Rescue from shelter euthanasia lists and adoption to homes

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$27K
-29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$573K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$602K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$118K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$573K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$601K
FY2024$630K
FY2025$573K
Expenses
$602K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$621K
FY2021$656K
FY2022$682K
FY2023$583K
FY2024$627K
FY2025$602K
Net assets
$118K
FY2025▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$150K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$66K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$118K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1997.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $553K Management & general 7% · $44K Fundraising 1% · $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

6 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$42,273Pt VII · Sec A
$23,643Pt VII · Sec A
Website Applications
$6,308Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Directorvice PR
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine Awad’s $42K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Catharine McCullough Awad————$52,484
Catherine Awad$42,273$45,796$1,035$51,533—
Meghan a Gaucher——$925$51,400—
Meghan Alexander Gaucher————$33,513
Shauntae Foggie$23,643$23,743$620——
Anita Austinson$6,308$6,308$175$9,520$9,120
Megan Armstrong————$2,940
Tania Reyes——$105$210—

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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues animals from euthanasia lists and finds them loving homes.

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1 program · $307K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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veterinary work done on cats and dogs to ready for adoption

$307Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$573K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Money outPt IX
$602K
Ln 25
Programscol B$553K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$118K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$27K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$268K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$305K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Total revenueLn 12$573K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$26K
Total assetsLn 16$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$27K
Net assetsLn 32$118K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6120
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$92K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$29K−$27K
Net assetsLn 32$118K$118K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$60K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$20K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30$30
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$11K$460$4K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$800
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$14K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$305K$305K
All other expensesLn 24e$125K$124K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$602K$553K$44K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $573K$602K−$29K$118K 990 PDF
FY2024 $630K$627K$3K$67K 990 PDF
FY2023 $601K$583K$18K$66K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$682K−$87K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $655K$656K−$685$163K 990 PDF
FY2020 $798K$621K$177K$150K 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
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Part I · Summary $572,731 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $269,326$268,140
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $284,490$304,575
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $228$16
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $76,272$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $630,316$572,731
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $170,699$112,785
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $456,384$488,728
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $627,083$601,513
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,233−$28,782
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $572,731 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$184,276
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$268,140
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $304,575$304,575
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16$16
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $304,591 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$572,731
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $601,513 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,000 · Management $27,953$87,953
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,866 · Management $4,966$24,832
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30$30
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,365 · Management $2,447$5,812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,353 · Management $460 · Fundraising $4,000$15,813
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,416 · Management $800$8,216
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,157$1,157
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,043$8,043
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,543 · Management $6,025$19,568
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $304,673$304,673
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $123,916 · Management $1,500$125,416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $553,362 · Management $44,151 · Fundraising $4,000$601,513
Part X · Balance sheet $91,658 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $67,474$65,210
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,110$26,448
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,584$91,658
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$28,908−$27,314
X-18 Grants payable$480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year −$28,908−$26,834
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $118,492$118,492
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,492$118,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,584$91,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $118,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$572,731
XI-2 Total expenses$601,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,492
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$118,492

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