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Rescues adoptable dogs from shelters and finds them homes, while offering community education and spay/neuter services. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $406K in revenue, $318K in expenses, and $312K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Itasca, IL
Website
www.fetchingtailsfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$406KFY2021
Expenses
$318K
Net assets
$312K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-3210253 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Itasca, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues adoptable dogs from shelters and finds them homes, while offering community education and spay/neuter services.
Leadership
Kristen Gottschalk · Secretary · $43K
Money in and out
$406K revenue, $318K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$406K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$318K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$312K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $89K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+22%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$406K
FY2021▼ -13%
Expenses
$318K
FY2021▼ -31%
Total assets
$342K
FY2021▲ +18%
Total liabilities
$30K
FY2021▼ -56%
Total revenue
$406K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$318K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$312K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$89K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$342K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $245K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Finding homes for dogs rescued from chicago and primarily down south. Shelters were filling up due to increased numbers of pets being returned as people started coming out of pandemic. Most of our events still cancelled. Gala was still virtual. Adoption shows still put on hold.

$245Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFetching Tails Foundation
EINHdr · item D47-3210253
Principal addressHdr · item CItasca, IL
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$43,008Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Gottschalk’s $48K as Secretary is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Gottschalk$48,000$49,200$49,000$43,008$40,008

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$296K · 73%
Program service revenue$113K · 28%
Contributions & grants73%$296K
Program service revenue28%$113K
Investment income$83
— government grantsLn 1e$16K
Total revenueLn 12$406K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.02
Program services77%$245K
Management & general21%$66K
Fundraising2%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$271K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$30K
Total net assetsLn 32$312K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $328K · Operating expenses/yr $318K
12.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $245K · Total expenses $318K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $66K · Total expenses $318K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $7K · Total expenses $318K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $285K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $296K · Total revenue $406K
73%
Government reliance
Government grants $16K · Total revenue $406K
4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $113K · Total revenue $406K
28%
Investment reliance
Investment income $83 · Total revenue $406K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $113K · Total expenses $318K
36%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $406K · Prior year $464K
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $312K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $406K · Expenses $318K
+22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $342K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $312K · Total assets $342K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $58K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $342K
17%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kristen Gottschalk · Reported title SECRETARY · Highest reported compensation $43K · Total expenses $318K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $62K · Total expenses $318K
20%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -13%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

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 · FY2024
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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
FY2024 (Latest)$283K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$357K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$438K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$406K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$464K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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