A SHELTER FRIEND INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
A SHELTER FRIEND INC (EIN 33-1204004)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-20
IRS object ID
201522329349300202
Schema version
2014v5.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-08-20T07:14:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN561824665PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THOMPSON PRICE SCOTT ADAMS & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 398AddressLine1Txt
CityWHITEVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28472ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN331204004EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1A SHELTER FRIENDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlASHEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9106454146PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11193 ALLEN PRIEST RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCOUNCILCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28434ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKRISTA HANSENPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone9106454146PhoneNum
Signature2015-08-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonALAN W THOMPSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00855989PTIN
Phone9106422109PhoneNum
Preparation2015-08-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKRISTA HANSENPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11193 ALLEN PRIEST RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCOUNCILCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28434ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$209,702GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ASHELTERFRIEND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO END EUTHANASIA OF HOMELESS AND UNWANTED PETSActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body3VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent3VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$141,311PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$182,468CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$157,135PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$209,702CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,681PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$19,950CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$188CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$135,276PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$134,469CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$141,957PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$154,419CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$15,178PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$55,283CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$22,566TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$77,867TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$223TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$241TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$22,343NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$77,626NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$145,580ExpenseAmt
Revenue$27,234RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDE VETERINARY CARE & TRANSPORT TO RESCUE GROUPS FOR ADOPTION OF ANIMALS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE A LOW-INCOME SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM IN THE BLADEN COUNTY AREA.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$145,580TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members3GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member3IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRISTA HANSENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9106454146PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11193 ALLEN PRIEST RDAddressLine1Txt
CityCOUNCILCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28434ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtInstitutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KRISTA HANSEN
CHAIR, SECRETARY0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SILVIA KIM
VICE CHAIR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE CROSS
BOARD MEMBER0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$182,468AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$182,468TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNC SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$27,234TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$209,702TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,532TotalAmt
Program Services$18,532ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$1,418TotalAmt
Program Services$1,418ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,205TotalAmt
Management And General$1,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$84,829TotalAmt
Program Services$84,829ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,619TotalAmt
Management And General$3,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,476TotalAmt
Program Services$1,476ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,710TotalAmt
Program Services$868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PULL FEES$14,860$14,860
FOOD$7,027$7,027
TRANSPORT$3,786$3,786
BOARDING$3,458$3,458

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,499TotalAmt
Program Services$9,326ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154,419TotalAmt
Program Services$145,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,651ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$188FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,436BOYAmt
EOY$37,557EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$41,258LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,553LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,130BOYAmt
EOY$39,705EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$605EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,566BOYAmt
EOY$77,867EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223BOYAmt
EOY$241EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$223BOYAmt
EOY$241EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,343BOYAmt
EOY$77,626EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,343BOYAmt
EOY$77,626EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,566BOYAmt
EOY$77,867EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$55,283ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$77,945CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$109,321CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135,622CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$141,311CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$182,468CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$646,667TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,010CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,163CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,824CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,234CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,231TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$77,945CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$139,785CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$157,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$209,702CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$697,898TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$697,898PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,331CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$139,785CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$157,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$209,702CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$697,898TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,338OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$452DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,886BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$24,920OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,101DepreciationAmt
Book Value$23,819BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$39,705TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL TAX LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$241Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$241TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENISE CROSS - BARKING LOTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionBOARD MEMBERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$3,113TransactionAmt
TransactionBOARDING FEES PAIDTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2KRISTA HANSEN (CHAIR/SECRETARY) IS MARRIED TO CRAIG MAGILL (TREASURER)
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE MANAGING MEMBER WILL MAKE THE FORM 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GVETERINARY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 82,715. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 82,715. OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,114. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,114.

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