Liberty Sanctuary INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 88-4326467)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$231K
FY2024	$208K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$171K
FY2024	$200K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$59K
FY2024	$68K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

88%

Program services 88% · $175K Management & general 8% · $15K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Josh Jewkes

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Blair Lybbert

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Sonnenberg

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra West

Executive Director and Founder

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Horner

Director

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and rehabilitates horses, advocating to ban their export for slaughter.

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1 program · $175K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

We rescue and rehabilitate vulnerable equines from the slaughter pipeline. When the equines are ready, they are adopted out to new homes.

$175Kprogram 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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$19K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$11K

The Community Foundation of UtahFY2024$10K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$7K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$6K

Stanley and Roberta Bogen Charitable FoundationFY2024$2K

Kara Love Project Dated 4-27-2018FY2024$1K

Baird Foundation INCFY2024$250

Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$56K

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$208K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Investment incomeLn 3$810

Money outPt IX

$200K

Ln 25

Programscol B$175K

Managementcol C$15K

Fundraisingcol D$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$68K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K

Total assetsLn 16$70K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K

Government grantsLn 1e$10K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K

Investment incomeLn 3$810

Total revenueLn 12$208K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$19K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K

Total assetsLn 16$70K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$68K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 65

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4K	$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$60K	$52K
Total assetsLn 16	$65K	$70K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$5K	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$59K	$68K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K		$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$27K	$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$10K	$10K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K		$1K
Information technologyLn 14	−$731		−$731
TravelLn 17	$3K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$9K		$156	$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$9K	$9K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$121K	$121K
All other expensesLn 24e	$11K	$4K	$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$200K	$175K	$15K	$9K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 25, 2025	$208K	$200K	$8K	$68K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2024	$231K	$171K	$59K	$59K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $207,879 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $226,812$200,119

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,895$6,950

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83$810

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,790$207,879

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,360$199,727

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,360$199,727

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,430$8,152

Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,879 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$10,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$190,119

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,119

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,950$6,950

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $810$810

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,760 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$207,879

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $199,727 across 12 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,987$4,987

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,475$1,475

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,479$27,479

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,760$9,760

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,450$1,450

IX-14 Information technologyManagement −$731−$731

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,243$3,243

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $156 · Fundraising $9,304$9,460

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,798$8,798

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,339$1,339

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,968$120,968

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,765 · Management $7,734$11,499

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $175,352 · Management $15,071 · Fundraising $9,304$199,727

Part X · Balance sheet $70,225 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,178$18,538

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $60,485$51,687

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $64,663$70,225

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,233$2,643

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,233$2,643

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $59,430$67,582

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,430$67,582

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $64,663$70,225

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $67,582 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$207,879

XI-2 Total expenses$199,727

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,152

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,430

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$67,582

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

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Liberty Sanctuary INC

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Liberty Sanctuary INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV