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Second Chance Wildlife Rescue

Tax-deductible

El Paso, TX501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 46-0968268Revenue $185K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwildliferescueelpaso.org635 Country Club Rd, 79932-2542 · El Paso, TXTax-exempt since Feb 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our purpose is to Rescue and rehabilitate wild mammals and birds that are orphaned, injured or ill, and return them to the wild.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 7 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 $15K a year · 14% 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$185K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$143K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$610K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$185K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$32K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$185K
Expenses
$143K
FY2024▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$62K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$143K
Net assets
$610K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$515K
FY2021$526K
FY2022$519K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$610K

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 Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $97K Management & general 16% · $23K Fundraising 16% · $23K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Brian Carter
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paulina Castillo
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christi Cooney
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Loretta Flores
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Fulkerson
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Josie Karam
Founder & PR
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Iris Kerwin
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Aliris Lopez
Board of Dir
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and rehabilitates injured, orphaned, or ill wild mammals and birds, returning them to nature.

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1 program · $67K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Rehabilitated wild mammals and birds

$67Kprogram 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
Paso Del Norte Community FoundationFY2024$60K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$185K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$143K
Ln 25
Programscol B$97K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$610K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$611K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$185K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$111K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$434K
Total assetsLn 16$611K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$610K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$225K$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$420K$434K
Total assetsLn 16$574K$611K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$568K$610K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$42K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$390$4K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$108$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$34K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$143K$97K$23K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $185K$143K$42K$610K 990 PDF
FY2023 $152K$103K$49K$568K 990 PDF
FY2022 $94K$101K−$7K$519K 990 PDF
FY2021 $73K$62K$11K$526K 990 PDF
FY2020 $32K$53K−$21K$515K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $184,885 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $149,671$179,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,181$2,103
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$3,622
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $151,866$184,885
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $43,349$45,312
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,750$97,949
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $103,099$143,261
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $48,767$41,624
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $184,885 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$179,160
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$179,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $2,103$2,103
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,622$3,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,622 · Excluded from tax $2,103$184,885
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $143,261 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,092$42,092
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,220$3,220
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $22,793$22,793
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $390 · Management $3,656$4,046
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,556$9,556
IX-17 TravelPrograms $108$108
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,482 · Management $1,495$35,977
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,356$8,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,095$15,095
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,018$2,018
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,405 · Management $23,063 · Fundraising $22,793$143,261
Part X · Balance sheet $610,709 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,351$88,757
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $171,104$110,972
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year −$71,478−$22,627
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $419,997$433,607
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $574,049$610,709
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,448$1,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,027$1,063
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $568,022$609,646
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $568,022$609,646
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $574,049$610,709
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $609,646 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$184,885
XI-2 Total expenses$143,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$568,022
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$609,646

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

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