Bitter Root Humane Association: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 81-0351709)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.4M
FY2021	$758K
FY2022	$537K
FY2023	$1.4M
FY2024	$1.1M
FY2025	$870K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$438K
FY2021	$607K
FY2022	$843K
FY2023	$797K
FY2024	$855K
FY2025	$911K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$4.7M
FY2021	$4.9M
FY2022	$4.5M
FY2023	$5.0M
FY2024	$5.2M
FY2025	$5.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1975.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

86%

13%

Program services 86% · $523K Management & general 13% · $78K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kathie Butts

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Gehl

VP/Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Garten

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Williams

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Dewey

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Chase

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sue McCormack

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Craig

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Shelters homeless animals, finds them homes, reunites lost pets, and advocates for animal welfare.

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1 program · $523K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Provide animal shelter, provide animal adoption services, sponsor spay- neuter clinics and promote public awareness.

$523Kprogram 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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$36K

Best Friends Animal SocietyFY2024$11K

Petco LoveFY2024$10K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$8K

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsFY2024$6K

The Michelson Found Animals Foundation INCFY2024$5K

Dover's Chair INCFY2024$5K

Arthur L Parker FoundationFY2024$3K

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$84K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$758K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K

Investment incomeLn 3$140K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K

Money outPt IX

$607K

Ln 25

Programscol B$523K

Managementcol C$78K

Fundraisingcol D$7K

Owns and owesPt X

$4.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$956K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$513K

Government grantsLn 1e$10K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$167

Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K

Investment incomeLn 3$140K

Other incomeLn 4–11$43K

Gains on assetsLn 7$120K

Total revenueLn 12$758K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$210K

SavingsLn 2$13K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.4M

Total assetsLn 16$5.9M

LiabilitiesLn 26$956K

Net assetsLn 32$4.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 517

VolunteersI 6177

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$131K	$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.7M	$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$172K	$4.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$4.8M	$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$22K	$956K
Net assetsLn 32	$4.7M	$4.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$264K	$238K	$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$24K	$21K	$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K			$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$17K		$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$4K		$762
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$11K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$1K	$125
TravelLn 17	$220	$198	$22
InterestLn 20	$19K		$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$76K	$76K	$163
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$12K	$743
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$125K	$121K	$5K
All other expensesLn 24e	$46K	$39K	$4K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$607K	$523K	$78K	$7K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$870K	$911K	−$41K	$5.2M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.1M	$855K	$266K	$5.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.4M	$797K	$576K	$5.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$537K	$843K	−$306K	$4.5M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$758K	$607K	$151K	$4.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.4M	$438K	$914K	$4.7M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $757,946 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $864,333$512,730

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $65,790$61,817

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $385,835$140,183

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,039$43,216

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,351,997$757,946

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $234,310$287,712

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,351$319,306

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $437,661$607,018

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $914,336$150,928

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $757,946 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $5,721 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$3,850

VIII-1e Government grants$10,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$498,880

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$167

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$512,730

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $56,096$56,096

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,240$20,240

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$32,604 · Excluded from tax $152,547$119,943

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $43,216$43,216

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$32,604 · Excluded from tax $277,820$757,946

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $607,018 across 14 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $237,533 · Management $26,393$263,926

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,407 · Management $2,379$23,786

IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $2,603$2,603

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,320$2,320

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,588$16,588

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,528 · Fundraising $762$4,290

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,945 · Management $1,216$12,161

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,121 · Management $125$1,246

IX-17 TravelPrograms $198 · Management $22$220

IX-20 InterestManagement $19,472$19,472

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $76,087 · Management $163$76,250

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,062 · Management $743$12,805

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,530 · Management $4,807$125,337

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $39,105 · Management $3,610 · Fundraising $3,299$46,014

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $522,516 · Management $77,838 · Fundraising $6,664$607,018

Part X · Balance sheet $5,894,567 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,109$209,726

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,316$13,317

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $172,321$4,362,386

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,653,721$1,309,138

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,767,034$5,894,567

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,721$955,930

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,721$955,930

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,745,313$4,938,637

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,767,034$5,894,567

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,938,637 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$757,946

XI-2 Total expenses$607,018

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$150,928

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,745,313

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$42,396

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,938,637

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV