The organization's mission is to reduce pet overpopulation in madison county. Our spay and neuter assistance project offers financial assistance to low income families, to spay/neuter family pets. We also help colony keepers with trapping and surgery costs for feral and stray cats in our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
119% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 119% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$295K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$322K
To programs
100%
Net assets
−$4K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$295K
FY2024▲ +26%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$264K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$295K
Expenses
$322K
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$283K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$322K
Net assets
−$4K
FY2024▼ -115%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$24K
FY2024−$4K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $322K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Blake’s $11K as Executive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Susan Blake$10,800$10,800

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps low-income families and colony keepers spay/neuter pets and feral cats to reduce overpopulation.

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1 program · $322K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To reduce the pet overpopulation in madison and delaware counties in indiana. We empower people to take responsibility for the care and well- being of their pets through our programs and services.

$322Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$295K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Money outPt IX
$322K
Ln 25
Programscol B$322K
Owns and owesPt X
−$4K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$112K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Total revenueLn 12$295K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32−$4K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$31K$19K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$24K−$4K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$24K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$204$204
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$155K$155K
All other expensesLn 24e$30K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$322K$322K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $295K$322K−$27K−$4K 990 PDF
FY2023 $235K$214K$20K$24K 990 PDF
FY2022 $264K$283K−$19K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $148K$22K 990 PDF
FY2020 $98K$30K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $294,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,883$112,237
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,817$18,198
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $140,867$164,204
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $234,567$294,639
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $72,735$91,061
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,742$230,789
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,477$321,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,090−$27,211
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $294,639 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $164,204 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$29,925
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,312
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$112,237
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,198$18,198
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $182,402 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$294,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $321,850 across 11 lines filed
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $60,592$60,592
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,469$6,469
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,588$6,588
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,701$2,701
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,831$1,831
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $204$204
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,412$32,412
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,689$2,689
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,569$154,569
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,795$29,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $321,850 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$321,850
Part X · Balance sheet $18,878 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,741$18,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,741$18,878
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,093$22,441
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,093$22,441
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $23,648−$3,563
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,648−$3,563
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,741$18,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$3,563 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$294,639
XI-2 Total expenses$321,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,211
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,648
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$3,563

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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