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← SPECIES UNITE 23 INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SPECIES UNITE 23 INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$389,469
Total expenses
$317,599
Contributions and grants received
$389,469
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$313,795
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$313,795
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$207,845
Management and general expenses
$53,690
Fundraising expenses
$56,064
Program service expenses (Part III)
$207,845

Program services were 65.4% 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

    $389,469

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $125,000 · program services $81,250 · management and general $18,750 · fundraising $25,000

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,537 · program services $6,477 · management and general $3,067 · fundraising $1,993

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,625 · management and general $1,625

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,404 · management and general $9,404

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $96,520 · program services $60,704 · management and general $8,151 · fundraising $27,665

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $50,033 · program services $50,001 · fundraising $32

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,213 · program services $8,242 · management and general $4,597 · fundraising $1,374

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,254 · management and general $1,254

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $8,013 · program services $1,171 · management and general $6,842

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $91,925 · end of year $46,730

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $267,065

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $91,925 · end of year $46,730

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $267,065

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SPECIES UNITE 23, INC. IS A NONPROFIT PODCAST AND MEDIA COMPANY THAT FOCUSES ON RAISING AWARENESS AND BRINGING FORTH CHANGE FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE EXPOSED TO ABUSE, CRUELTY, EXPLOITATION, AND NEGLECT. IT IS A COLLECTION OF STORIES OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SPEAKING UP FOR THOSE WITHOUT WORDS. IT IS SHOWCASING BOTH OUR INJUSTICES TOWARD ANIMALS AND THE HEROES WHO ARE FIGHTING AGAINST THOSE INJUSTICES, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN IT, DOING THE WORK, CHANGING THE LAWS, RISKING THEIR LIVES TO GO UNDERCOVER, SAVING ANIMALS FROM HORROR AND DEATH, AND, IN MANY CASES, JUST ALLOWING THEM A PEACEFUL DEATH.

  • PODCASTS:WEEKLY EPISODES SINCE MARCH 2020 THAT FOCUS ON ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, AND SOLUTIONS TOWARD BUILDING A BETTER WORLD FOR ANIMALS - IE. FUTURE FOOD (PLANT AND CELL BASED MEATS).

    Expenses $115,814

  • THREE CAMPAIGNS:1) 30 DAY VEGAN CHALLENGE - AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE TRY A PLANT-BASED DIET WITH DAILY SUPPORT/EMAILS, RECIPIES, TIPS, INFORMATION ON HEALTH, INFORMATION ON THE BENEFITS TO THE BODY, THE PLANET, AND THE ANIMALS. 2) VEGAN GIFT GUIDE - A MULTI-SECTION GIFT GUIDE WITH ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL PRODUCTS FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING: SHOES, COATS, CLOTHING, FOOD, BEAUTY PRODUCTS, MAKE-UP, ART SUPPLIES, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, BEDDING, ETC.3. ACTION FOR ANIMALS CHALLENGE - A 30 DAY CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE HELP ANIMALS BY WRITING LETTERS, SIGNING PETITIONS, VOLUNTEERING, DOING COMMUNITY WORK AND MAKE SMALL CHANGES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS AND THE PLANET.

    Expenses $47,443

  • NEWSLETTERS:40 NEWSLETTERS SINCE MARCH 2020 WITH ARTICLES ON THE LATEST IN ANIMAL PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, PLANT AND CELL BASED FOODS, INNOVATIONS IN MATERIALS (IE. PLANT-BASED LEASTHER AND SILK), AND RECIPIES.

    Expenses $44,588

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

Listed in Part VII

  • ELIZABETH NOVOGRATZ

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $125,000
    From this org
    $125,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • JACQUELINE NOVOGRATZ

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AMRITA BHANDARI

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KYRA BARRY

    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
17 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421239349301217

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