Open Sanctuary Project INC: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-2139828)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$239K
FY2021	$321K
FY2022	$384K
FY2023	$416K
FY2024	$419K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$173K
FY2021	$281K
FY2022	$368K
FY2023	$375K
FY2024	$395K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$113K
FY2021	$153K
FY2022	$169K
FY2023	$210K
FY2024	$234K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2018.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $172K Management & general 1% · $1K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Shaleen Shah

Board President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shilpi Shah

Treasurer/Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides a free guide for creating and managing animal sanctuaries and caring for animals.

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1 program · $172K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

The Open Sanctuary Project is a freely accessible, always growing digital guide for any resources or information you need in order to responsibly create and successfully manage an animal sanctuary or to provide the best possible care to animals in order to help them live long, healthy, happy lives free of exploitation.

$172Kprogram 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

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$200K

Susan Michaels Memorial Compassion TrFY2024$20K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$5K

Oney Family Foundation INCFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$228K

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$239K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K

Money outPt IX

$173K

Ln 25

Programscol B$172K

Managementcol C$1K

Owns and owesPt X

$113K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K

Total assetsLn 16$120K

LiabilitiesLn 26$8K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K

Government grantsLn 1e$38K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$239K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$120K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$120K

Total assetsLn 16$120K

LiabilitiesLn 26$8K

Net assetsLn 32$113K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 55

VolunteersI 610

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$46K	$120K
Total assetsLn 16	$46K	$120K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$8K
Net assetsLn 32	$46K	$113K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$154K	$154K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$13K	$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$700	$700
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$85	$85
Office expensesLn 13	$36		$36
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$2K	$233
TravelLn 17	$461	$461
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$500	$500
InsuranceLn 23	$774	$774
All other expensesLn 24e	$834		$834
Total functional expensesLn 25	$173K	$172K	$1K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$419K	$395K	$23K	$234K	990 PDF
FY2023	$416K	$375K	$41K	$210K	990 PDF
FY2022	$384K	$368K	$16K	$169K	990 PDF
FY2021	$321K	$281K	$40K	$153K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$239K	$173K	$67K	$113K	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 $239,369 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,942$239,369

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $150,942$239,369

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 $92,861$167,033

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,243$5,598

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $105,104$172,631

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $45,838$66,738

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,369 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$38,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,369

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

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,369

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$239,369

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $172,631 across 10 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,467$154,467

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,566$12,566

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $700$700

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85$85

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $36$36

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,975 · Management $233$2,208

IX-17 TravelPrograms $461$461

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $500$500

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $774$774

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $834$834

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,528 · Management $1,103 · Fundraising $0$172,631

Part X · Balance sheet $120,484 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,927$120,484

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,927$120,484

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$7,819

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,819

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $45,927$112,665

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,927$112,665

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,927$120,484

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $112,665 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$239,369

XI-2 Total expenses$172,631

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$66,738

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,927

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$112,665

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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