Road Dogs & Rescue

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Lomita, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 82-5017063Revenue $1.8M in FY2024

On file with the IRSroadogsandrescue.org25131 Narbonne Ave Unit 489, 90717-7022 · Lomita, CATax-exempt since May 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Rescue and placement of abused and neglected canines.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$136K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$941K
FY2021$989K
FY2022$937K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$1.0M

From the FY2024 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 2018.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.3M Management & general 11% · $186K Fundraising 8% · $125K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nikki Carvey’s $75K as Executive Di is at the 24th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nikki Carvey$75,000$75,000$100,925$94,250$94,250

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 places abused and neglected dogs.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Focused on rescuing and rehabbing medical bulldogs, puppies with birth defects and spreading the message of love and compassion towards all animals, both locally and internationally.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $89K · 2021–2024
Paws & PossibilitiesFY2024$11,774
Veterinary Cancer GroupFY2021$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$186K
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$426K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$402
Gains on assetsLn 7$153
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$249K
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$624K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$831K$426K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$624K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$873K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K$136K
Net assetsLn 32$822K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$30K$8K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$184K$159K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$11K$3K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$13K$2K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$183K$100K$73K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$412$309$103
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$84K$37K$8K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$23K$8K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$4K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$933K$911K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$260$260
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$186K$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.7M$194K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$115K$822K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$45K$937K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$48K$989K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.1M$388K$941K 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 $1,844,760 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,497,026$1,667,119
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $72,838$154,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69$22,389
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,395$402
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,573,328$1,844,760
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,115$21,664
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $252,740$304,784
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,420,605$1,324,510
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,688,460$1,650,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$115,132$193,802
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,844,760 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $402 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,667,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,667,119
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $154,850$154,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,236$22,236
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $153$153
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $155,405 · Excluded from tax $22,236$1,844,760
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,650,958 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,664$21,664
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $7,500 · Fundraising $37,500$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,538 · Management $25,809$184,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,861 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $13,577$27,153
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,799 · Management $2,243 · Fundraising $3,242$18,284
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,875$3,875
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,900$27,900
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100,455 · Management $73,058 · Fundraising $9,133$182,646
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $309 · Fundraising $103$412
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,356 · Management $3,119$12,475
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,679 · Management $8,432 · Fundraising $39,209$84,320
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,287 · Management $7,762$31,049
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,767$12,767
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,217$8,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,378 · Management $22,984$27,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $911,284 · Fundraising $21,943$933,227
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $260$260
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,340,594 · Management $185,657 · Fundraising $124,707$1,650,958
Part X · Balance sheet $1,151,361 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,323; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $210,465$248,707
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $620,388$177,421
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,092$90,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,804$9,587
X-12 Other securities$624,323
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $872,784$1,151,361
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $51,071$135,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $51,071$135,846
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $821,713$1,015,515
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $821,713$1,015,515
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $872,784$1,151,361
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,015,515 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,844,760
XI-2 Total expenses$1,650,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,802
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$821,713
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,015,515

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

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