Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,146,144
- Total expenses
- $340,111
- Contributions and grants received
- $859,016
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $120,369
- Investment income
- $49,920
- Other revenue
- $116,839
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,075,129
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,048
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,074,081
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $291,719
- Management and general expenses
- $48,392
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $291,719
Program services were 85.8% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$12,280
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$846,736
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2a · Program service revenue: ADOPTIONS
total $58,027 · related or exempt $58,027
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2b · Program service revenue: CITY & COUNTY CONTRACT
total $53,690 · related or exempt $53,690
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2c · Program service revenue: RECLAIM PROGRAM
total $4,520 · related or exempt $4,520
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2d · Program service revenue: INTAKE PROGRAM
total $4,132 · related or exempt $4,132
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3 · Investment income
total $32,307 · related or exempt $32,307
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $17,613
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $17,613
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $17,613 · related or exempt $17,613
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$13,276
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$264
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $13,012 · excluded $13,012
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$6,226
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$3,344
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $2,882 · related or exempt $2,882
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11a · Other revenue: UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES
total $89,306 · related or exempt $89,306
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11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $11,639 · related or exempt $11,639
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11e · Other revenue, total
$100,945
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $41,096 · program services $41,096
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $87,250 · program services $67,998 · management and general $19,252
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,064 · program services $958 · management and general $106
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $10,129 · program services $9,116 · management and general $1,013
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $4,180 · management and general $4,180
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,986 · management and general $5,986
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,629 · management and general $2,629
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13 · Office expenses
total $4,151 · management and general $4,151
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16 · Occupancy
total $27,360 · program services $24,314 · management and general $3,046
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $44,767 · program services $44,767
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23 · Insurance
total $14,749 · program services $11,062 · management and general $3,687
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24a · Other expenses: VETERINARY EXPENSE
total $67,735 · program services $67,735
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $10,270 · program services $10,270
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24c · Other expenses: DONATIONS
total $10,000 · program services $10,000
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24d · Other expenses: FEES & PENALTIES
total $3,958 · management and general $3,958
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,787 · program services $4,403 · management and general $384
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $243,823 · end of year $186,709
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,791,170
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$167,760
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,648,411 · end of year $1,623,410
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $377,920 · end of year $1,265,010
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $2,106 · end of year $1,048
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,268,048 · end of year $3,074,081
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A SAFE SHELTER FOR ANIMALS UNTIL THEY CAN BE ADOPTED INTO A LIFELONG HOME. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS IN ANIMAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT CASES, WORKS WITH ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT BASIC PET NEEDS, ANIMAL CARE AND SAFETY. THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO PROVIDE ANIMAL WELFARE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES PRIMARILY IN DEKALB COUNTY, INDIANA. THESE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDE ANIMAL ACQUISITION, EVALUATION, VETERINARY CARE, FOSTERING AND HOUSING, REHAB AND TRAINING, AND ADOPTION INTO AN APPROPRIATE HOME OR SETTING. ADOPTION INCLUDES SCREENING OF POTENTIAL ADOPTERS AND FOLLOW-UP EVALUATIONS OF PLACEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF, AND RESPOND TO, ANIMAL NEGLECT AND ABUSE SITUATIONS, AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING RESPONSIBLE ANIMAL OWNERSHIP AND ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES.
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THE ORGANIZATION TOOK IN 841 ANIMALS DURING THE YEAR. THERE WERE 614 COMPLETED ADOPTIONS FOR AN ADOPTION RATE OF 73%. 43 ANIMALS WERE EUTHANIZED. THE REMAINDER OF THE ANIMALS WERE RECLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS OR WENT INTO FOSTER CARE WHERE THEY ARE THEN ADOPTED OUT. 799 ANIMALS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED BY THE SHELTER PRIOR TO ADOPTION.
Expenses $182,346 · Revenue $62,547
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THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A LOST AND FOUND CENTER THAT REQUIRES ENTENSIVE MAN-HOURS TO FOLLOW-UP ON REPORTS OF MISSING ANIMALS WITH PHONE CALL OF FOUND ANIMALS. IT IS THE DESIRE OF THE SHELTER TO RETURN THE LOST ANIMAL TO THEIR PROPER OWNER OR ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING THEIR MISSING ANIMAL.
Expenses $47,807 · Revenue $4,132
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THE ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH LOCAL CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICES TO PROVIDE A SAFE HAVEN FOR ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND/OR NEGLECTED BY THEIR OWNERS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE ON AN ON CALL BASIS TO PICK UP THE ANIMAL. IT IS THE INTENT WHEN PICKING UP THE ANIMALS TO RESTORE THEM TO A HEALTHY LIFE AND POTENTIALLY HAVE THEM ADOPTED INTO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY WILL RECEIVE THE PROPER CARE AND ATTENTION.
Expenses $61,566 · Revenue $53,690
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Teresa FeightnerTERESA FEIGHTNER
SHELTER DIRE
- Total calculated
- $41,096
- From this org
- $41,096
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Karen Gibbons-BrownKAREN GIBBONS-BROWN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ann GreenANN GREEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Janell HendricksonJANELL HENDRICKSON
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dave HouserDAVE HOUSER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kevin McIntireKEVIN MCINTIRE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave RodecapDAVE RODECAP
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Carolyn SheltonCAROLYN SHELTON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rick ShortRICK SHORT
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tyler StanleyTYLER STANLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jake VanderhorstJAKE VANDERHORST
BOARD MEMBER
- 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
- 2025
- Filed
- 9 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202612039349301281
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