Rescue and placement of abandoned animals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 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 $30K a year · 7% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 40% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 40% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$539K
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$332K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$385K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$539K
FY2025▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$513K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$313K
FY2025$539K
Expenses
$332K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$519K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$362K
FY2025$332K
Net assets
$385K
FY2025▲ +117%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$227K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$177K
FY2025$385K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $278K Management & general 16% · $54K

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; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$78,500Pt VII · Sec A
$55,100Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joye Turock’s $78K as Director is at the 84th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joye Turock$78,500$83,200$66,100$66,100$63,500$52,000
Katie Yudikaitis$55,100$58,975————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and places abandoned animals.

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1 program · $332K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Not for profit organization established to aid in the rescue and placement of abandoned dogs and cats in wny. In 2024-25 96 dogs and 18 cats were adopted.

$332Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$539K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Money outPt IX
$332K
Ln 25
Programscol B$278K
Managementcol C$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$385K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$422K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Total revenueLn 12$539K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$385K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K$152K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$74K$68K
Total assetsLn 16$187K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$177K$385K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$147K$147K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$37K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$198$198
OccupancyLn 16$35K$23K$12K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$332K$278K$54K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $539K$332K$208K$385K 990 PDF
FY2024 $313K$362K−$49K$177K 990 PDF
FY2023 $382K$384K−$1K$226K 990 PDF
FY2022 $397K$362K$34K$227K 990 PDF
FY2021 $513K$466K$47K$193K 990 PDF
FY2020 $459K$519K−$60K$145K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $539,433 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $187,806$421,629
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,615$57,880
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,124$8,779
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,514$51,145
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $313,059$539,433
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,489$161,620
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,116$170,183
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $361,605$331,803
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$48,546$207,630
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $539,433 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$421,629
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$421,629
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,880$57,880
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $8,779$8,779
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $23,538$23,538
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $27,607$27,607
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,880 · Unrelated business $59,924$539,433
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $331,803 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,190$147,190
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,882$2,882
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,548$11,548
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,755$7,755
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,000$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,915 · Management $5,679$42,594
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,599$4,599
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $198$198
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,123 · Management $11,724$34,847
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,164$10,164
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,576$2,576
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,707$6,707
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $36,959$36,959
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,784$3,784
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $278,064 · Management $53,739 · Fundraising $0$331,803
Part X · Balance sheet $400,228 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,881$24,629
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,998$127,056
X-4 Accounts receivable$180,567
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,909$67,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $186,788$400,228
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,663$15,473
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,663$15,473
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $177,125$384,755
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $186,788$400,228
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $384,755 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$539,433
XI-2 Total expenses$331,803
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$207,630
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$177,125
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$384,755

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