SPIRIT ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization: SPIRIT ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC (EIN 20-2963480)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-09-08
IRS object ID: 202502519349200015
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule L
Schedule O
Compensation Explanation
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-09-08T08:06:51-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	113066459	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3340 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOHEMIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11716	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	202963480	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SPIRIT ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	SPIR	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6315672524	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2539 EAST ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13309	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA PAPSZYCKI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6315672524	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-09-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	TANIA QUIGLEY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01549343	PTIN
Phone	6315821600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-09-05	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Address	WWW.SPIRIT-ANIMAL-SANCTUARY.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$99,393	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$99,368	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Other Revenue Total	$25	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$99,393	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$32,473	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$50,319	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total	$171,998	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$254,790	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$155,397	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$11,815	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$5,808	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$161,404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$294,164	BOYAmt
EOY	$167,304	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$327,107	BOYAmt
EOY	$289,390	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$621,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$456,694	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$633,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$618,098	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$11,815	BOYAmt
EOY	-$161,404	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	SPIRIT ANIMAL SANCTUARY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY THAT PROVIDES FOOD, WATER, HOUSING, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, REGULAR VETERINARY CARE, ENRICHMENT AND ONGOING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TRAINING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 BEHAVIORALLY OR MEDICALLY CHALLENGED DOGS IN OUR CARE. THE SANCTUARY ALSO OFFERED CANINE BEHAVIOR ADVICE THROUGH BLOGS AND OVER 100 EMAIL CONSULTATIONS. THIS WILL FURTHER THE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE INHERITED BEHAVIOR OF DOGS. WE ARE SPECIAL - WE PROVIDE A "HOME FOR LIFE" FOR UNADOPTABLE DOGS. WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THE DOGS WE SAVE WILL HAVE A LIFE WORTH LIVING. DOGS ARE SOCIAL PACK ANIMALS - THEY NEVER DO WELL IN SOLITARY KENNEL ENVIRONMENTS. WE HAVE PROVIDED A SPACE THAT ENSURES THEIR OPTIMUM HAPPINESS. THE SANCTUARY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING EACH DOG'S LIFE AS FREE AND HAPPY AS POSSIBLE - A LIFE WORTH LIVING. THE SANCTUARY RAISES FUNDS FOR SANCTUARY PURPOSES THROUGH FOUNDATIONS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	SPIRIT ANIMAL SANCTUARY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY THAT PROVIDES FOOD, WATER, HOUSING, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, REGULAR VETERINARY CARE, ENRICHMENT AND ONGOING BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TRAINING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 BEHAVIORALLY OR MEDICALLY CHALLENGED DOGS IN OUR CARE. THE SANCTUARY ALSO OFFERED CANINE BEHAVIOR ADVICE THROUGH BLOGS AND OVER 100 EMAIL CONSULTATIONS. THIS WILL FURTHER THE GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE INHERITED BEHAVIOR OF DOGS. WE ARE SPECIAL - WE PROVIDE A "HOME FOR LIFE" FOR UNADOPTABLE DOGS. WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT THE DOGS WE SAVE WILL HAVE A LIFE WORTH LIVING. DOGS ARE SOCIAL PACK ANIMALS - THEY NEVER DO WELL IN SOLITARY KENNEL ENVIRONMENTS. WE HAVE PROVIDED A SPACE THAT ENSURES THEIR OPTIMUM HAPPINESS. THE SANCTUARY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING EACH DOG'S LIFE AS FREE AND HAPPY AS POSSIBLE - A LIFE WORTH LIVING. THE SANCTUARY RAISES FUNDS FOR SANCTUARY PURPOSES THROUGH FOUNDATIONS AND PRIVATE DONATIONS.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$0	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$201,302	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$201,302	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IV	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ALAN PAPSZYCKI
PRESIDENT (THROUGH JULY 2024)	35.00	$0	$0	$0
PAVNI GUHAROY
VICE-PRESIDENT	1.00	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN MAROLF
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
LINDA PAPSZYCKI
PRESIDENT	60.00	$0	$0	$0
LINDA MERCADO
CO-PRESIDENT/TREASURER	20.00	$0	$0	$0
BROOKE POPOVITCH
DIRECTOR	20.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers	Yes (1)	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers	$577,610	LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SPIRIT ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2539 EAST ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOONVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	13309	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6315672524	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$147,101	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$189,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$173,702	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$301,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$99,368	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$911,426	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$147,101	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$189,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$173,702	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$301,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$99,368	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$911,426	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$911,426	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$22	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$25	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$99	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$911,525	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99990	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Loan PurposeLoanPurposeTxt	Loan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmt	Balance DueBalanceDueAmt	DefaultDefaultInd	Board Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd	Written AgreementWrittenAgreementInd	Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxt
ESTATE OF WILLIAM SCHOOLMAN
LOAN FROM DIRECTOR TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDING FOR THE ANIMAL SANCTUARY	Yes (X)	$412,012	$347,922	0	Yes (1)	0
ALAN PAPSZYCKI
LOAN FROM DIRECTOR TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDING FOR THE ANIMAL SANCTUARY	Yes (X)	$100,000	$100,000	0	Yes (1)	0	BOARD MEMBER
BARABARA SCHOOLMAN
LOAN FROM DIRECTOR TO ASSIST WITH THE FUNDING FOR THE ANIMAL SANCTUARY	Yes (X)	$129,688	$129,688	0	Yes (1)	0	BOARD MEMBER

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$577,610	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE	DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 25.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES	DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,347. DESCRIPTION: TAXES. AMOUNT: 9,544. DESCRIPTION: CHARITY WEBSITE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,071. DESCRIPTION: INTEREST EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,153. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 7,985. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT REPAIR. AMOUNT: 1,650. DESCRIPTION: PARKING TOLLS. AMOUNT: 100. DESCRIPTION: TOOLS & EQUIPMENT. AMOUNT: 380. DESCRIPTION: ANIMAL CARE FEE AND SANCTUARY SUPPLY. AMOUNT: 60,512. DESCRIPTION: VETERINARY CARE. AMOUNT: 24,042. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 5,127. DESCRIPTION: AUTOMOBILE. AMOUNT: 19,370. DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 37,717. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 171,998.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: PRIOR YEAR RESTATEMENT FOR MORTGAGE PAYABLE. AMOUNT: 5,808.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 327,107. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 289,390.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES	DESCRIPTION: NOTES PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 577,610. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 577,610. DESCRIPTION: MORTGAGE PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 55,476. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 40,488.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LINDA PAPSZYCKI	PersonNm
Short Explanation	COMPENSATION PAID TO THE PRESIDENT IS FOR WORK PERFORMED TO OPERATE THE ORGANIZATION. LINDA RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION IN HER CAPACITY AS BOARD PRESIDENT.	ShortExplanationTxt

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Declaration	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.	DeclarationDesc

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