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Saving Gizmos Friends FY2020 filing

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Thousand Oaks, CA501(c)(3)Animals EIN 46-4953891Revenue $199K in FY2020

On file with the IRSsavinggizmosfriends.com1655 El Dorado Dr, 91362-2116 · Thousand Oaks, CATax-exempt since Apr 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Saving at-risk dogs from high-kill city and county shelters in the greater los angeles area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 $19K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.1 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $348K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
164% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 164% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$199K
Spent
$176K
To programs
98%
Net assets
−$885
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$199K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$210K
FY2025$435K
Expenses
$176K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$176K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$398K
Net assets
−$885
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$885
FY2021$26K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$56K
FY2025$93K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending April 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $173K Management & general 2% · $4K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 dogs from high-kill shelters in the Los Angeles area.

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1 program · $173K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Dedicated to saving at-risk dogs from high-kill city and county shelters in the greater los angeles area. We help dogs in all kinds of medical conditions until they are healthy enough to be transported.

$173Kprogram expense

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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
Nevada Community Foundation INCFY2024$348K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$348K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$199K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$176K
Ln 25
Programscol B$173K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
−$885
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Total revenueLn 12$199K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1K
Total assetsLn 16$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32−$885
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$22K$1K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K$2K
Net assetsLn 32−$23K−$885
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$348$348
TravelLn 17$154$154
InterestLn 20$366$366
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$164K$164K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$176K$173K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $435K$398K$37K$93K 990 PDF
FY2024 $210K$171K$39K$56K 990 PDF
FY2023 $165K$186K−$21K$17K 990 PDF
FY2022 $151K$139K$12K$39K 990 PDF
FY2021 $100K$73K$27K$26K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $199K$176K$22K−$885 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $198,547 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $244,482$198,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,540$198,547
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $287,153$176,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $287,153$176,261
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,613$22,286
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $198,547 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$198,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$198,536
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11$11
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11$198,547
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $176,261 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,725$1,725
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $348$348
IX-17 TravelPrograms $154$154
IX-20 InterestManagement $366$366
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $164,151$164,151
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,258 · Management $1,259$9,517
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,563 · Management $3,698 · Fundraising $0$176,261
Part X · Balance sheet $1,387 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,773$1,387
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,773$1,387
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $44,944$2,272
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,944$2,272
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$23,171−$885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,773$1,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$198,547
XI-2 Total expenses$176,261
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$23,171
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$885

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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