Sante Dor Foundation FY2021 filing

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Sante DOr is a no-kill animal adoption center serving the Los Angeles community, predominantly staffed by volunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$163K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$163K
to officers and key staff · 36% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 36% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $56K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% 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
$576K
Spent
$451K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$281K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$576K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$576K
FY2022$574K
FY2023$544K
FY2024$420K
FY2025$529K
FY2026$459K
Expenses
$451K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$451K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$463K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$469K
FY2026$496K
Net assets
$281K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$281K
FY2022$402K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$479K
FY2025$558K
FY2026$521K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending February 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $426K Management & general 3% · $15K Fundraising 2% · $10K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $163K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$67,119Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant to the Executive Director
$49,425Pt VII · Sec A
Rescue Manager & Volunteer Coordina
$19,175Pt VII · Sec A
Temporary Assistant
$11,600Pt VII · Sec A
Part-Time Assistant
$7,293Pt VII · Sec A
Rescue Manager
$6,751Pt VII · Sec A
Temporary Assistant
$1,020Pt VII · Sec A
Temporary Assistant
$503Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie a Perez’s $71K as Director of Animal Services is at the 78th 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

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leslie a Perez$71,279$70,875$65,375$58,115$48,522$49,425
Christina Keefe————$65,967$67,119
Morgan Derecho$45,314$44,450$41,387$39,660$9,906—
Heather Ganley$42,896$41,097$37,665$36,083$36,252$6,751
Seri R Suhadi—————$19,175
Jennifer T Federico———$14,086——
Amy Dresser$12,729$13,239$11,200$8,398$6,791$7,293
Joan Afton$531$1,881———$11,600

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 shelter, medical care, and adoption services for animals, plus community education.

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2 programs · $426K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, Sante DXOr Foundation placed 414 healthy animals in permanent, loving homes: 113 felines, 299 kittens and 2 canines.

$421Kprogram expense
02

In July 2019, Sante DXOr began its participation in the TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) program in the neighborhood of Atwater Village and Griffith Park. This program has expanded to outlaying neighborhoods as a result of a call for help from the communities.

$5Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$576K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$267K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Money outPt IX
$451K
Ln 25
Programscol B$426K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$281K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$244K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$163
Other incomeLn 4–11$267K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$576K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$269K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$299K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$281K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$174K$299K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$203K$335K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$156K$281K
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$163K$163K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
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$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$732$732
Office expensesLn 13$7K$18$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2$2
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$7K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$179K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$8K$5K$724
Total functional expensesLn 25$451K$426K$15K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 21, 2026 $459K$496K−$37K$521K 990 PDF
FY2025Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2025 $529K$469K$60K$558K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 4, 2024 $420K$424K−$4K$479K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2023 $544K$463K$81K$481K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2022 $574K$452K$121K$402K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 23, 2021 $576K$451K$125K$281K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $575,910 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $231,804$244,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $45,375$64,629
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $99$163
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $195,518$266,691
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $472,796$575,910
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $166,940$178,453
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,064$272,392
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $451,004$450,845
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,792$125,065
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $575,910 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$244,427
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,778
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$244,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,629$64,629
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $163$163
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 eventsExcluded from tax $266,691$266,691
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,792 · Excluded from tax $266,691$575,910
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $450,845 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 $163,205$163,205
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,248$15,248
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $732$732
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18 · Management $6,729$6,747
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,750$50,750
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,093$2,093
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $2$2
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,067 · Management $3,078$10,145
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $178,863 · Fundraising $9,150$188,013
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,904 · Management $5,282 · Fundraising $724$13,910
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $425,880 · Management $15,091 · Fundraising $9,874$450,845
Part X · Balance sheet $335,073 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,829$29,207
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $169,686$269,352
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,500$1,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,057$32,036
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,978$2,978
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,050$335,073
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,560$22,020
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$32,182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,244$54,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $65,553$148,477
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $90,253$132,394
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $155,806$280,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,050$335,073
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $280,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$575,910
XI-2 Total expenses$450,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$125,065
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$155,806
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$280,871

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