Animal Place

Tax-deductible

Grass Valley, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 68-0200668

To provide refuge for unwanted farmed animals, to further their welfare through education of the public and to foster ethics of compassion and responsibility towards nonhuman animals by advocating a vegan lifestyle.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 34 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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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $661K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$111K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 71% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 31.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
27
named funders · $405K
Looks good: 27 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$169K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$14.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2024▼ -23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M
Net assets
$14.2M
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.0M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$12.5M
FY2023$14.1M
FY2024$14.2M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $2.6M Management & general 7% · $191K Fundraising 2% · $69K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $111K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Cofounder Pres
$81,057Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Ed
$29,615Pt VII · Sec A
Treas/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Sturla’s $81K as Cofounder Pres is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Kim Sturla$81,057$149,000$122,000$101,062
Jean Johnstone$29,615———
Jessica Carroll—$22,212——

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

Offers refuge to farmed animals, educates the public, and promotes veganism for compassion.

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1 program service account for $2.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The Organization provided care for abused and discarded animals. It provides educational resources for both children and adults that teach kindness and compassion for all animals. Their educational programs include Food for Thought, educational tours, museum of animal farming, and Farmed Animal Conference E-Summit, just to name a few.

$2.6Mprogram expense

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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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.6M
Managementcol C$191K
Fundraisingcol D$69K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$246K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$413K
SavingsLn 2$7.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$7.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M
Other assetsLn 15$153K
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$169K
Net assetsLn 32$14.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$7.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.0M$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K$169K
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M$14.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$111K$89K$11K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$158K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$373K$357K$7K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$281$281
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$272K$272K
InsuranceLn 23$173K$173K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$447K$425K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$270K$250K$8K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.6M$191K$69K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.9M−$45K$14.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$2.6M$1.0M$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.3M$1.1M$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.1M$987K$12.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.6M$2.3M$291K$11.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,816,029 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,070 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,532,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,532,756
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,267$11,267
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $246,036$246,036
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $21,900$21,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,267 · Excluded from tax $272,006$2,816,029
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,860,738 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,538 · Management $11,067 · Fundraising $11,067$110,672
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,017,667 · Management $158,117 · Fundraising $14,961$1,190,745
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $356,621 · Management $6,600 · Fundraising $9,364$372,585
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $281$281
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,109$14,109
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,933$2,933
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,170$7,170
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $271,839$271,839
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $172,936$172,936
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $425,483 · Fundraising $21,647$447,130
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $250,079 · Management $8,293 · Fundraising $11,966$270,338
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,600,486 · Management $191,247 · Fundraising $69,005$2,860,738
Part X · Balance sheet $14,417,936 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $232,131$412,783
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,508,411$7,015,158
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,378$88,347
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,360$13,144
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $364$364
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,963,730$6,735,409
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,398,551$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $145,157$152,731
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,281,082$14,417,936
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $109,901$121,960
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $51,096$38,726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $184,408$169,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,715,283$13,867,178
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $381,391$381,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,096,674$14,248,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,281,082$14,417,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,248,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,816,029
XI-2 Total expenses$2,860,738
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,709
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,096,674
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$196,604
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,248,569

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