Unchained Melodies INC EIN 47-5487625 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Unchained Melodies INC

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Rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes abused and neglected animals, while educating the public. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $334K in revenue, $279K in expenses, and $231K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2015
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Columbia, MO
Website
www.unchainedmelodies.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$334KFY2025
Expenses
$279K
Net assets
$231K
People
3
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-5487625 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Columbia, MO Founded 2015
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes abused and neglected animals, while educating the public.
Leadership
Melody Whitworth · Director / President / Executive Director · $60K
Money in and out
$334K revenue, $279K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$334K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$279K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$231K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $55K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs▼ -11% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +86% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$334K
FY2025▲ +30%
Expenses
$279K
FY2025▲ +19%
Total assets
$238K
FY2025▲ +22%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2025
Total revenue
$334K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$279K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$231K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$55K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$238K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUnchained Melodies INC
EINHdr · item D47-5487625
Principal addressHdr · item CColumbia, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.unchainedmelodies.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2015
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director / President / Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Treasurer / Business Administrator
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melody Whitworth’s $60K as Director / President / Executive Director is at the 68th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Melody Whitworth$60,000$51,000$23,000$13,000$13,000
Ronnye Gayle Randall$48,000$27,200$1,000$1,000
Jill Swain$1,200$1,000$1,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $197K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Rescue Rehab & Rehome Program

Rescued and provided a safe, secure and healthy environment to previously chained, penned, abused or neglected dogs; provided medical needs, while also working on training and social needs so they can learn how to live successfully inside the home; and adopting rehabilitated dogs into new homes.

$166Kprogram expense
02

Education Community Outreach Program

Provided education and training to volunteers, the public and organizations in order to prevent and/or intervene on behalf of animals in life threatening, abusive and/or neglectful situations and environments. Offer dog training classes to keep dogs inside the family home. Community outreach to animals in at-risk situations.

$30Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$267K · 80%
Program service revenue$48K · 15%
Other revenue$15K · 5%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants80%$267K
Program service revenue15%$48K
Other revenue5%$15K
Investment income1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$334K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.20
Program services70%$197K
Management & general10%$27K
Fundraising20%$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$279K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Total assetsLn 16$238K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$231K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $220K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $279K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $277K
9.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $197K · Total expenses $279K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $27K · Total expenses $279K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $55K · Total expenses $279K
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $31K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $241K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $267K · Total revenue $334K
80%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $334K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $48K · Total revenue $334K
15%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $334K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $48K · Total expenses $279K
17%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $334K · Prior year $258K
+30%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $198K · FY2025 $334K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $231K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $334K · Expenses $279K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $238K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $231K · Total assets $238K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $238K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melody Whitworth · Reported title Director / President / Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $60K · Total expenses $279K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $141K · Total expenses $279K
51%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 21%
Revenue growth 30%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$85K
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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)$334K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$258K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$262K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$157K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$198K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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