Project Pooch

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Lake Oswego, OR501(c)(3)Since 1999Crime & LegalEIN 93-1252054Revenue $319K in FY2025

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Project Pooch operates a dog shelter kennel at maclaren youth correctional facility to teach vocational and life skills to youth as they prepare the dogs to be adopted.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 5 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $122K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$319K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$488K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$319K
FY2025▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$286K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$319K
Expenses
$380K
FY2025▼ -3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$380K
Net assets
$488K
FY2025▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$462K
FY2021$467K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$645K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$488K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1999.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $274K Management & general 16% · $61K Fundraising 12% · $45K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$96,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Bradham’s $96K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Bradham$96,000$88,693$81,120$74,808$4,410—
Kaleen Deatherage————$59,000$9,560
Rena Mahajan—————$47,450

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains incarcerated youth in job skills by having them work with shelter dogs.

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1 program · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Youth Program

Within this program Project POOCH has youth working with shelter dogs within a youth correctional facility. The youth work directly with the dogs to learn responsibility patience and compassion for all life. The youth are guided by staff who teach them about dog health and positive-reinforcement training methods.

$274Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$319K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$488K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$462K
Total assetsLn 16$499K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$422
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$319K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$445K
SavingsLn 2$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$499K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$488K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K$462K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4K$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$559K$499K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$549K$488K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$38K$34K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$73K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$7K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$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$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$112$232$4K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$4K$2K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$454$336$345
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$55K$43K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$592$568$5$19
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$550$0$50$500
InterestLn 20$7$0$7$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$92K$88K$964$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$274K$61K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $319K$380K−$61K$488K 990 PDF
FY2024 $295K$391K−$96K$549K 990 PDF
FY2023 $309K$326K−$17K$645K 990 PDF
FY2022 $443K$265K$178K$662K 990 PDF
FY2021 $285K$280K$5K$467K 990 PDF
FY2020 $286K$237K$49K$462K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $319,155 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $273,858$291,411
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $19,145$25,643
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $502$422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,811$1,679
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $295,316$319,155
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 $200,736$191,904
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $190,512$188,105
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $391,248$380,009
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$95,932−$60,854
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,155 across 16 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$287,943
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$39,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$291,411
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,643 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,643
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$422
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-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,679 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,679
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,322 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$319,155
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $380,009 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,400 · Management $33,600 · Fundraising $24,000$96,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $73,173 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$73,173
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,560 · Management $1,035 · Fundraising $1,004$8,599
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,318 · Management $2,808 · Fundraising $2,006$14,132
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,856 · Fundraising $0$6,856
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,080 · Fundraising $0$3,080
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $112 · Management $232 · Fundraising $3,675$4,019
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,079 · Management $1,907 · Fundraising $5,768$11,754
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $454 · Management $336 · Fundraising $345$1,135
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,217 · Management $8,751 · Fundraising $3,502$55,470
IX-17 TravelPrograms $568 · Management $5 · Fundraising $19$592
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $50 · Fundraising $500$550
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $7 · Fundraising $0$7
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,151 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,151
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,323 · Management $1,867 · Fundraising $0$6,189
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,520 · Management $964 · Fundraising $3,817$92,302
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,875 · Management $61,498 · Fundraising $44,636$380,009
Part X · Balance sheet $498,855 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500,174$445,068
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,918$17,055
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
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 $37,157$31,006
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,915$4,509
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 $1,217$1,217
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $559,381$498,855
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,668$10,402
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 $10,668$10,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $514,459$459,812
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,254$28,641
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $548,713$488,453
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $559,381$498,855
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $488,453 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,155
XI-2 Total expenses$380,009
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,854
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$548,713
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$594
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$488,453

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