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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FAUNALYTICS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,225,332
Total expenses
$914,317
Contributions and grants received
$1,173,367
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$34,147
Investment income
$17,818
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,776,972
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,776,972
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$631,814
Management and general expenses
$223,153
Fundraising expenses
$59,350
Program service expenses (Part III)
$631,814

Program services were 69.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,173,367

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $60,947

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RESEARCH CONSULTING

    total $34,147 · related or exempt $34,147 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,818 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $17,818

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,949 · program services $53,566 · management and general $19,188 · fundraising $7,195

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $489,852 · program services $330,157 · management and general $114,319 · fundraising $45,376

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $3,706 · program services $2,483 · management and general $813 · fundraising $410

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,806 · program services $14,600 · management and general $5,173 · fundraising $2,033

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,004 · program services $26,515 · management and general $12,658 · fundraising $3,831

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,615 · management and general $3,615

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,354 · management and general $6,354

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,694 · program services $31,162 · management and general $532

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $28,659 · program services $27,450 · management and general $1,209

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,038 · program services $3,248 · management and general $6,752 · fundraising $38

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $64,753 · program services $47,907 · management and general $16,379 · fundraising $467

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,072 · management and general $24,072

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,866 · management and general $2,866

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH EXPENSES

    total $95,250 · program services $94,726 · management and general $524

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,699 · management and general $8,699

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $630,140 · end of year $447,148

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $565,189 · end of year $967,689

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $50,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $0

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $242,991 · end of year $312,135

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $310

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,438,010 · end of year $1,776,972

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FAUNALYTICS MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ANIMAL ADVOCATES WITH ACCESS TO RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, STRATEGIES, AND MESSAGES THAT MAXIMIZE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS TO REDUCE ANIMAL SUFFERING.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FAUNALYTICS' MISSION IS TO EMPOWER ANIMAL ADVOCATES WITH ACCESS TO RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, STRATEGIES, AND MESSAGES THAT MAXIMIZE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS TO REDUCE ANIMAL SUFFERING.

  • INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FAUNALYTICS COMPLETED EIGHT ORIGINAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES ON TOPICS INCLUDING THE ANIMAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY'S PERSPECTIVE ON ADVOCATES & CAGE-FREE REFORMS, REFORMING ANIMAL AGRICULTURE SUBSIDIES, A GUIDE FOR ADVOCATES; BRINGING BACK FORMER VEGANS AND VEGETARIANS, AN OBSTACLE ANALYSIS; SUPPORT FOR FARMED ANIMAL WELFARE LEGISLATION IN TEN KEY U.S. STATES, COMPARING U.S. GROUPS OPENNESS TO PRO-ANIMAL ACTIONS; JURORS REFLECTIONS ON THE SMITHFIELD PIGLET RESCUE TRIAL, UNDERSTANDING INDUSTRY COSTS FOR CHICKEN, EGG, AND FISH PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES, BRAZIL, AND CHINA AND AN UPDATE TO OUR ANIMAL PRODUCT IMPACT SCALES. IN 2023, FAUNALYTICS ORIGINAL RESEARCH STUDIES RECEIVED OVER 67,000 PAGE VIEWS.

    Expenses $324,102

  • RESEARCH LIBRARY FAUNALYTICS PUBLISHED 271 NEW RESEARCH STUDY SUMMARIES, SEVEN FAUNALYTICS EXPLAINS VIDEOS AND 53 BLOG POSTS THAT SYNTHESIZED RESEARCH ON IMPORTANT ANIMAL-RELATED TOPICS. WE SEND WEEKLY AND MONTHLY RESEARCH ALERTS TO THOUSANDS OF SCHOLARS AND ANIMAL ADVOCATES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN 2023, FAUNALYTICS COLLECTIVE RESOURCES RECEIVED OVER 747,000 PAGE VIEWS.

    Expenses $265,995

  • RESEARCH SUPPORT FAUNALYTICS WORKS WITH ANIMAL PROTECTION NONPROFITS BY HELPING THEM WITH PROGRAM EVALUATIONS AND OTHER RESEARCH. IN 2023 WE COMPLETED ONE PARTNER PROJECT, ANIMAL AGRICULTURE IS THE MISSING PIECE IN CLIMATE CHANGE MEDIA COVERAGE. WE PROVIDED SUPPORT TO 103 ADVOCATES AND ORGANIZATIONS, OFFERING GUIDANCE ON RESEARCH DESIGN, STRATEGY, AND DATA-DRIVEN ADVOCACY. WE HOSTED FAUNA CONNECTIONS, A RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM DESIGNED TO CONNECT ACADEMICS AND ADVOCATES WORKING ON ANIMAL ISSUES, WITH OVER 560 ADVOCATES IN ATTENDANCE. IN 2023, THE FAUNALYTICS RESEARCH ADVICE CENTER REACHED OVER 3,400 ANIMAL PROTECTION ADVOCATES.

    Expenses $41,717 · Revenue $34,147

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brooke Haggerty

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $80,322
    From this org
    $79,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $444
    Hours/week
    45
  • Sarah Hanneken

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Schuster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lucas Alvarenga

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mandy Weeks-Green

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Caryn Ginsberg

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Che Green

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sharie Lesniak

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421299349301102

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