Fix West Texas FY2023 filing

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Midland, TX501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 84-4108520Revenue $2.5M in FY2023

On file with the IRSfixwesttexas.org4921 N County Road 1147, 79705-9611 · Midland, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide affordable and accessible low cost spay, neuter and vaccination to the animals in West Texas, thereby reducing local animal shelter intake and the euthanasia associated with overcrowded shelters.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $333K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
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
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $166K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$2.5M
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$809K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$809K
FY2023▲ +187%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$809K
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2023 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 Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.9M Management & general 4% · $79K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$101,731Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Patterson’s $130K as Executive Director is at the 65th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021
Karen Patterson$130,000$101,731$100,000

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

Offers low-cost spay, neuter, and vaccinations to reduce shelter intake and euthanasia.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

We provided 8,904 spay and neuters 6,687 microchips and 36,893 vaccinations at a low cost to those in our community.

$945Kprogram expense
02

We provided $323,849 worth of free services to those within out community who could not afford our full prices. We also provided 305 pallets of pet food,100 winter dog homes and 50 winter cat homes to help prevent suffering from hunger or extreme temperatures.

$798Kprogram expense
03

We rescued fixed and vaccinated 851 cats and 1,096 dogs who would have otherwise been euthanized at our local shelters.

$163Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$166K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.9M
Managementcol C$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$809K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
SavingsLn 2$315K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$381K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$809K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$427K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$179K$381K
Total assetsLn 16$294K$823K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$282K$809K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$51K$51K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$491K$491K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$29K$18K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$475K$475K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$21K$20K$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$63K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$0$9K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$731K$731K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.9M$79K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.3M$2.5M$858K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $2.5M$2.0M$528K$809K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.5M$83K$282K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$138K$198K 990 PDF
FY2020 $407K$347K$59K$60K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,511,553 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,215$814,239
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,357,150$1,722,577
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$4,398
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$20,354−$29,661
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,610,011$2,511,553
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 $481,972$657,732
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,044,623$1,326,237
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,526,595$1,983,969
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,416$527,584
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 $2,511,553 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$101,738
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$712,501
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$814,239
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,722,577 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,722,577
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,398 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,398
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$29,661−$29,661
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,726,975 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$29,661$2,511,553
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,983,969 across 27 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,866 · Management $50,865 · Fundraising $0$101,731
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $491,095 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$491,095
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,662 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,662
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,569 · Management $17,675 · Fundraising $0$46,244
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $474,687 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$474,687
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,994 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,994
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,808 · Management $1,252 · Fundraising $0$21,060
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,276 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$63,276
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,142 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,142
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $9,124 · Fundraising $0$9,124
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $730,532 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$730,532
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,422 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,422
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,905,053 · Management $78,916 · Fundraising $0$1,983,969
Part X · Balance sheet $822,655 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,207$112,760
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $66,308$314,707
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,220$14,140
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $179,052$381,048
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $293,787$822,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,180$13,464
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,180$13,464
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $281,607$809,191
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $293,787$822,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $809,191 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,511,553
XI-2 Total expenses$1,983,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$527,584
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$281,607
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$809,191

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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