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Rescues animals, finds them homes, and helps people recover from addiction through work training. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $353K in revenue, $366K in expenses, and $-456K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Winnetka, CA
Filings
3 on file (2023–2025)
Revenue
$353KFY2025
Expenses
$366K
Net assets
$-456K
People
6
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  46-2956815 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Winnetka, CA Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues animals, finds them homes, and helps people recover from addiction through work training.
Leadership
Christopher Espinosa · Associate Director
Money in and out
$353K revenue, $366K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$366K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-456K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$14K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +89% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$353K
FY2025▲ +82%
Expenses
$366K
FY2025▲ +40%
Total assets
$81K
FY2025-0.4%
Total liabilities
$537K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total revenue
$353K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$366K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-456K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$81K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CClear Skies Ranch
EINHdr · item D46-2956815
Principal addressHdr · item CWinnetka, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F22)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Associate Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ceo-Rescue Foundation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $363K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Rescue animals and provide them a forever home as well as offering a sober living environment for people with addiction with an emphasis on teaching work skills and self sufficiency.

$363Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$353K
— government grantsLn 1e$297K
Total revenueLn 12$353K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.00
Program services99%$363K
Management & general1%$2K
Fundraising$907
Total functional expensesLn 25$366K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$7K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$537K
Total net assetsLn 32$-456K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $7K · Operating expenses/yr $366K
0.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $363K · Total expenses $366K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $366K
0.6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $907 · Total expenses $366K
0.2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $352 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $66K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $353K · Total revenue $353K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $297K · Total revenue $353K
84%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $353K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $353K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $366K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $353K · Prior year $194K
+82%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-456K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $353K · Expenses $366K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $81K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-456K · Total assets $81K
-563%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $81K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Espinosa · Reported title Associate Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $366K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $201K · Total expenses $366K
55%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 0.6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.3%
Revenue growth 82%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$353K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$194K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$128K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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