Open Sanctuary Project INC: FY2022 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

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $356K Management & general 2% · $8K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $356K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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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.

$356Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$384K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K

Money outPt IX

$368K

Ln 25

Programscol B$356K

Managementcol C$8K

Fundraisingcol D$5K

Owns and owesPt X

$169K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K

Total assetsLn 16$169K

LiabilitiesLn 26$193

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$384K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$384K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$167K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K

Total assetsLn 16$169K

LiabilitiesLn 26$193

Net assetsLn 32$169K

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 FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$159K	$167K
Total assetsLn 16	$161K	$169K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8K	$193
Net assetsLn 32	$153K	$169K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$81K	$73K	$4K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$245K	$245K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$23K	$22K	$588	$588
Accounting feesLn 11c	$184		$184
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$3K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$2K	$934
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$4K
InterestLn 20	$6		$6
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$1K	$0	$1K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$368K	$356K	$8K	$5K

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 Viewing	$384K	$368K	$16K	$169K	990 PDF
FY2021	$321K	$281K	$40K	$153K	990 PDF
FY2020	$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 $384,197 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $321,268$384,197

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 $321,268$384,197

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 $260,635$349,665

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,240$18,621

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $280,875$368,286

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $40,393$15,911

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $384,197 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$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$384,197

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

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$384,197

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$384,197

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,286 across 11 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,008 · Management $4,056 · Fundraising $4,056$81,120

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $245,120$245,120

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,249 · Management $588 · Fundraising $588$23,425

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $184$184

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,007$5,007

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,176 · Management $1,115$4,291

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,129 · Management $934$3,063

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,814$3,814

IX-20 InterestManagement $6$6

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,043$1,043

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $1,213 · Fundraising $0$1,213

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $355,546 · Management $8,096 · Fundraising $4,644$368,286

Part X · Balance sheet $168,932 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,070$166,798

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,723$2,134

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $160,793$168,932

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,965$193

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,965$193

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,828$168,739

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

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,828$168,739

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $160,793$168,932

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $168,739 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$384,197

XI-2 Total expenses$368,286

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,911

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,828

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$168,739

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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