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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BARN SANCTUARY.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,099,920
Total expenses
$1,897,417
Contributions and grants received
$1,972,362
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$45,337
Investment income
$10,438
Other revenue
$71,783
Total assets, end of year
$3,200,069
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,065,899
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,134,170
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,404,694
Management and general expenses
$248,998
Fundraising expenses
$243,725
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,404,694

Program services were 74.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $36,769

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,935,593

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $182,642

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TOURS

    total $40,086 · related or exempt $40,086

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEAL PLANNER

    total $4,161 · related or exempt $4,161

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FIELD TRIPS

    total $1,090 · related or exempt $1,090

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,606 · excluded $4,606

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $110,548 · other assets $2,500

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $97,414 · other assets $9,802

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $13,134 · other assets -$7,302

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,832 · excluded $5,832

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $24,680

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

    $36,769

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $13,189

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $11,491 · excluded $11,491

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $118,102

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $66,711

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $51,391 · related or exempt $51,391

  • 11a · Other revenue: CASH BACK PROGRAM

    total $8,901 · related or exempt $8,901

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,901

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $223,939 · program services $160,565 · management and general $38,741 · fundraising $24,633

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $622,061 · program services $446,018 · management and general $107,616 · fundraising $68,427

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $119,584 · program services $87,932 · management and general $21,217 · fundraising $10,435

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,941 · program services $46,562 · management and general $11,235 · fundraising $7,144

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,700 · program services $9,822 · management and general $2,371 · fundraising $1,507

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $84,825 · program services $3,080 · management and general $743 · fundraising $81,002

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,928 · fundraising $8,928

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $163,212 · program services $117,023 · management and general $28,236 · fundraising $17,953

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $100,761 · program services $88,807 · management and general $7,308 · fundraising $4,646

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,159 · program services $10,869 · management and general $2,623 · fundraising $1,667

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $82,413 · program services $59,090 · management and general $14,258 · fundraising $9,065

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,031 · program services $16,513 · management and general $3,985 · fundraising $2,533

  • 24a · Other expenses: ANIMAL FEED & SUPPLIES

    total $182,238 · program services $182,238

  • 24b · Other expenses: VETERINARY SERVICE

    total $138,472 · program services $138,472

  • 24c · Other expenses: AUTO EXPENSE

    total $44,305 · program services $31,767 · management and general $7,664 · fundraising $4,874

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $8,279 · program services $5,936 · management and general $1,432 · fundraising $911

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,569 · management and general $1,569

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $286,504 · end of year $590,395

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $366,734 · end of year $205,636

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $54,035 · end of year $48,428

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,597 · end of year $5,808

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

    $2,535,731

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

    $340,353

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,251,468 · end of year $2,195,378

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $66,159 · end of year $154,424

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $69,629 · end of year $79,669

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,400 · end of year $2,635

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,014,941 · end of year $983,595

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,853,527 · end of year $1,726,670

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $90,000 · end of year $407,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

RESCUE FARMED ANIMALS AND INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EMBRACE A PLANT-BASED LIFESTYLE.

  • RESCUE AND REHOME PROGRAM: BARN SANCTUARY WORKED WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AREA HUMANE SOCIETIES AND CONCERNED CITIZENS TO PROVIDE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION TO FARMED ANIMALS SUFFERING FROM ABANDONMENT, ABUSE AND NEGLECT. WE PROVIDED FARMED ANIMAL CARE EXPERTISE, EMERGENCY CARE, AND WHEN WE COULD NOT TAKE THEM IN, COMMUNICATED WITHIN OUR NATIONAL NETWORK OF SANCTUARIES TO FIND THEM A SAFE FOREVER HOME. BARN SANCTUARY PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO REHOME THEIR FARMED ANIMALS.TOURS: OUR PUBLIC TOURS PROVIDE AN INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE 90-MINUTE TOUR, GUESTS VISIT EACH BARN AND COOP ON THE PROPERTY AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET EACH RESCUED ANIMAL SPECIES. LED BY A TRAINED GUIDE, VISITORS LEARN SPECIFIC RESIDENT RESCUE STORIES AND INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THEIR SPECIES' NATURE AND LIVED EXPERIENCE IN THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. PRIVATE TOURS ARE GIVEN BY THE CO-FOUNDER AND PROVIDE A MORE INTIMATE AND UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE WORKINGS OF THE SANCTUARY AND THE ANIMAL RESIDENTS WHO MAKE THEIR HOME HERE. FIELD TRIPS: IN 2023 WE INTRODUCED ON-SITE FIELD TRIPS, WHICH PROVIDED K-12 SCHOOL GROUPS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EDUCATIONAL AND AGE-APPROPRIATE TOUR AND ACTIVITY TO LEARN ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS AND THE REALITY OF FARMED ANIMALS IN OUR FOOD SYSTEM.PAID ANIMAL CARE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: IN 2023, 16 INTERNS WORKED ALONGSIDE BARN SANCTUARY PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR DESIGNATED AREA. OUR INTERNS CAME AWAY WITH VALUABLE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE, A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE BARN SANCTUARY MISSION, A COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION WITH OUR ANIMAL RESIDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS BUILT DURING THEIR TIME AS AN INTERN.VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: IN 2023, WE HAD 90 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE 3,322 HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND CARE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THEIR LIVING QUARTERS. MEAL PLANNER: OFFERS CUSTOMIZED PLANT-BASED PLANS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS WITH SUPPORT FROM FOOD COACHES

    Expenses $1,083,984 · Revenue $45,337

  • FARMED ANIMAL SHELTER AND CARE: IN 2023 WE PROVIDED SAFE HAVEN AND LIFE-LONG CARE TO OVER 140 RESCUED FARMED ANIMALS, INCLUDING COWS, DONKEYS, CATS, GOATS, PIGS, POTBELLIED PIGS, SHEEP, DUCKS, CHICKENS AND TURKEYS. WE ALSO ADDED A NEW PIG BREED, POTBELLIED PIGS, TO OUR ANIMAL FAMILY AND GREW THE SANCTUARY OVERALL BY 40 NEW ANIMALS. EACH INDIVIDUAL FARMED ANIMAL WAS PROVIDED WITH SAFE, CLEAN LIVING SPACES BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, WITH PLENTY OF PASTURE SPACE AND SHELTER FROM INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS WERE MAINTAINED AND IMPROVED TO ENSURE A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE ANIMALS AND STAFF.EACH INDIVIDUAL RESIDENT RECEIVED AN APPROPRIATE DIET OF FEED AND SUPPLEMENTS DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THEIR HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND LONGEVITY.VETERINARY CARE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR REGULAR HEALTH MAINTENANCE AS WELL AS EMERGENCY CARE, AND ACUTE AND CHRONIC ILLNESS CARE. SEVERAL OF OUR RESIDENTS REQUIRE SPECIAL CARE FOR ONGOING MOBILITY ISSUES AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS.

    Expenses $320,710 · Revenue $60,292

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Daniel McKernan

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $116,885
    From this org
    $113,937
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,948
    Hours/week
    50

  • Cynthia Vanrenterghem

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $107,054
    From this org
    $102,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,775
    Hours/week
    55

  • Mischa Plotnick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.8

  • Leslie Fry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.8

  • Lindsay Jaremba

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.8

  • Rebecca Wrock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dr Rich Hausrod

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.8

  • Erin Klug

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Erin Brown

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • Alicia Prygoski

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
19 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412649349300901

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