Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 81-1334699 • 501(c)3 • Marietta, GA
Profile
The bear projects mission is to promote responsible pet ownership and to help humans build lifelong and loving relationships with their pets
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
4th percentile
Higher net margin than 4% 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
19th percentile
Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
23rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$31,403
Down $36,725 (-54%) from 2023
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$31,403
Down $36,725 (-54%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$6,581
Down $3,993 (-38%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$43,306
Up $35,206 (+435%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$36,725
Down $39,199 (-1584%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The bear projects mission is to promote responsible pet ownership and to help humans build lifelong and loving relationships with their pets
The Bear Projects mission is to promote Responsible pet ownership and to help humans build lifelong and loving relationship with their pets.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Promoted responsible spay and neuter programs. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorie Strother | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Laura Austin | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Nicole Roper | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jayne Hawkins | Chairman Trustees | - | $0 | - | - |
| Kathleen Long | Vice Chair Trustees | - | $0 | - | - |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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