SAVING GRACE ANIMAL RESCUE OF MARYLAND INC
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $158K · expenses $170K · assets $59K
- EIN
- 46-1652846
- Address
- PO BOX 92, MILLERSVILLE, MD 21108-0092
- Website
- WWW.SAVINGGRACEANIMALRESCUEMD.COM
- NTEE code
- D20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- March 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) 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
- Lauren Bourdon (its 2016 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
RESCUE AT RISK ANIMALS FROM SHELTERS. HOUSE AND REHABILITATE THEM UNTIL ADOPTIVE HOMES ARE FOUND.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Bourdon | FOUNDER | 2020-2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amber Shipley | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| April Pierman | APPLICATION DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dianna Sutton | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 2025 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dianna Maddox (former) | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 2020-2024 | 40 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BOURDON | FOUNDER | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNA SUTTON | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| APRIL PIERMAN | APPLICATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BOURDON | FOUNDER | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNA MADDOX | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| APRIL PIERMAN | APPLICATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BOURDON | FOUNDER | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNA MADDOX | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| APRIL PIERMAN | APPLICATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BOURDON | FOUNDER | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNA MADDOX | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| APRIL PIERMAN | APPLICATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN BOURDON | FOUNDER | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMBER SHIPLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DIANNA MADDOX | FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| APRIL PIERMAN | APPLICATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Bourdon | Founder | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amber Shipley | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Dianna Maddox | Fundraising Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| April Pierman | Application Director | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $157,852 | $170,446 | $58,684 | $58,684 | $102,493 | $52,925 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $139,856 | $152,472 | $71,275 | $71,275 | $27,273 | $99,121 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $237,028 | $243,032 | $83,891 | $83,891 | $86,065 | $121,700 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $356,683 | $341,210 | $89,895 | $89,895 | $141,129 | $197,581 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $328,068 | $276,092 | $74,422 | $74,422 | $127,712 | $170,525 | $0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $335,488 | $308,656 | $23,983 | $22,448 | $72,768 | $231,045 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $74,493 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $51,778 | 2024 | $35,728 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022, 2025 | 2 | $16,215 | 2025 | $9,984 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SAVING GRACE ANIMAL RESCUE OF MARYLAND INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $6,000 | 2023 | $1,593 | show |
| JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SAVING GRACE ANIMAL RESCUE OF MARYLAND INC” | 2025 | 1 | $400 | 2025 | $400 | show |
| LAMB WESTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “SAVING GRACE ANIMAL RESCUE OF MARYLAND INC” | 2020-2021 | 2 | $100 | 2021 | $50 | show |
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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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $170,446 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,373
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $157,368 | 92.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $13,067 | 7.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $11 | 0.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,373 | reported apart |
| Total | $170,446 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $152,472 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,071
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | VET BILLS | $83,854 | $83,854 | - | - | 55.0% |
| Other (as described) | ANIMAL SUPPLIES | $15,629 | $15,629 | - | - | 10.3% |
| Other (as described) | FOSTER SUPPLIES | $12,007 | $12,007 | - | - | 7.9% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $11,300 | $11,300 | - | - | 7.4% | |
| Insurance | $10,547 | - | $10,547 | - | 6.9% | |
| Office expenses | $5,651 | - | $5,651 | - | 3.7% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $5,101 | - | $5,101 | - | 3.3% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,900 | - | $2,900 | - | 1.9% | |
| Other (as described) | TRANSPORTATION FEES | $2,390 | $2,390 | - | - | 1.6% |
| Occupancy | $1,596 | - | $1,596 | - | 1.0% | |
| All other expenses | $1,360 | $582 | $778 | - | 0.9% | |
| Travel | $137 | $137 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $18,532 | $5,071 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $152,472 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $243,032 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,809
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | VET BILLS | $152,107 | $152,107 | - | - | 62.6% |
| Other (as described) | ANIMAL SUPPLIES | $28,840 | $28,840 | - | - | 11.9% |
| Other (as described) | FOSTER SUPPLIES | $14,937 | $14,937 | - | - | 6.1% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $11,300 | $11,300 | - | - | 4.6% | |
| Insurance | $9,170 | - | $9,170 | - | 3.8% | |
| Other (as described) | TRANSPORTATION FEES | $6,621 | $6,621 | - | - | 2.7% |
| All other expenses | $6,383 | $4,884 | $1,499 | - | 2.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $4,280 | - | $4,280 | - | 1.8% | |
| Office expenses | $4,037 | - | $4,037 | - | 1.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $3,600 | - | $3,600 | - | 1.5% | |
| Occupancy | $1,596 | - | $1,596 | - | 0.7% | |
| Travel | $161 | $161 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $35,071 | $5,809 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $243,032 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $341,210 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | VET BILLS | $223,766 | $223,766 | - | - | 65.6% |
| Other (as described) | TRANSPORTATION FEES | $35,916 | $35,916 | - | - | 10.5% |
| Other (as described) | ANIMAL SUPPLIES | $29,953 | $29,953 | - | - | 8.8% |
| Other (as described) | FOSTER SUPPLIES | $12,531 | $12,531 | - | - | 3.7% |
| All other expenses | $9,425 | $2,139 | $7,286 | - | 2.8% | |
| Insurance | $7,968 | - | $7,968 | - | 2.3% | |
| Fees: legal | $7,142 | - | $7,142 | - | 2.1% | |
| Office expenses | $6,574 | - | $6,574 | - | 1.9% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,568 | - | $3,568 | - | 1.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $2,825 | $2,825 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Occupancy | $1,466 | - | $1,466 | - | 0.4% | |
| Travel | $76 | $76 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $17,973 | $0 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $341,210 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $276,092 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,355
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | VET BILLS | $158,043 | $158,043 | - | - | 57.2% |
| Other (as described) | TRANSPORTATION FEES | $50,928 | $50,928 | - | - | 18.4% |
| Other (as described) | ANIMAL SUPPLIES | $32,344 | $32,344 | - | - | 11.7% |
| Other (as described) | FOSTER SUPPLIES | $14,591 | $14,591 | - | - | 5.3% |
| Office expenses | $9,681 | - | $9,681 | - | 3.5% | |
| All other expenses | $6,229 | $2,393 | $3,836 | - | 2.3% | |
| Insurance | $1,909 | - | $1,909 | - | 0.7% | |
| Occupancy | $1,310 | - | $1,310 | - | 0.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $915 | - | $915 | - | 0.3% | |
| Travel | $142 | $142 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $34,183 | $4,355 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $276,092 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $308,656 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,983
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Vet Bills | $198,070 | $198,070 | $0 | $0 | 64.2% |
| Other (as described) | Transportation fees | $42,520 | $42,520 | $0 | $0 | 13.8% |
| Other (as described) | All other | $36,812 | $35,180 | $1,632 | $0 | 11.9% |
| Other (as described) | Animal Supplies | $23,089 | $23,089 | $0 | $0 | 7.5% |
| Office expenses | $4,859 | - | $4,859 | - | 1.6% | |
| Occupancy | $1,662 | - | $1,662 | - | 0.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,086 | - | $1,086 | - | 0.4% | |
| Travel | $558 | $558 | - | - | 0.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $33,658 | $1,983 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $308,656 | 100% |
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