Far Side Journey Incorporated: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-4243705)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$57K
FY2021	$104K
FY2022	$110K
FY2023	$137K
FY2024	$296K
FY2025	$446K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	$103K
FY2025	$446K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$8K
FY2021	$7K
FY2022	$19K
FY2023	$15K
FY2024	$57K
FY2025	$42K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $433K Management & general 3% · $14K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kristen Fahy

Executive Director

$22,290Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Fahy’s $22K as Executive Director is at the 24th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Jewel Burns	—	$37,571
Kristen Fahy	$22,290	$6,570
Makaila Montemayor	—	$14,744

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

Programs and updates

Rescues and finds homes for stray animals, offering veterinary care and a community cat lounge.

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3 programs · $446K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Provided comprehensive veterinary care for rescued cats and dogs, including intake examinations, vaccinations, spay/neuter surgeries, emergency and illness treatment, diagnostic testing, medications, and ongoing medical management.

$298Kprogram expense

02

Operated "Save the Meow Meows Cat Lounge" providing daily care, housing, enrichment, and socialization for rescued cats. This program includes operation of a public-facing cat lounge and foster/shelter infrastructure, covering rent, utilities, staffing, food, cleaning supplies, and related operational costs.

$140Kprogram expense

03

Supported animal rescue and adoption operations through administrative infrastructure, fundraising systems, financial processing, compliance, communications, and program coordination. These services directly enable us to complete our mission of animal welfare and rescue.

$8Kprogram 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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$50K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$446K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K

Money outPt IX

$446K

Ln 25

Programscol B$433K

Managementcol C$14K

Owns and owesPt X

$42K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K

Total assetsLn 16$42K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$446K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$42K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$42K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$42K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$42K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 53

VolunteersI 610

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$42K	$42K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$0
Total assetsLn 16	$42K	$42K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$42K	$42K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$22K	$20K	$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$47K	$43K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$16K	$16K
Office expensesLn 13	$186		$186
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$355K	$352K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$446K	$433K	$14K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$446K	$446K	−$126	$42K	990 PDF
FY2024	$296K	$103K	$193K	$57K	990 PDF
FY2023	$137K			$15K	990 PDF
FY2022	$110K			$19K	990 PDF
FY2021	$104K			$7K	990 PDF
FY2020	$57K			$8K	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

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Part I · Summary $446,268 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $246,345$446,268

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,000$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $296,345$446,268

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 $65,234$69,416

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,834$376,978

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $103,068$446,394

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $193,277−$126

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $446,268 across 11 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$446,268

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,268

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$446,268

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $446,394 across 8 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,290 · Management $2,000$22,290

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,723 · Management $4,403$47,126

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,575$1,575

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,224$16,224

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $186$186

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,450$2,450

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $351,816 · Management $3,070$354,886

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,657$1,657

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $432,710 · Management $13,684 · Fundraising $0$446,394

Part X · Balance sheet $42,226 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,022$42,226

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,329$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,351$42,226

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,351$42,226

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,351$42,226

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,351$42,226

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $42,226 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$446,268

XI-2 Total expenses$446,394

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$126

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,351

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$42,226

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

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