Mitchell County Animal Rescue INC

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To protect, Rescue and care for abandoned and unwanted animals; to promote the importance of spay/neuter in reducing the population of stray animals; to place animals in loving homes; and to educate young people in the humane treatment of animals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 13 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $498K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $153K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$192K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$628K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$628K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$776K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$628K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$387K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$513K
FY2025$628K
Expenses
$628K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$368K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$502K
FY2024$481K
FY2025$628K
Net assets
$776K
FY2025-0.04%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$806K
FY2022$676K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$776K
FY2025$776K

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 Jun 1985.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $533K Management & general 14% · $89K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $7K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$6,923Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katherine Elkins’s $7K as Executive Director is at the 7th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2020
Amber Lowery——$45,115
Amber D Lowery—$37,266—
Katherine Elkins$6,923——

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, cares for, and finds homes for abandoned animals, promoting spay/neuter and humane education.

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1 program · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Mcar provides shelter and care to unwanted, neglected, and abused pets in mitchell county. We strive to reconnect stray pets with their owners, vaccinating the unvaccinated against rabies, DISTEMPER/PARVO and kennel cough.

$533Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$628K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$775
Money outPt IX
$628K
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$776K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Government grantsLn 1e$131K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$775
Total revenueLn 12$628K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$257K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$498K
Total assetsLn 16$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$192K
Net assetsLn 32$776K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 620
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$196K$213K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$396K$498K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$219K$257K
Total assetsLn 16$812K$968K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$192K
Net assetsLn 32$776K$776K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$233K$166K$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$16K$902$903
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$128$2K$227
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$17K$5K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$13K$999
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$236K$236K
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$29K
Total functional expensesLn 25$628K$533K$89K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 24, 2026 $628K$628K−$311$776K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 9, 2025 $513K$481K$33K$776K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024 $569K$502K$67K$743K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2023 $411K$541K−$130K$676K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2022 $416K$397K$19K$806K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2021 $387K$368K$18K$714K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $627,622 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $458,366$596,946
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,423$30,145
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,623$775
I-11 Other revenue−$244
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $513,412$627,622
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $239,632$269,042
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $241,056$358,891
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $480,688$627,933
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $32,724−$311
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $627,622 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$65,609
VIII-1e Government grants$131,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$399,937
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$596,946
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,145$30,145
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $775$775
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$244−$244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,145 · Unrelated business −$244 · Excluded from tax $775$627,622
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $627,933 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,118 · Management $66,914$233,032
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,247 · Management $902 · Fundraising $903$18,052
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,805 · Management $5,153$17,958
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,385$7,385
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $128 · Management $1,644 · Fundraising $227$1,999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,837 · Fundraising $4,629$6,466
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,115 · Management $1,321$11,436
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,587 · Management $4,922$21,509
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,451$7,451
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,199$3,199
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,690$20,690
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,271 · Management $999$14,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $235,691$235,691
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,795$28,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,934 · Management $89,240 · Fundraising $5,759$627,933
Part X · Balance sheet $967,601 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $196,396$212,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $219,184$257,099
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $396,494$497,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $812,074$967,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,097$14,534
X-25 Other liabilities$177,401
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,097$191,935
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $775,977$775,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $775,977$775,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $812,074$967,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $775,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$627,622
XI-2 Total expenses$627,933
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$311
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$775,977
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$775,666

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

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