Anderson Animal Shelter

South Elgin, Illinois - EIN 36-6164626 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 21, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 21, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Anderson Animal Shelter reported $6,333,464 in revenue and $4,578,971 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $1,754,493 for the year. Program services took $3,582,655 of expenses, or 78.2%. The organization closed the year with $5,784,578 in net assets - about 15.2 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$6,333,464

Up 24.9% from $5,068,995 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$4,578,971

Revenue minus expenses: $1,754,493 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
78.2%

$3,582,655 of $4,578,971 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$5,784,578

Total assets $5,780,923 minus total liabilities -$3,655.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$139,460

Dr Rachel Kantola, Medical Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 21, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
110 Employees

Plus 1,202 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 21, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$3,582,655 (78.2%)
Fundraising$352,242 (7.7%)
Management and General$644,074 (14.1%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.08 - $352,242 in fundraising expenses divided by $4,197,919 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.08.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$4,197,919
Of Which Cash Contributions$4,188,681
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$9,238
Fundraising Events$398,730
Government Grants$548,185
All Other Contributions$3,251,004
Program Service Revenue$1,654,608
Investment Income$527,069
Other Revenue-$46,132
Total Revenue (All Sources)$6,333,464

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

15.2 Months

of reserves - $5,784,578 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $381,580 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$5,780,923
Total Liabilities-$3,655
Liabilities as Share of Assets-0.1%
Net Assets$5,784,578

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 21, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
Dr Rachel Kantola - Medical Director$139,4603.05%
Travis Kreischer - Veterinarian$120,2142.63%
Dean Daubert - Ceo/president$114,4902.50%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Aug 21, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

13 voting members, 13 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Dr Rachel KantolaMedical Director
Travis KreischerVeterinarian
Dean DaubertCeo/president
Cindy GreenPresident
Elizabeth MarsSecretary
Rich DavisDirector
Tom BittnerDirector
Steve HinzeDirector
Barry BourdageDirector
Vlad DolgopolovDirector
Charlie IrickTreasurer
Susan LyonsDirector
Doug BengtsonVice President
Maureen SummyDirector
Liam DixonDirector
Jani DeepakDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence13 voting / 13 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $0 in grants paid and filed no Schedule I for fiscal 2025. The page states that directly instead of leaving a blank grants section. Grantmaking organizations show a full recipient list in this section - recipient name, amount and stated purpose, as reported.

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$5,068,995-
Fiscal 2025$6,333,464+24.9%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Aug 21, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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