The Real Bark: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-2912197)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$124K
FY2022	$307K
FY2023	$161K
FY2024	$197K
FY2025	$109K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$136K
FY2022	$181K
FY2023	$242K
FY2024	$178K
FY2025	$138K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$28K
FY2022	$153K
FY2023	$73K
FY2024	$92K
FY2025	$63K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $131K Management & general 5% · $6K Fundraising 1% · $808

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Jf Pryor

CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jean Paul Dugan

Vice President

$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

Finds homeless pets homes and provides medical care.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Taxpayer undertook various programs to save animals in desperate situations; and were able to get them needed vet care, shelter, training and place them in homes. These events were documented in various facebook videos and on their web site which lead to more contributions and the organization's ability to fund similar future projects.

Pt IX · col B

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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$43K

Starfish Animal RescueFY2024$23K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$15K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$81K

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$109K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K

Money outPt IX

$138K

Ln 25

Programscol B$131K

Managementcol C$6K

Fundraisingcol D$808

Owns and owesPt X

$63K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$63K

Total assetsLn 16$63K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$109K

Total revenueLn 12$109K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$63K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$63K

Total assetsLn 16$63K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$63K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 64

Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$92K	$63K
Total assetsLn 16	$92K	$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$92K	$63K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$500			$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$932		$932
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$308			$308
TravelLn 17	$175	$175
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$130K	$130K
All other expensesLn 24e	$656	$656
Total functional expensesLn 25	$138K	$131K	$6K	$808

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$109K	$138K	−$29K	$63K	990 PDF
FY2024	$197K	$178K	$20K	$92K	990 PDF
FY2023	$161K	$242K	−$81K	$73K	990 PDF
FY2022	$307K	$181K	$126K	$153K	990 PDF
FY2021	$124K	$136K	−$12K	$28K	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 I · Summary $108,950 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,208$108,950

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,208$108,950

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,150$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$500

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,373$137,378

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,523$137,878

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,685−$28,928

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $108,950 across 3 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$108,950

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$108,950

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$108,950

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,878 across 8 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,875$1,875

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $500$500

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $932$932

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $308$308

IX-17 TravelPrograms $175$175

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,638$3,638

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $129,794$129,794

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $656$656

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,625 · Management $6,445 · Fundraising $808$137,878

Part X · Balance sheet $63,333 assets, 5 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,261$63,333

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,261$63,333

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $92,261$63,333

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,261$63,333

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $63,333 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$108,950

XI-2 Total expenses$137,878

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,928

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$92,261

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$63,333

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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