Save lives though prevention by providing high-quality, low-cost, spay/neuter and vaccine services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 28 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$409K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$682K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$966K
FY2021$896K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$858K
FY2021$892K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$682K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$492K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$682K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1997.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.5M Management & general 7% · $110K Fundraising 1% · $18K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $409K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Medical Director
$113,376Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$107,199Pt VII · Sec A
$105,623Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$83,077Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamara Boettcher’s $113K as Medical Director is at the 54th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tamara Boettcher$113,376$111,000$99,111—$94,364$97,159
Stephanie Napier$107,199$102,400$90,085$80,087$69,495$65,930
Rylie Gabehart$105,623—————
Valerie Abney$83,077$81,400$67,184—$21,151—
Robin Bishop————$33,859$48,838
Kay Marcy—————$27,570

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

Offers affordable spay/neuter and vaccination services for pets.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Pet Savers provides high-quality, low-cost spay/neuter and vaccination services to the Spokane Valley community, operating as a High-Quality, High-Volume Spay/Neuter (HQHVSN) clinic where no one is turned away for lack of funds.

$1.5Mprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$682K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$595
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$236K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$682K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 625
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$564K$682K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$409K$397K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$445K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$72K$50K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$88K$88K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$16K$3K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$12K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$61K$52K$9K$211
TravelLn 17$7K$1K$4K$2K
InterestLn 20$56K$45K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$99K$78K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$285K$281K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.5M$110K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.6M$5K$682K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.4M−$24K$564K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.3M$6K$582K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$84K$576K 990 PDF
FY2021 $896K$892K$4K$492K 990 PDF
FY2020 $966K$858K$108K$488K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,605,294 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,081$167,880
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,129,105$1,403,335
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$595
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,857$33,484
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,342,043$1,605,294
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 $811,731$1,014,493
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $554,064$585,738
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,365,795$1,600,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,752$5,063
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,605,294 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$37,550
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,330
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$13,140
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$167,880
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,403,335$1,403,335
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $595$595
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $24,250$24,250
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,234$9,234
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,412,569 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,845$1,605,294
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,600,231 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $396,997 · Management $12,278$409,275
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $445,485$445,485
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,835 · Management $22,293$72,128
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $87,605$87,605
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,797$1,797
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,780$1,780
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $15,595$15,595
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,537 · Management $2,551 · Fundraising $14,289$32,377
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,610 · Management $2,666$14,276
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,915 · Management $8,874 · Fundraising $211$61,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,266 · Management $3,809 · Fundraising $1,790$6,865
IX-20 InterestPrograms $45,122 · Management $11,280$56,402
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $78,018 · Management $20,739$98,757
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,642 · Management $3,531$5,173
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,878 · Management $2,416 · Fundraising $1,763$285,057
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,659$6,659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,472,569 · Management $109,609 · Fundraising $18,053$1,600,231
Part X · Balance sheet $1,883,379 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,280$236,287
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $29,273$40,945
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,667,251$1,606,147
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,858,804$1,883,379
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,034$3,598
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $118,106$62,990
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,294,422$1,201,649
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $564,382$681,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $564,382$681,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,858,804$1,883,379
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $681,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,605,294
XI-2 Total expenses$1,600,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,063
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$564,382
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$112,285
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$681,730

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