeyland.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20
Program services80%$432K
Management & general20%$111K
Total functional expensesLn 25$543K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-48%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$10.0M
FY2023▼ -2%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$12.6M
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$176K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$10.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$87K
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$10.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$367K
Investment income$199
— government grantsLn 1e$23K
Total revenueLn 12$368K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $87K · Operating expenses/yr $543K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $432K · Total expenses $543K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $111K · Total expenses $543K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $543K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.8M
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $367K · Total revenue $368K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $23K · Total revenue $368K
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $368K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $199 · Total revenue $368K
+0.05%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $543K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $368K · Prior year $763K
-52%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $10.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $368K · Expenses $543K
-48%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $10.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $10.0M · Total assets $10.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $10.0M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amber-Levonne Cheatham · Reported title President & Dir · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $543K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $543K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -52%——
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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 4Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Rescues donkeys and wild burros, educating the public about their struggles.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $432K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Provided Wild Burro emergency medical expenses and after care. Our wild burro emergency rescues involve safely capturing, providing first-aid on-site treatment, transporting to the hospital, rehabilitating, castrating the males rescued, then releasing the burros back to the wild with their family, as we never want to take away their…

$299Kprogram expense
02

Maintained Animal Rescue Facility. We are the only rescue that has legal written permission by the authorities to intervene when a burro is sick, injured or orphaned. The authorities and the community are thankful for our hard work and endless efforts as volunteers.

$125Kprogram expense
03

Continued "Awareness Campaign". The goal of the Awareness Campaign is to discourage illegal pick-ups of newborn baby burros in the wild that many members of the public mistakenly believe have been abandoned by their wild burro mothers.

$8Kprogram expense

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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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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $3.1M$564K+740% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $368K$543K-52% 990 PDF
FY2022 $763K$462K-90% 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$206K×14 990 PDF
FY2020 $560K$182K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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