SAFE HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE & KENNEL

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $126K · expenses $122K · assets $175K

Also known as
SHARK
EIN
30-0513158
Address
PO BOX 126, ABBEVILLE, AL 36310-0126
Website
WWW.SHARK37.CARE
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated January 15, 2017 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2011 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
David Rice (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

NO-KILL SHELTER/RESCUE ANIMAL SHELTER

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Gordon East PRESIDENT2019-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Maribeth W Herndon VICE PRESIDENT2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Terrie S East SECRETARY2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kaye Brown (former) TREASURER2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
David Rice (former) PRES2018 10 $0 reported 1
Renee Arnold (former) VP2018 10 $0 reported 1
Missy Blalock (former) SECRETARY2018 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON EAST PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
MARIBETH W HERNDON VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
TERRIE S EAST SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON EAST PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
MARIBETH HERNDON VICE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRIE EAST SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
KAYE BROWN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON EAST PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
MARIBETH HERNDON VICE PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRIE EAST SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
KAYE BROWN TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON EAST PRES10 $0-$0 $01
MARIBETH HERNDON VP10 $0-$0 $01
TERRIE EAST SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
KAYE BROWN TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON EAST PRES10 $0-$0 $01
MARIBETH HERNDON VP10 $0-$0 $01
TERRIE EAST SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
KAYE BROWN TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GORDON EAST PRES10 $0-$0 $01
MARIBETH HERNDON VP10 $0-$0 $01
TERRIE EAST SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
KAYE BROWN TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID RICE PRES10 $0-$0 $01
RENEE ARNOLD VP10 $0-$0 $01
MISSY BLALOCK SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
KAYE BROWN TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,852$122,112 $175,161$174,038 $112,505$575 $0810
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$136,811$122,854 $0$0 $136,811$0 -010
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,000$60,000 $0$0 $0$0 -010
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$263,405$314,587 $219,719$219,719 $263,405$0 $0210
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$180,729$76,806 $299,503$299,503 $180,729$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,175$80,280 $195,580$195,580 $190,175$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,470$79,305 $85,685$85,685 $135,470$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0- $0$0 $0$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $92,376 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$91,429 2022$91,429
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SAFE HAVEN ANIMAL RESCUE & KENNEL” 2020-2023 4$947 2023$196
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MINI MUTTS ANIMAL RESCUETXD20 $129,603$158,864 PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
FREED SPIRITS ANIMAL RESCUEAZD20 $133,241$124,105 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$1,151,34564 402018–2024 ALL ANIMAL RESCUE & FRIENDS; KENOS ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC; AMIGOS DE LOS ANIMALES INC; WILTON ANIMAL RESCUE and 36 more
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$1,050,05789 302018–2024 ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF OKEMAH; PERFECT PETS RESCUE INC; LIVING LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE; DANIELLES ANIMAL SAFE HAVEN and 26 more
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC funds this one DAF sponsor$514,9023 12021–2022 SCOUT S HONOR RESCUE
CECIL B DE MILLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$345,0007 12019–2025 HOOFS & WOOFS ANIMAL RESCUE
RUTH HALL TR FBO CENTRALIA Private foundation$342,7666 12020–2025 THE CENTRALIA HUMANE SOCIETY
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$328,74130 132020–2025 ALL ANIMAL RESCUE & FRIENDS; ALL FOR LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE INC; PURRHARMONY INC; FURFRIENDS ANIMAL RESCUE INC and 9 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$321,74430 162016–2024 CRAZY4PAWZ ANIMAL RESCUE; HOOPESTON ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM NFP; MILLS RIVER RESCUE AND SANCTUARY; HOOFS & WOOFS ANIMAL RESCUE and 12 more
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LESLIE L ALEXANDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$150,0005 32021–2024 BARKTOWN ANIMAL RESCUE; THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE; HEAVEN AFTER HELL RESCUE
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION funds this one Private foundation$123,186247 672020–2023 KENOS ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC; SCOUT S HONOR RESCUE; MINI MUTTS ANIMAL RESCUE; HOOF WOOF & MEOW ANIMAL RESCUE INC and 63 more
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CENTRAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$81,0004 12011–2014 ALABAMA ANIMAL ADOPTION SOCIETY
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $122,112 spent · pay $29,395 · grants $0 · events $80,962
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $27,205$27,205-- 22.3%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $22,045$22,045-- 18.1%
Other (as described)VET AND MEDICAL $18,939$18,939-- 15.5%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $15,765$15,765-- 12.9%
Depreciation and depletion $11,554$11,554-- 9.5%
Office expenses $7,321$7,321-- 6.0%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $6,925$6,925-- 5.7%
Insurance $5,087$5,087-- 4.2%
Fees: accounting $2,525$2,525-- 2.1%
Payroll taxes $2,190$2,190-- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,119$2,119-- 1.7%
All other expenses $437$437-- 0.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $93,734$80,962reported apart
Total$122,112100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $122,854 spent · pay $25,936 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)FROM ABOVE $47,236$47,236$0$0 38.4%
Other (as described)ALL OTHER $29,101$29,101$0$0 23.7%
Other salaries and wages $24,000$24,000$0$0 19.5%
Depreciation and depletion $12,764$12,764$0$0 10.4%
Insurance $4,598$4,598$0$0 3.7%
Fees: accounting $2,700$2,700$0$0 2.2%
Payroll taxes $1,936$1,936$0$0 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $519$519$0$0 0.4%
Total$122,854100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $314,587 spent · pay $30,073 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $259,656$259,656$0$0 82.5%
Other salaries and wages $27,504$27,504$0$0 8.7%
Depreciation and depletion $12,585$12,585$0$0 4.0%
Insurance $4,655$4,655$0$0 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $4,243$4,243$0$0 1.3%
Payroll taxes $2,569$2,569$0$0 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,400$2,400$0$0 0.8%
Information technology $975$975$0$0 0.3%
Total$314,587100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $76,806 spent · pay $10,704 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $50,315 65.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $10,704 13.9%
Fees to independent contractors $7,995 10.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,396 7.0%
Printing, publications, postage $2,396 3.1%
Total$76,806100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $80,280 spent · pay $2,391 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $66,903 83.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,144 6.4%
Fees to independent contractors $3,361 4.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,481 3.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,391 3.0%
Total$80,280100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $79,305 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,737 66.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,942 32.7%
Fees to independent contractors $359 0.5%
Printing, publications, postage $267 0.3%
Total$79,305100%

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