To end the homelessness, abuse and neglect of all animals. To be a voice for those who cannotspeak for themselves to stand up and make a change to care for those sick, injured, or dying at the hands of others. To make a change, to make life better, to be an advocate and to care for animals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$128K 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $60K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$453K
Spent
$364K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$589K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$453K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$453K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$41K
FY2026$57K
Expenses
$364K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$364K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$126K
FY2026$132K
Net assets
$589K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$589K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$169K
FY2026$94K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Aug 2011.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $286K Management & general 21% · $78K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $128K 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
Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$32,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Frost’s $75K as Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 84 <$100K 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Amanda Frost$75,000$75,000————
Amanda Neumann——$75,000$75,000——
Amanda Giese————$75,000$60,000
Patty Kelly————$37,800$36,000
Sayde Kelly—————$32,000

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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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, cares for, and advocates for homeless, abused, and neglected animals.

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1 program · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Serving the needs of the neglected, abused and mistreated animals.

$286Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $23K · 2021–2021
Cherryland Humane SocietyMI · FY2021$23,385

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$453K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$85
Money outPt IX
$364K
Ln 25
Programscol B$286K
Managementcol C$78K
Owns and owesPt X
$589K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$429K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$444K
Government grantsLn 1e$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$85
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$36
Total revenueLn 12$453K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$429K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$429K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$589K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$466K$429K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$509K$589K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$0
Net assetsLn 32$500K$589K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$102K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$16K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$17K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$364K$286K$78K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $57K$132K−$75K$94K 990 PDF
FY2025 $41K$126K−$85K$169K 990 PDF
FY2024 $75K$168K−$93K$254K 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$257K−$38K$347K 990 PDF
FY2022 $284K$445K−$161K$385K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $453K$364K$89K$589K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $452,518 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $350,536$443,973
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $143$85
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,055$8,460
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $407,734$452,518
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25,628$4,403
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $85,534$182,861
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,544$176,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $261,706$363,516
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $146,028$89,002
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $452,518 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,460 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$34,561
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,412
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$443,973
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49$49
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $36$36
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $8,460 · Excluded from tax $85$452,518
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $363,516 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,403$4,403
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,400 · Management $25,600$128,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,946 · Management $3,987$19,933
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,600 · Management $4,150$20,750
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,342 · Management $2,836$14,178
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $32,432$32,432
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,375$5,375
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,413$3,413
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,158 · Management $3,290$16,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,318$25,318
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,042$15,042
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,073$58,073
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,179$1,179
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,972$18,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $285,846 · Management $77,670 · Fundraising $0$363,516
Part X · Balance sheet $588,873 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $466,180$428,934
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$58,739
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,448$31,525
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$69,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $508,628$588,873
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,757$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $499,871$588,873
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $508,628$588,873
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $588,873 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$452,518
XI-2 Total expenses$363,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$89,002
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$499,871
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$588,873

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