Barn Sanctuary FY2022 filing

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Chelsea, MI501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 81-2637884

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Rescue and rehabilitation of abused and neglected farm animals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$164K 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 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $235K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$164K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2022▲ +38%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2022▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.8M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2022▲ +21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2022 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 May 2016.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.3M Management & general 11% · $187K Fundraising 10% · $163K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$116,431Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (began 7/4/22)
$47,995Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel McKernan’s $111K as President is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel McKernan$111,109$113,937$116,431$83,221$80,560
Cynthia Vanrenterghem$78,265$102,279$47,995——
Kelly Holt———$77,296$79,870
Thomas McKernan————$59,869
Matt Dominguez———$20,475—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Rescues and rehabilitates abused and neglected farm animals.

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3 program services account for $1.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Farm expenses and operations.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Animal feed and supplies for caring for cows, donkeys, cats, dogs, goats, pigs, sheep, and fowl.

$159Kprogram expense
03

Veterinary services for cows, donkeys, cats, dogs, goats, pigs, sheep, and fowl.

$104Kprogram expense

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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$500

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$163K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$287K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$356
Other incomeLn 4–11$100K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$287K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$287K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 667
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$511K$287K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$66K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$169K$128K$23K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$545K$412K$74K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$96K$73K$13K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$41K$7K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$10K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$36K$6K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$3K$625$509
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$26K
Office expensesLn 13$122K$92K$16K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$116K$108K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$11K$9K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$61K$11K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$18K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$315K$287K$24K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$187K$163K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.0M$1.8M$146K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.9M$203K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.0M$1.6M$339K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.5M−$112K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.4M$598K$1.7M 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 FY2022 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,974,187 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $113,097 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$32,967
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,789,159
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$79,833
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,822,126
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $51,666$51,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $356$356
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$22,335−$22,335
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,277$9,277
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,040 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$21,979$1,974,187
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,635,429 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $127,805 · Management $22,852 · Fundraising $18,620$169,277
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $411,744 · Management $73,624 · Fundraising $59,990$545,358
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $72,802 · Management $13,018 · Fundraising $10,607$96,427
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,901 · Management $7,313 · Fundraising $5,959$54,173
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $10,336 · Management $1,848 · Fundraising $1,506$13,690
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $35,767 · Management $6,395 · Fundraising $5,211$47,373
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,494 · Management $625 · Fundraising $509$4,628
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $25,998$25,998
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $92,038 · Management $16,457 · Fundraising $13,409$121,904
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,473 · Management $4,404 · Fundraising $3,589$116,466
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,659 · Management $1,548 · Fundraising $1,262$11,469
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,833 · Management $10,877 · Fundraising $8,863$80,573
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,075 · Management $3,232 · Fundraising $2,634$23,941
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $287,289 · Management $23,739 · Fundraising $3,658$314,686
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,147 · Management $1,278 · Fundraising $1,041$9,466
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,285,363 · Management $187,210 · Fundraising $162,856$1,635,429
Part X · Balance sheet $3,029,497 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $510,696$286,504
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $119,654$366,734
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$54,035
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,252$4,597
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,013,245$2,251,468
X-11 Publicly traded securities$66,159
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,658,847$3,029,497
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,078$69,629
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,078$1,085,970
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,514,769$1,853,527
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $90,000$90,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,604,769$1,943,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,658,847$3,029,497
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,943,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,974,187
XI-2 Total expenses$1,635,429
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$338,758
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,604,769
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,943,527

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