Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2003.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
15 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.
Jessy Vandevender’s $159K as Veterinarian is at the 81st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessy Vandevender | $159,108 | $161,885 | $163,733 | $155,477 | — |
| Paula Yudelevit | $68,250 | $76,625 | $63,000 | $62,000 | $59,794 |
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 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Rescues, rehabilitates, and finds homes for animals, while reducing overpopulation and preventing abuse.
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The bredel center is a full service veterinary practice, providing preventive and healing veterinary services for cats, dogs, and pocket pets. The services of the bredel veterinary clinic are designed to improve the lives of companion animals and reinforce the human-animal connection.
Adoption & rescue since 2003, hart for animals, inc. Has been working with the garrett county animal shelter to rescue the animals that arrive at the shelter and are not adopted. Due to the shelter's space limitations, animals who were not adopted immediately were euthanized to allow room for other incoming animals.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $28K | $36K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $3.1M | $3.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $3.7M | $3.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2.1M | $2.0M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $60K | $60K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $725K | $659K | $66K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $64K | $46K | $18K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $11K | $8K | $3K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $12K | $9K | $4K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $12K | $9K | $4K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $397 | $397 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $3K | $3K | $76 | |
| InterestLn 20 | $77K | $54K | $23K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $115K | $96K | $19K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $30K | $21K | $9K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $292K | $280K | $13K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $139K | $110K | $30K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.5M | $1.3M | $249K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 29, 2025 | $2.7M | $2.7M | −$14K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 26, 2024 | $2.4M | $2.6M | −$163K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 24, 2023 | $2.0M | $2.0M | −$67K | $1.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $2.0M | $1.8M | $187K | $1.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 5, 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | −$4K | $1.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,538,236 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,538,236 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,542,606 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $3,574,490 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,587,980 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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