SPIRIT OF ANIMALS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $143K · expenses $115K · assets -$256

EIN
84-2279458
Address
3419 SOLEDAD CANYON RD, ACTON, CA 93510-1974
NTEE code
D34
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2022 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2022 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2022 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))
Cross-check
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Mission

TO PROVIDE PERMANENT SANCTUARY TO ALL SPECIES OF ANIMALS IN NEED. TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ON THE PLIGHTS OF ALL ANIMALS, DAIRY, FARMING, CANNED HUNTING LABORATORIES ETC. TO PROVIDE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ANIMALS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Rhea Gardner PRESIDENT2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RHEA GARDNER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RHEA GARDNER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RHEA GARDNER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RHEA GARDNER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RHEA GARDNER PRESIDENT0 $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 ↗
$142,635$115,425 -$256-$256 $142,635$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,994$142,051 -$27,466-$27,466 $102,994$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$111,369$103,249 $11,591$11,591 $111,369$0 -0-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,659$115,717 $3,471$3,471 $116,659$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,863$65,863 $2,529$2,529 $66,863- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $423,670 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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
FRIESE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SPIRIT OF ANIMALS” 2020-2024 5$410,000 2024$100,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$13,670 2022$6,480
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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 · $115,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $110,967$99,051$11,916- 96.1%
Advertising and promotion $3,249$3,249-- 2.8%
Occupancy $1,209$1,209-- 1.0%
Total$115,425100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $142,051 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $121,869$121,869-- 85.8%
Occupancy $17,402$17,402-- 12.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,700$1,700-- 1.2%
Travel $1,080-$1,080- 0.8%
Total$142,051100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $103,249 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $85,913$85,913-- 83.2%
Occupancy $13,188$13,188-- 12.8%
Advertising and promotion $2,400$2,400-- 2.3%
Travel $1,748-$1,748- 1.7%
Total$103,249100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $115,717 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $111,257$72,878$38,379- 96.1%
Advertising and promotion $4,460$4,460-- 3.9%
Total$115,717100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $65,863 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $64,196 97.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,667 2.5%
Total$65,863100%

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