Second City Canine Rescue

Tax-deductible

Palatine, IL501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 45-3336498Revenue $914K in FY2025

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Second City Canine rescue's mission is to Rescue homeless animals and responsibly place them into permanent, loving homes. We believe in rescuing responsibly.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 323 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
1
named funder · $42K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$144K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$914K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$931K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$914K
FY2025▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$627K
FY2021$698K
FY2022$836K
FY2023$823K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$914K
Expenses
$931K
FY2025▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$643K
FY2022$627K
FY2023$777K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$931K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$762K
FY2021$816K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $663K Management & general 11% · $104K Fundraising 18% · $164K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Interim Exec Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (from Mar 2025)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues homeless dogs and finds them loving, permanent homes.

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1 program · $663K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our goal is to take in homeless dogs, of all breeds and ages pulled from various local shelters as well as from high risk shelters located in rural areas. Our dogs are temperament tested, given medical care, placed in foster homes or our adoption center for a two week period to determine health and behavior issues.

$663Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$42K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$914K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$730K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$931K
Ln 25
Programscol B$663K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$781K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$730K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$267K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$193K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Total revenueLn 12$914K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$730K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$781K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$679K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$144K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6323
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$847K$781K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$717K$679K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K$144K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$271K$187K$9K$74K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$238$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$17K$492$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$40K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250$250
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$27K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$858
OccupancyLn 16$9K$6K$3K
TravelLn 17$5K$2K$2K$916
InterestLn 20$4K$4K$410
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$37K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$387K$312K$6K$69K
All other expensesLn 24e$89K$54K$21K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$931K$663K$104K$164K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $914K$931K−$17K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$832K$299K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $823K$777K$46K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $836K$627K$209K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $698K$643K$55K$816K 990 PDF
FY2020 $627K$484K$143K$762K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $913,751 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $971,703$729,511
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $176,061$192,753
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,040$28,073
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$34,772−$36,586
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,131,032$913,751
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $265,047$299,511
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,577$631,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $831,624$930,773
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $299,408−$17,022
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $913,751 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $180 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$266,838
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$462,673
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$729,511
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $192,753$192,753
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28,073$28,073
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,766−$36,766
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $192,753 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,513$913,751
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $930,773 across 16 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,118 · Management $9,270 · Fundraising $74,160$270,548
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,143 · Management $238 · Fundraising $1,749$7,130
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,313 · Management $492 · Fundraising $4,028$21,833
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,498$1,498
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,783$39,783
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $250$250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,087$6,087
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,959 · Management $4,120$31,079
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,006 · Fundraising $858$4,864
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,277 · Management $3,097$9,374
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,959 · Management $1,958 · Fundraising $916$4,833
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,692 · Management $410$4,102
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,747 · Management $4,083$40,830
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,221 · Management $1,247$12,468
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $312,053 · Management $6,033 · Fundraising $69,177$387,263
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $54,115 · Management $21,398 · Fundraising $13,318$88,831
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $662,597 · Management $103,970 · Fundraising $164,206$930,773
Part X · Balance sheet $1,497,746 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,463$50,952
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $800,134$730,353
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,500$15,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,406$21,952
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $717,420$679,489
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,611,923$1,497,746
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,963$38,888
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $88,361$105,028
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $241,071$143,916
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,345,852$1,338,830
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$15,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,370,852$1,353,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,611,923$1,497,746
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,353,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$913,751
XI-2 Total expenses$930,773
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,370,852
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,353,830

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