SHELTER GUARDIANS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SHELTER GUARDIANS INC (EIN 47-1470186)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-05
IRS object ID
202542179349300744
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-08-05T13:36:25-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN200210772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAVIS GROUP PA CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CitySALISBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28144ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN471470186EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SHELTER GUARDIANS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHELBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7046377619PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1934AddressLine1Txt
CitySALISBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person3PersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7042137270PhoneNum
Signature2025-06-26SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARY L DAVISPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00013178PTIN
Phone7046361040PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer3PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CitySALISBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28144ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$780,870GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SHELTERGUARDIANS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPURPOSE OF SHELTER GUARDIANS IS TO PROVIDE CARE, VACCINES, MEDICATIONS AND OTHER NEEDS WHILE IN THE CARE OF THE ROWAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. PROVIDE SERVICES AND VACCINES NEEDED BUT NOT PROVIDED BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER. WE TRY TO GIVE THE ANIMALS THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IN HOPES THEY WILL BE ADOPTED.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$764,042CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$126PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$16,828CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$97,543PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$88,334CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$20,677PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$692,536CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPURPOSE OF SHELTER GUARDIANS IS TO PROVIDE CARE, VACCINES, MEDICATIONS AND OTHER NEEDS WHILE IN THE CARE OF THE ROWAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. PROVIDE SERVICES AND VACCINES NEEDED BUT NOT PROVIDED BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER. WE TRY TO GIVE THE ANIMALS THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IN HOPES THEY WILL BE ADOPTED.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$79,569ExpenseAmt
DescTHE PURPOSE OF SHELTER GUARDIANS IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MATERIAL AND MEDICAL NEEDS OF ANIMALS IN CARE OF THE ROWAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. WE TRY TO ENSURE THAT THE ANIMALS ARE GIVEN THE BEST CHANCE TO SURVIVE AND BE ADOPTED. WE PROVIDE FOOD, VACCINES, MEDICINES AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NOT PROVIDED BY THE ROWAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER.Desc

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Expense$2,445ExpenseAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY SHINNPersonNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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3
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TINA ACREE
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MARY SHINN
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Total Revenue Column$15,277TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Other$1,551OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other$1,551OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,551TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$780,870TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$945TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$50TotalAmt
Program Services$50ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,175TotalAmt
Program Services$3,175ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,096TotalAmt
Program Services$68,096ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,128TotalAmt
Program Services$1,128ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SHELTER SUPPLIES - VET$8,708$8,708
FUNDRAISING EXPENSES$3,802$3,802
INVESTMENT ACCOUNT FEES$1,354$1,354
SHELTER TO SERVICE$497$497

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Total$579TotalAmt
Program Services$360ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$219ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,518ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,802FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,919BOYAmt
EOY$22,898EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,897BOYAmt
EOY$64,157EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,679,956LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$174,023LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,449,999BOYAmt
EOY$2,505,933EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$597,361EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,497,815BOYAmt
EOY$3,190,349EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$2,497,815BOYAmt
EOY$3,190,349EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,497,815BOYAmt
EOY$3,190,349EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$2,497,815BOYAmt
EOY$3,190,349EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$692,536ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$561,418CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,363CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$72,186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,417CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$764,042CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,535,426TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,913CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$552CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,277CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,773TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$72,738CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$779,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,557,199TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$1,557,199PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,276CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$72,738CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$779,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,557,199TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,679,956OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$174,023DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,505,933BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,505,933TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONPURPOSE OF SHELTER GUARDIANS IS TO PROVIDE CARE, VACCINES, MEDICATIONS AND OTHER NEEDS WHILE IN THE CARE OF THE ROWAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER. PROVIDE SERVICES AND VACCINES NEEDED BUT NOT PROVIDED BY THE ANIMAL SHELTER. WE TRY TO GIVE THE ANIMALS THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL IN HOPES THEY WILL BE ADOPTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 5, PART V, LINE 3BNO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ANO COMPENSATION PAID BY ORGANIZATION
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -2

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