Second Leash on Life INC

Tax-deductible

Atlanta, GA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 46-0765041

Utilizing shelter dogs to break the cycle of incarceration

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $39K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$279K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$225K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$191K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$279K
FY2024▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$266K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$249K
FY2024$279K
Expenses
$225K
FY2024▼ -17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$336K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$225K
Net assets
$191K
FY2024▲ +24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$191K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $178K Management & general 21% · $47K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$19,750Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Jacobs Meadows’s $20K as Director is at the 21st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Susan Jacobs Meadows$19,750$16,250$13,750$8,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains shelter dogs to help formerly incarcerated individuals reintegrate into society.

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1 program service account for $178K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Utilizing shelter dogs to break the cycle of incarceration-beyond the bars

$178Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$39K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$225K
Ln 25
Programscol B$178K
Managementcol C$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$191K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$192K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$192K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$191K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$79K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$98K$98K
Total assetsLn 16$165K$192K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$154K$191K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$14K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$42K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$549
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$876$376
OccupancyLn 16$61K$42K$18K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$870
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$66K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K$178K$47K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $279K$225K$54K$191K 990 PDF
FY2023 $249K$271K−$22K$154K 990 PDF
FY2022 $332K$336K−$4K$176K 990 PDF
FY2021 $266K$179K$87K$180K 990 PDF
FY2020 $89K$62K$27K$92K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $278,910 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$270,125
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$38,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$270,125
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$2,085
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$6,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$278,910
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $225,276 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,825 · Management $5,925$19,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,705 · Management $17,874$59,579
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,281 · Management $549$1,830
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,259 · Management $1,787$7,046
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $876 · Management $376$1,252
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,486 · Management $18,209$60,695
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,234 · Management $1,815$6,049
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,031 · Management $870$2,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,174$66,174
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,871 · Management $47,405 · Fundraising $0$225,276
Part X · Balance sheet $192,273 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,625$79,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $97,567$97,567
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,000$9,996
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,650$5,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $164,918$192,273
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,619$1,407
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,619$1,407
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $176,119$137,231
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$21,820$53,635
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $154,299$190,866
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $164,918$192,273
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $190,866 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,910
XI-2 Total expenses$225,276
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$53,634
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$154,299
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$190,866

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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