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.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$113K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 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
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$284K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$445K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$385K
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$284K
FY2022▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$453K
FY2022$284K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$41K
FY2026$57K
Expenses
$445K
FY2022▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$364K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$168K
FY2025$126K
FY2026$132K
Net assets
$385K
FY2022▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$589K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$347K
FY2024$254K
FY2025$169K
FY2026$94K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $379K Management & general 13% · $56K Fundraising 2% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990-T; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$37,800Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 · $359K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Serving the needs of the neglected, abused and mistreated animals.

$359Kprogram 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 FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$284K
Gifts and grants$283K
Investment income$472
Other income$81
Money out
$445K
Programs$379K
Management$56K
Fundraising$9K
Owns and owes
$385K
net assets
Cash and savings$279K
Total assets$385K
Liabilities$0
People
3
listed
Paid2
Voting board3
Independent2
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$283K
Investment income$472
Other income$81
Total revenue$284K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$279K
Total assets$385K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$385K
Operations
Employees5
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyNo

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 Viewing $284K$445K−$161K$385K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$364K$89K$589K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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