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What is even more disturbing are the salaries the directors are still drawing down:
From January-March the directors "earned" $44,107 and from April-June the directors "earned" $33,772. At this rate, the directors are expected to earn more than $155,000 this year (this does not include the free "benies" they give themselves each year).If the sanctuary is in such financial crisis, then why are the directors "earning" such high salaries? Why is the sanctuary still taking in animals? What in the world is going on at this place? Did the pseudo-sanctuary's directors finally discover the magic money tree or are they stealing money right from the animals' mouths?
Justice of the Peace court records revealed the female director was evicted from a rental property located near the sanctuary. The director refused to pay $1200 per month rental fee for several months and was taken to court where judgment was found in favor of the home owner. Then, in order to buy more time and live rent-free in the rented house, the director tried to appeal the judgment to the County Court at Law. Fortunately for the home owner, the appeal bond was submitted too late and the director was forced to vacate the property. To this date it is unknown whether or not the director actually paid the back rent and court fees.It is no secret the sanctuary's directors are planning to get divorced soon--the papers were filed with the County. The female director has been living away from the marital property, charging the rent to the animals, claiming the rental property was her second "office." At least this latest rental property didn't have a swimming pool in the backyard like the one from 2005 (surprisingly the rent was not listed on the 2005 990)! The 2006 990 showed rent was paid on a rental property in the amount of $12,640, presumably for the director. The 2007 rent was $1200 a month, and until the 2007 990 is filed with the IRS, no one outside the pseudo-sanctuary knows whether or not the animals paid the director's rent. The 2007 990 non-profit tax return should be filed with the IRS by August 15, 2008, unless the IRS grants another extension for November 15, 2008.
The IRS sent me a letter confirming the 2006 990 is unavailable from the IRS, which explains why one cannot find the return on GuideStar. Since I am in possession of a copy of the 2006 990 from another governmental agency, I can only assume the IRS is looking into the non-profit organization and its business practices. Wouldn't it be ironic if it's the IRS that removes the pseudo-directors from the sanctuary, thereby saving the animals?
Another note of interest--an animal care giver's salary actually decreased within the last three months, possibly to offset the directors' hefty salaries. That means either the worker took a pay cut (which I seriously doubt) or the working hours were cut--either way, this places the animals in danger because either there is less money for animal care or the workers are spending less time caring for the animals. What I do not understand is why the Board of Directors allow this situation to continue.
