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Saving Great Animals FY2020 filing

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Rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes dogs with ethical care, ensuring responsible pet ownership. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $453K in revenue, $440K in expenses, and $140K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2011
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
savinggreatanimals.org
Filings
8 on file (2018–2020)
Revenue
$453KFY2020
Expenses
$440K
Net assets
$140K
People
3
Filings
8
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0323640 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA Founded 2011
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes dogs with ethical care, ensuring responsible pet ownership.
Leadership
Jacintha Sayed · Director · $38K
Money in and out
$453K revenue, $440K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$453K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$440K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$140K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $12K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$453K
FY2020▲ +33%
Expenses
$440K
FY2020▲ +43%
Total assets
$149K
FY2020▲ +13%
Total liabilities
$10K
FY2020▲ +43%
Total revenue
$453K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$440K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$140K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$149K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSaving Great Animals
EINHdr · item D80-0323640
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jsavinggreatanimals.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$38,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacintha Sayed’s $90K as Director is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacintha Sayed$90,000$100,000$86,250$52,000$48,000$38,000

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $403K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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In 2020, Saving Great Animals received 453 dogs. Each dog was placed into a foster home, provided with medical care, was spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. Additionally, each dog received behavioral assessments and training if needed to give the dog the best chance at adoption.

$403Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$268K · 59%
Program service revenue$172K · 38%
Other revenue$9K · 2%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants59%$268K
Program service revenue38%$172K
Other revenue2%$9K
Investment income1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$453K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.02
Program services91%$403K
Management & general7%$30K
Fundraising2%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$440K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$61K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$10K
Total net assetsLn 32$140K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $137K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $440K · Less non-cash grants $16K · Cash operating expenses/yr $424K
3.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $403K · Total expenses $440K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $440K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $440K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $284K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $268K · Total revenue $453K
59%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $453K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $172K · Total revenue $453K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $453K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $172K · Total expenses $440K
39%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $453K · Prior year $340K
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $140K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $453K · Expenses $440K
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $149K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $140K · Total assets $149K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $76K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $149K
51%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jacintha Sayed · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $38K · Total expenses $440K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $38K · Total expenses $440K
9%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 3%
Revenue growth 33%
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $23K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,135
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,201
Unitemized GrantFY2022$687
Unitemized GrantFY2019$7,524

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$816K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$795K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$429K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$364K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$453K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$340K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2018$322K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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