Offering homeless pets a Chance at life by rescuing them from city shelters, providing medical care and compassion while awaiting adoption at our no-kill adoption center

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$286K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$258K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$293K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$286K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$276K
Expenses
$258K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$263K
Net assets
$293K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$306K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $228K Management & general 12% · $30K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$43,400Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Director of Operations
$34,325Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Volunteers
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Ainslie’s $38K as New Shelter Director is at the 41st 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Megan Williams$29,212$43,400$42,188$40,080$40,333
Erin Ainslie$37,791$34,325———
Michael King$11,428————
Lara Haji-Avedikian——$1,269—$80
Lauren Defreese————$67

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescuing homeless pets from shelters, providing care, and finding them loving homes.

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1 program · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Providing shelter and care to homeless animals as well as maintaining supplies and services, including those from a licensed veterinarian, required to assess and maintain the health of animals from the time they are brought into the shelter through the entire adoption process.

$228Kprogram 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$14K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$286K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$258K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$293K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$296K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$286K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$196K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95K
Total assetsLn 16$296K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$293K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$95K
Total assetsLn 16$271K$296K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$265K$293K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$76K$2K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$33K$672$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$173$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Office expensesLn 13$10K$0$10K$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K$254$0
TravelLn 17$940$940$0$0
InterestLn 20$83$0$83$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K$108$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$960$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K$228K$30K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $276K$263K$13K$306K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $286K$258K$28K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$244K$38K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 $283K$267K$16K$227K 990 PDF
FY2020 $260K$237K$22K$211K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $286,402 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $228,153$227,273
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $51,040$55,845
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,511$3,269
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,718$286,402
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $110,292$119,978
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,715$138,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,007$258,035
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,711$28,367
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $286,402 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,966 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,273
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$227,273
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$55,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15$15
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,046$5,046
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $189$189
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $53,879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,250$286,402
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,035 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,171 · Management $1,555 · Fundraising $0$77,726
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,941 · Management $672 · Fundraising $0$33,613
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,466 · Management $173 · Fundraising $0$8,639
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,060 · Fundraising $0$10,060
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $9,700 · Fundraising $0$9,700
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,505 · Management $254 · Fundraising $0$12,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $940 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$940
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $83 · Fundraising $0$83
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,288 · Management $108 · Fundraising $0$5,396
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $960 · Management $7,395 · Fundraising $0$8,355
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,764 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$90,764
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,035 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $0$258,035
Part X · Balance sheet $295,841 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,189$196,381
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,906$4,259
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $100,596$95,201
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $270,691$295,841
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,258$2,520
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,737$2,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,954$293,321
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,954$293,321
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $270,691$295,841
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,321 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,402
XI-2 Total expenses$258,035
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,367
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,954
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,321

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