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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2025 Expires: October 2027

Boykin Spaniel Rescue

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
4 11 16
(877) 523-3647
112 Hunter Ridge Drive
Boiling Springs, SC, 29316
https://boykinspanielrescue.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Boykin Spaniel Rescue does not meet the following 3 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 4 (Compensated Board Members)
Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.

BSR does not meet this Standard because:

  • Two members out of the nine member board of directors (22%) are compensated directly.
  • The treasurer of the board of directors is compensated directly.

Standard 11 (Financial Statements)
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $1 million, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $1 million, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.

BSR does not meet this Standard because:

  • Although the organization's 2023 IRS Form 990 reported total revenue in the amount of $571,817, BSR states it does not have CPA-reviewed financial statements.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

BSR does not meet this Standard because the 2023 annual report did not include:

  • A financial summary matching its 2023 IRS Form 990.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance requested but did not receive complete information from the organization and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard(s) for Charity Accountability: 13, 18

Boykin Spaniel Rescue meets the remaining 15 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome at-risk, purebred, Boykin Spaniels."

Year, State Incorporated:
2001, SC

Boykin Spaniel Rescue (BSR) reports that it works to ensure that Boykin Spaniels have access to medical or emotional assistance and are placed in a forever home. The organization reports that it facilitates adoptions, medical care, transportation, and permanent foster care for dogs in need of life-long specialized care. In 2023, BSR reports it enabled 138 intakes and 105 adoptions of Boykin Spaniels.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Boykin Spaniel Rescue's program expenses were:

Program services $588,139
Total Program Expenses $588,139

Chief Executive
Jill Freeman, President

Compensation*
$65,631

Chair of the Board
Richard Vitolo

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
4

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $536,253, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Boykin Spaniel Rescue's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Related organization revenue $3,562
Adoption application fees $6,443
In-kind contributions $18,579
Adoption fees $29,121
Special events, net $88,049
Contributions $426,063
Total Income $571,817

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 0% Administrative: 13%

Total Income $571,817
Total expenses: $677,421
  Program expenses $588,139
  Fundraising expenses $1,286
  Administrative expenses $87,966
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-105,604
Beginning Net Assets $691,577
Other Changes In Net Assets $278
Ending Net Assets $586,251
Total Liabilities $10,189
Total Assets $596,440

Note 1: In the above financial statements, "other changes in net assets" refers to income from the Foundation for the Carolinas and Horner Trust.

Note 2: According to the organization's 2023 IRS Form 990, BSR received in-kind contributions totaling $18,579.

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