The Pipsqueakery provides care for medically and behaviorally needy rodents, rabbits, and other exotic animals, educates the public on their care, and finds forever homes and rescue placements for healthy adoptable animals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $197K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
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
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Revenue
$767K
+84% vs prior year
Spent
$639K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$247K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$767K
FY2024▲ +84%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$362K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$767K
Expenses
$639K
FY2024▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$429K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$639K
Net assets
$247K
FY2024▲ +108%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$241K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$247K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $404K Management & general 37% · $235K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$45,000Pt VII · Sec A
$38,000Pt VII · Sec A

Alexandra Hernley’s $45K as Manager is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alexandra Hernley$45,000$45,000$45,000$45,000
Jason Minsterketter$38,000$38,000$38,000$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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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 and rehomes sick, needy small animals, educating the public on their care.

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3 programs · $404K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Animal Supplies. The Pipsqueakery provides temporary foster care and long-term sanctuary to a large number of animals annually. These animals require caging, food, water, enrichment, bedding, and a number of other supplies to ensure quality of life is provided.

$185Kprogram expense
02

Building Supplies and Equipment. The care provided to the animals includes but is not limited to, surgeries, imaging, medicine, therapies, and a number of other one time and or repeated procedures that ensure quality of life for the animals in our care.

$117Kprogram expense
03

Veterinary Supplies and Equipment. The Pipsqueakery Inc works with highly trained exotic veterinarians to provide high quality medical care for all animals that enter The Pipsqueakerys care.

$102Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$767K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Other incomeLn 4–11$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$404K
Managementcol C$235K
Owns and owesPt X
$247K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Other incomeLn 4–11$225K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$767K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
SavingsLn 2$3K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$247K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64
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$22K$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$97K$97K
Total assetsLn 16$119K$247K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$119K$247K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$132K$0$132K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$0$32K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$27K$0$27K$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$0$8K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$12K$0$12K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$404K$404K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$404K$235K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $767K$639K$128K$247K 990 PDF
FY2023 $416K$418K−$2K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $396K$517K−$120K$120K 990 PDF
FY2021 $362K$429K−$67K$241K 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 $766,926 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $328,642$542,047
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $36$54
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $87,115$224,825
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $415,793$766,926
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 $172,284$163,887
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $245,317$474,781
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $417,601$638,668
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,808$128,258
Part VI · Governance 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $766,926 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $224,825 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$542,047
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$542,047
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $54 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$54
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $224,879 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$766,926
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $638,668 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $132,227 · Fundraising $0$132,227
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $31,660 · Fundraising $0$31,660
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $3,849 · Fundraising $0$3,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $27,386 · Fundraising $0$27,386
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $7,842 · Fundraising $0$7,842
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $12,487 · Fundraising $0$12,487
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,487 · Fundraising $0$19,487
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $403,730 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$403,730
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $403,730 · Management $234,938 · Fundraising $0$638,668
Part X · Balance sheet $246,833 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,883$146,766
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,067$3,442
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $96,625$96,625
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $118,575$246,833
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $118,575$246,833
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,575$246,833
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $118,575$246,833
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $246,833 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$766,926
XI-2 Total expenses$638,668
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,575
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$246,833

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