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SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER INC

EIN 85-6000484 SANTA FE, NM

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Revenue 2024
$6,916,194
Expenses 2024
$10,256,500

Program services were 82.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
D200
Classification
1000
Street
100 CAJA DEL RIO

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SUPPORT ANIMALS, SAVE LIVES, AND SPREAD COMPASSION.

  • THE SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER IS THE LARGEST ANIMAL SHELTER AND CARE FACILITY IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THROUGH OUR VARIOUS PROGRAMS, WE SERVE MORE THAN 25,000 LOST, STRAY, ABANDONED, INJURED, AND OWNED ANIMALS EACH YEAR. WE RECEIVE NEARLY ALL OF OUR FUNDING THROUGH PRIVATE DONORS. AS AN OPEN ADMISSION SHELTER, THE SANTA FE ANIMAL SHELTER CONTRACTS WITH SANTA FE CITY ANIMAL SERVICES AND SANTA FE COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL TO CARE FOR HOMELESS & STRAY ANIMALS, AND WORKS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO FAMILIES TO KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOME AND TO ACCEPT ANIMALS FROM OUR SERVICE AREA BY APPOINTMENT. WE ALSO WORK TO SUPPORT OVERCROWDED SHELTERS IN NEW MEXICO AND BEYOND BY TRANSFERRING ANIMALS IN FROM OVERCROWDED SHELTERS. OUR ADMISSIONS AND LICENSING DEPARTMENT TAKES IN HOMELESS ANIMALS FROM THE CITY AND COUNTY AREAS. IN 2024, WE TOOK IN 3,418 LOST OR HOMELESS ANIMALS AND MAINTAINED A LIVE RELEASE RATE OF 94.0%. EVERY ANIMAL RECEIVES MEDICAL ATTENTION THROUGH OUR SHELTER CLINIC, RANGING FROM VACCINATIONS AND SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES TO ACUTE CARE FOR TRAUMA AND CRUELTY CASES. ONCE AN ANIMAL IS MEDICALLY CLEARED, OUR BEHAVIOR DEPARTMENT STEPS IN, ENSURING THE ANIMAL'S STAY AT THE SHELTER IS ENRICHED THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL IN HELPING OUR ANIMALS FIND THE BEST MATCHES POSSIBLE. THE ADOPTION TEAM WORKS WITH POTENTIAL ADOPTERS TO MAKE SUCCESSFUL MATCHES AND FIND NEW HOMES FOR 2,270 ANIMALS IN 2024. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED MORE THAN 80,300 HOURS IN 2024, CONTRIBUTING VALUABLE HELP ACROSS MANY DEPARTMENTS. IN ADDITION, CORPORATE/COMMUNITY/SCHOOL PROVIDED ANOTHER 2,700 HOURS.OUR TWO HUMANE EDUCATORS CONTRIBUTED A COMBINED TOTAL OF 79 VOLUNTEER HOURS. IN ADDITION TO TIME SPENT IN THE CLASSROOM, MORE REQUESTS NECESSITATED ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE TIME SPENT WITH SCHEDULING, MEETINGS, AND REPORTS REQUIRED BY THE CARING KIDS PROGRAM. VOLUNTEER TIME INCLUDES CLASSROOM AND LIBRARY PRESENTATIONS, ZOOM PRESENTATIONS, SHELTER TOURS, MEETINGS WITH NM WILDLIFE CENTER EDUCATORS, AND CREATING ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS FOR THE CARING KIDS PROGRAM. IN 2024, WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN HOLIDAY DRIVES IN WHICH THE STUDENTS COLLECTED AND DONATED FOOD, TOYS, ETC. FOR THE SHELTER ANIMALS.IN 2024, OUR REGISTERED PET OUTREACH VOLUNTEER TEAMS PROVIDED ANIMAL-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE SANTA FE AREA. THESE INCLUDED THE POPULAR WORDS & WAGS READING PROGRAM AND SUPPORT FOR OUR HUMANE EDUCATION INITIATIVES. OUR HUMAN-ANIMAL TEAMS VISITED SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, LIBRARIES, HOSPITALS, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND HOSPICE ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION TO GENERAL ENRICHMENT VISITS, ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY WAS OFFERED AT SELECT FACILITIES.

    Expenses $5,868,726 · Revenue $715,591

  • THE CLARE EDDY THAW ANIMAL HOSPITAL, WHICH OPENED IN THE FALL OF 2013, OFFERS VETERINARY SERVICES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING A SLIDING SCALE FOR INCOME-QUALIFIED RESIDENTS. WE MAINTAIN A ST. FRANCIS VETERINARY EMERGENCY FUND TO HELP FAMILIES AFFORD NECESSARY VETERINARY CARE, EVEN DURING A TIME OF CRISIS. OUR SPAY/NEUTER & WELLNESS CLINIC OFFERS LOW-COST, HIGH QUALITY SPAY/NEUTER AND VACCINATION PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED 2991 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES TO AREA ANIMALS IN 2024 IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION.

    Expenses $2,279,173 · Revenue $2,164,493

  • CASA PROGRAM COMMUNITY ASSISTANCELAUNCHED IN 2022, THE CASA (COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FOR SANTA FE ANIMALS) PROGRAM SERVES AS A VITAL SAFETY NET TO HELP KEEP PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE TOGETHER DURING DIFFICULT TIMES. CASA PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR PET FAMILIES BY OFFERING FREE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES, PET FOOD, HELP WITH UNEXPECTED VETERINARY BILLS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH FEES RELATED TO CITY OR COUNTY ORDINANCES. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE VACCINATIONS, ID TAGS, MICROCHIPPING, PET LICENSING, TEMPORARY HOUSING SOLUTIONS, AND PROTECTIVE SUPPORT FOR PETS IN CRISIS.2024 CASA IMPACT: 956 PETS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE CASA PROGRAM! WE COVERED $102,777 IN VETERINARY AND MEDICAL EXPENSES, ALONG WITH $20,509 FOR SPAY/NEUTER AND VACCINE SUPPORT. TO HELP PETS RETURN HOME, $14,306 IN SHELTER, CITY, AND COUNTY FEES WERE PAID ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES. ADDITIONALLY, 45,053 POUNDS OF PET FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED TO SUPPORT PETS IN NEED.

    Expenses $271,739

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Michelle Salob

    VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $172,160
    From this org
    $172,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,160
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported
    Filer's total
    $172,160
  • Rick Snook

    VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $135,850
    From this org
    $135,850
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Joshua D Moore

    DIR. OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $111,494
    From this org
    $111,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kellie Levin

    VETERINARIAN

    Total calculated
    $100,125
    From this org
    $100,125
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Linda Moore Until 92024

    DIR. OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $97,312
    From this org
    $97,312
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jackie Roach

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $50,565
    From this org
    $50,565
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth Rice

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sheila Vaughn

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Diana Brown

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • William Feinberg

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gretchen Walther

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Kris Michaelis

    Director

    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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $6,916,194
    Expenses
    $10,256,500
    Contributions
    $2,153,496
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $26,821,587
    Expenses
    $9,320,793
    Contributions
    $22,355,020
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $9,471,649
    Expenses
    $8,106,070
    Contributions
    $3,957,181
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $7,882,180
    Expenses
    $7,400,779
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,857,647
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,911,659
    Expenses
    $7,178,979
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,037,391
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,821,954
    Expenses
    $7,045,404
    Assets (EOY)
    $15,899,986
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,046,345
    Expenses
    $6,928,229
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,396,594
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,726,292
    Expenses
    $7,104,809
    Assets (EOY)
    $17,834,504
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,594,016
    Expenses
    $7,928,140
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,624,340
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,267,915
    Expenses
    $7,048,567
    Assets (EOY)
    $21,772,152
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,285,610
    Expenses
    $6,525,674
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,956,478

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.