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Watermelon Mountain Ranch INC

Tax-deductible

Rio Rancho, NM501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 85-0480585Revenue $1.2M in FY2024

On file with the IRSwmranch.org3251 Westphalia Blvd Se, 87144-0000 · Rio Rancho, NMTax-exempt since May 2002Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Watermelon Mountain Ranch, a new mexico nonprofit organization, was established in 2002 for the purpose of humanely and effectively finding homes for homeless dogs, cats and other animals, providing education, community service and involvement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,500 volunteers and 46 employees.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$98K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$830K
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$802K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M

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 2002.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $883K Management & general 32% · $446K Fundraising 4% · $61K

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; $98K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sara Heffern
Executive Di
$47,320Pt VII · Sec A
$38,700Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Geiger
Vice Preside
$11,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Bell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Lewis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paula Willis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Heffern’s $47K as Executive Di is at the 8th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara Heffern$47,320$57,278$52,777$46,336$48,875
Sophia Diclemente$38,700$28,344$34,387$30,000$32,877
Jennifer Geiger$11,500————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Finds homes for homeless animals, provides education, and offers community service.

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1 program · $883K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The primary objective of watermelon mountain ranch is animal rescue which is accomplished via: 1) adoption and foster care which places 100% of the animals surrendered or brought in as rescues to the facility into loving homes each year.

$883Kprogram 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
Petsmart Charities INCFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$890K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$883K
Managementcol C$446K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$890K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$241K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$106K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$735K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 62,500
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$741K$735K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$78K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$79K$11K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$594K$482K$65K$48K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$47K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$9K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$8K$3K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$12K$36K−$332
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$972
OccupancyLn 16$197K$29K$168K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$2K
InterestLn 20$25K$10K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$68K$68K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$59K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$132K$16K$670
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$4K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$883K$446K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.4M−$152K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.5M−$227K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.3M−$18K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.3M$438K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $830K$802K$28K$1.1M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,238,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $873,828$889,516
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $375,356$241,092
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,271$1,474
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,782$106,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,295,237$1,238,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $684,372$750,478
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $838,315$639,377
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,522,687$1,389,855
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$227,450−$151,682
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,238,173 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $65,565 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$889,516
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$889,516
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $241,092$241,092
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,474$1,474
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,526$40,526
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $241,092 · Excluded from tax $107,565$1,238,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,389,855 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,991 · Management $10,727 · Fundraising $7,802$97,520
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $481,964 · Management $64,506 · Fundraising $47,601$594,071
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,110 · Management $11,777$58,887
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,540 · Management $34,160$42,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,455 · Management $2,563 · Fundraising $4,880$15,898
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,071$1,071
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,438 · Management $36,007 · Fundraising −$332$48,113
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,889 · Management $972$4,861
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,832 · Management $168,026$196,858
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,419 · Management $2,105$10,524
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,694 · Management $15,642$25,336
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $68,414$68,414
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $59,378 · Management $3,195$62,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $131,929 · Management $15,674 · Fundraising $670$148,273
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,747 · Management $11,009$14,756
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $883,386 · Management $445,848 · Fundraising $60,621$1,389,855
Part X · Balance sheet $2,551,386 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $146,739$38,157
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,291,891$1,670,106
X-4 Accounts receivable$58,743
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $53,209$49,445
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $741,447$734,935
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,255,931$2,551,386
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,187$9,071
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,448$20,503
X-25 Other liabilities$48,119
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,635$77,693
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,208,296$2,473,693
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,208,296$2,473,693
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,255,931$2,551,386
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,473,693 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,238,173
XI-2 Total expenses$1,389,855
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$151,682
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,208,296
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$417,079
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,473,693

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

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