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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
62% of spending went to programs.
990-EZ Pt III · Ln 32
Named funders
2
named funders · $67K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
27% of total assets
Liabilities are 27% of assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$127K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$170K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$96K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$127K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$127K
Net assets
$96K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$23K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$139K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2016.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $106K

Form 990-EZ Part I, lines 10–17. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation
$0990-EZ Pt IV
$0990-EZ Pt IV
Vice President
$0990-EZ Pt IV

Christine Southworth’s $33K as President is at the 35th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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 · 1 named individual · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Christine Southworth$32,807$29,125$11,760

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

An animal-related nonprofit based in Lexington, MA.

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$67K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$127K
Gifts and grants$106K
Other income$22K
Money out
$170K
Programs$106K
Owns and owes
$96K
net assets
Total assets$131K
Liabilities$35K
People
3
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$106K
Other income$22K
Total revenue$127K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$131K
Liabilities$35K
Net assets$96K
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 18, 2026 $127K$170K−$43K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $142K$139K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $145K$154K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2023 $178K$147K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 $65K$23K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2021 $62K$46K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support O · Explanations

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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