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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAVE ANIMALS FACING EXTINCTION.

Totals

Total revenue
$347,150
Total expenses
$650,892
Contributions and grants received
$347,150
Grants paid
$150,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$710,178
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,941
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$689,237
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$536,299
Management and general expenses
$114,593
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$536,299

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $347,150

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $75,000 · program services $75,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $75,000 · program services $75,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,000 · program services $126,000

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,261 · management and general $2,261

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $67,805 · management and general $67,805

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $260,299 · program services $260,299

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,582 · management and general $14,582

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $28,067 · management and general $28,067

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,878 · management and general $1,878

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,010,343 · end of year $708,229

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,961 · end of year $1,949

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,325 · end of year $20,941

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $992,979 · end of year $689,237

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SAVE ANIMALS FACING EXTINCTION ("SAVE ANIMALS") IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE EARTH'S MOST PRECIOUS WILDLIFE BY PROMOTING CONSERVATION AND EFFECTIVE POLICY AT STATE, FEDERAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEEK TO DRIVE CHANGE AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT EARTH'S MOST PRECIOUS WILDLIFE.

  • AWARENESS: EXPENDITURES RELATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES AND BUILDING SAVE ANIMALS MEMBERSHIP THROUGH A STRONG, CREDIBLE PUBLIC PRESENCE. IN SERVICE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOALS RELATED TO INFLUENCING GOVERNMENT POLICY, SAVE ANIMALS' GREATEST STRENGTH IS ITS EVER-GROWING GRASSROOTS MEMBERSHIP OF ACTIVISTS, SUPPORTERS, AND SMALL-DOLLAR DONORS INTERESTED IN CREATING CHANGE. SAVE ANIMALS' ENDEAVORS AT RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THREATS TO WILDLIFE AND WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING TO PROTECT CRITICAL SPECIES HAVE BUILT, AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND, THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFILE AND MEMBERSHIP BASE.

    Expenses $214,520 · Grants $150,000

  • MEMBER ENGAGEMENT: EXPENDITURES RELATED TO SAVE ANIMALS' EFFORTS TO INFORM MEMBERS ABOUT THREATS TO WILDLIFE AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS, ADVOCATE FOR CONSERVATION AND EFFECTIVE POLICY, AND ENGAGE SAVE ANIMALS MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS IN OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE AN IMPACT THROUGH GRASSROOTS ACTIVITY. ONE OF THE PRIMARY AVENUES FOR MEMBER COMMUNICATION IS SAVE ANIMALS' MEDIA PRESENCE AND ENGAGEMENT, WHICH SERVE BOTH TO FURTHER SAVE ANIMALS AS AN IMPORTANT AND CREDIBLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND TO AMPLIFY ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE ORGANIZATION. SAVE ANIMALS ALSO COMMUNICATES EXTENSIVELY VIA EMAIL TO KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED AND READY TO MOBILIZE WITH GRASSROOTS ACTION WHEN AND WHERE IT CAN BE MOST EFFECTIVE.

    Expenses $187,704

  • POLITICAL ADVOCACY: EXPENDITURES RELATED TO SAVE ANIMALS GOALS OF ENDEAVORS AT RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THREATS TO WILDLIFE AND WHAT THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING TO PROTECT CRITICAL SPECIES HAVE BUILT, AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND, THE ORGANIZATION'S PROFILE AND MEMBERSHIP BASE. INFLUENCING STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES TO BETTER PROTECT CRITICAL WILDLIFE. EXPENDITURES IN THIS AREA INCLUDE COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT FOR WORK ENACTING, IMPLEMENTING AND PROTECTING RESTRICTIONS ON WILDLIFE POACHING, AND PRODUCTIONS AND TRAFFICKING OF PRODUCTS MADE ENDANGERED SPECIES, AND ADVERTISING TO VOTERS AND INDIRECT LOBBYING OF ELECTED OFFICIALS URGING SUPPORT FOR THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND OTHER MEASURES ALIGNED WITH SAFE'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. GRANTS IN 2022 INCLUDED $150,000 SPENT IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONS PURSUING ACTIVITIES THAT ALIGN WITH SAFE'S MISSION AND OBJECTIVES. ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING ADVERTISING TO VOTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS TARGETED AT ELECTED OFFICIALS URGING SUPPORT FOR THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT AND OTHER MEASURES ALIGNED WITH SAFE'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.

    Expenses $134,075

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Patton

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter McCollum

    VICE PRESIDENT & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $90,000
    From this org
    $90,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Connie Ballard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $36,000
    From this org
    $36,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313189349310971

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