Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Shelter Animals Advocates
EIN 47-5592668 • 501(c)3 • Graniteville, SC
Profile
From the Beginning of 2022, we were endlessly contacted by other rescue, the public,with animals needing surrender assistance. Animals found dumped on side of the roads. People becoming homeless living in a car with their dogs, or not able to afford to care for their animals or family members or neighbors having passed away animals left abandoned. Our local shelters because of covid policy was not open publicly to animal intake. Community needing help had to make an appointment which was usually a month or so away. People were abandoning animals. Litters were found in the middle of roads. Strays were not being picked up. We had to offer what assistance we could to help alleviate these conditions. We vetted, homed, sent to rescue partners vetted animals to help the demand in our area.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
21st percentile
Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
18th percentile
Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$6,139
Down $7,992 (-57%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$6,139
Down $7,992 (-57%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$30,857
Up $10,043 (+48%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$38,849
Up $19,369 (+99%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$7,992
Down $9,326 (-699%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $6,139
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $6,139
- Revenue
- $30,857
- Expenses
- $38,849
- Net income
- -$7,992
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Oct 5, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $30,857
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Rescue Dogs, medically treat and rehome dogs from county shelters. Also shelters are at capacity, have been helping local rescues with their burdens to find homes for animals.
We continue to help local Rescues and shelters with microchip and heartworm treatments. However, some dogs cannot be adopted because of various medical and personality issues these dogs we board.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 With donations down, we must continue caring for some unadoptable dog-selective dogs returned to us. We are trying to keep the rescue going, as what we do have to offer is needed in our area. We work to help any legitimately working rescue in our area as we all suffer from low funds and adoptions. One rural rescue, Saving the Saluda Strays, contacted our rescue. They struggle with large dumped animals roaming the city. Dogs have puppies, and the puppies have more puppies. They are lying around all over. People are trying to help the situation and hoard them in awful conditions. It has been witnessed that 30-plus dogs are grouped up, and some are in storm drain ditches. This Saluda rescue quickly got these dogs into being spayed/neutered. We move them towards adoption. We helped a local rescue, Bully4U, start grassroots, free Return-to-owner microchip events as we have issues with our local Animal Control not picking up strays as needed. The hope is to get as many in this area microchipped so that someone can scan them and return them to their home if they become lost. | $0 | $0 |
| In 2024 we helped 149 dogs and 2 cats. All of these animals have been vetted,adopted. We have 5 dogs in continued care, these dogs can't be adopted out for medical and behavioral issues. | $0 | $0 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December Clark | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Mary Lou Seymour | Treasure | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Shelter Animals Advocates
- EIN
- 47-5592668
- Phone
- 8036460051
- Address
- 115 Bettis Academy rd, Graniteville, SC 29829
Signing Officer
- Name
- December Clark
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 8036460051
- Signed
- 2025-10-05
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses for Boarding, vetting supplies, food, vetting services.”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Description;EOY Amount^Dodge Van 2007;5000^Total;5000^”
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