Liabilities / Assets
91st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Animal Help Now (Formerly Animal Watch)
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-2034873
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.59x
Liabilities / Revenue
87th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
43rd percentile
Higher net margin than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
27th percentile
Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
30th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$19,623
Down $8,894 (-31%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$8,123
Down $17,433 (-68%) from 2014
Liabilities
Up$11,500
Up $8,539 (+288%) from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$57,518
Down $30,457 (-35%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$57,280
Down $27,309 (-32%) from 2014
Net Income
Down$238
Down $3,148 (-93%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Aug 13, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $57,518
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Animal Help Now creates innovative apps that empower the public to assist animals in our communities who are in crisis or otherwise imperiled. The organization also educates the public about keeping animals in our communities safe from human threats.
The animal help now service, available at ahnow.org and through free iphone and android apps, leverages digital technologies to immediately connect people involved with wildlife emergencies and conflicts with the most appropriate time- and location-specific resources and services. Animal help now serves the entire united states.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ASSISTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ANIMAL EMERGENCIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EDUCATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THREATS TO WILDLIFE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND HOW TO MITIGATE THEM. PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES, AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH REFERRAL FUNCTIONALITY TO HELP THEM RESPOND TO WILDLIFE EMERGENCY CALLS. IMPROVED EDUCATION AND SERVICE PROMOTING HUMANE RESOLUTION TO HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICTS. | - | $41,346 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANET INGVALDSEN | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| KAREN DAWSON | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID CRAWFORD | Secretary, E | FT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Animal Watch
- EIN
- 27-2034873
- Phone
- 3035430755
- Address
- 2525 ARAPAHOE E4-705, BOULDER, CO 80302
Signing Officer
- Name
- David Crawford
- Title
- Secretary, Exec Director
- Phone
- 3035430755
- Signed
- 2018-08-13
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Page 1, Item C
“ANIMAL HELP NOW”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising and promotion 952 office 906 travel 150 general liability, d&o 1,707 workers' compensation 306 awards and recognition 13 registration fees 20 dues and memberships 33 miscellaneous 20 books, subscriptions, ref 6,019 meals 223 total 10,349”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“To correct prior year error -473”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Furniture and equipment 472 0 employee advance 200 200 total 672 200”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Loans from officers 0 11,500”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The animal help now service, available at ahnow.org and through free iphone and android apps, leverages digital technologies to immediately connect people involved with wildlife emergencies and conflicts with the most appropriate time- and location-specific resources and services. Animal help now serves the entire united states.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Assisted with approximately 30,000 animal emergencies across the united states. Educated tens of thousands of people about threats to wildlife and domestic animals and how to mitigate them. Provided hundreds of businesses, agencies and organizations with referral functionality to help them respond to wildlife emergency calls. Improved education and service promoting humane resolution to human/wildlife conflicts.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 952 OFFICE 906 TRAVEL 150 GENERAL LIABILITY, D&O 1,707 WORKERS' COMPENSATION 306 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 13 REGISTRATION FEES 20 DUES AND MEMBERSHIPS 33 MISCELLANEOUS 20 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, REF 6,019 MEALS 223 TOTAL 10,349 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | TO CORRECT PRIOR YEAR ERROR -473 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT 472 0 EMPLOYEE ADVANCE 200 200 TOTAL 672 200 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | LOANS FROM OFFICERS 0 11,500 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE ANIMAL HELP NOW SERVICE, AVAILABLE AT AHNOW.ORG AND THROUGH FREE IPHONE AND ANDROID APPS, LEVERAGES DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO IMMEDIATELY CONNECT PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH WILDLIFE EMERGENCIES AND CONFLICTS WITH THE MOST APPROPRIATE TIME- AND LOCATION-SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES. ANIMAL HELP NOW SERVES THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | ASSISTED WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 ANIMAL EMERGENCIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. EDUCATED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ABOUT THREATS TO WILDLIFE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND HOW TO MITIGATE THEM. PROVIDED HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES, AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WITH REFERRAL FUNCTIONALITY TO HELP THEM RESPOND TO WILDLIFE EMERGENCY CALLS. IMPROVED EDUCATION AND SERVICE PROMOTING HUMANE RESOLUTION TO HUMAN/WILDLIFE CONFLICTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $19,623
- Liabilities
- $11,500
- Net assets
- $8,123
- Revenue
- $57,518
- Expenses
- $57,280
- Net income
- $238