Spot's Last Stop INC

Tax-deductible

Prior Lake, MN501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 81-2774441Revenue $398K in FY2024

On file with the IRSspotslaststop.org14319 Shore Ln Ne, 55372-1253 · Prior Lake, MNTax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Form 990, part II - primary exempt purpose the mission of this corporation is to coordinate the foster care placement and adoption of abandoned, unwanted and homeless dogs recruiting and screening potential adoptive family placement and providing care for dogs pending placement homes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 3 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 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
$86K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $28K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% 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
$398K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$411K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$398K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$362K
FY2024$398K
Expenses
$411K
FY2024▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$353K
FY2021$542K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$370K
FY2024$411K
Net assets
$39K
FY2024▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$61K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$39K

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 Sep 2016.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $325K Management & general 18% · $75K Fundraising 3% · $11K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$85,900Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grant Adams’s $86K as Manager is at the 89th 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.

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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

Finds homes for abandoned dogs through foster care and adoption.

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1 program · $325K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The mission of this corporation is to coordinate the foster care placement and adoption of abandoned, unwanted and homeless dogs, recruiting and screening potential adoptive family placement, and providing care for dogs pending placement homes.

$325Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Money outPt IX
$411K
Ln 25
Programscol B$325K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$14
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$806
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6250
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$57K$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$61K$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$52K$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$34K$52K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$27K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$5K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$9K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$18K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$181K$178K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$411K$325K$75K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $398K$411K−$13K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 $362K$370K−$9K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $340K$347K−$6K$61K 990 PDF
FY2021 $521K$542K−$21K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020 $378K$353K$25K$89K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $398,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $168,168$145,939
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $179,028$252,219
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$14
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,400$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $361,606$398,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $113,709$121,955
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $256,747$288,946
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $370,456$410,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,850−$12,729
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $398,172 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,939
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$145,939
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $252,219$252,219
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14$14
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,233 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$398,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $410,901 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,360 · Management $51,540$85,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $27,367$27,367
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,746 · Management $3,942$8,688
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,899$7,899
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,880$12,880
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,653 · Fundraising $10,546$19,199
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,557 · Management $7,940$25,497
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,363$1,363
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,019$19,019
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,494$14,494
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,543$3,543
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,340$4,340
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $178,125 · Management $2,587$180,712
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $325,084 · Management $75,271 · Fundraising $10,546$410,901
Part X · Balance sheet $56,770 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,395$45,964
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,543$10,000
X-15 Other assets$806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,938$56,770
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,774$17,535
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,974$17,535
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,964$39,235
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,964$39,235
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,938$56,770
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,235 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$398,172
XI-2 Total expenses$410,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,964
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,235

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

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