Melissas Menageries Second Chances
Donations deductibleRevenue
$508k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$441k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$187k
$1k liabilities
Net assets
$186k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
4.3 years on average
Staff
21
225 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Melissas Menageries Second Chances' network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deb Plucknett | Chair Emeritus | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Deborah Griffin | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeannette Koster | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jessica Casselman | Vice President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Katie Scott | Member at Large | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Melissa Kreisler | Ex Officio | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Richard Hiner | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Gassmann | Director of Operations | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Arth | Office Manager | 20 | $41k | ||
| Melissa Kreisler | Owner | 20 | $40k | ||
| Mandy Mercer-Mitchell | Board President | 20 | $0 | ||
| Leslie Breon | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | ||
| Deb Plucknett | Chair Emeritus | 20 | $0 | ||
| Gina Mace | Member at Large | 10 | $0 | ||
| Heidi Trautman | Member at Large | 10 | $0 | ||
| Nisha Naik | Member at Large | 10 | $0 | ||
| Todd Schumacher | Member at Large | 10 | $0 | ||
| Brittany Noland | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Melissas Menageries Second Chances
- EIN
- 832705907
- Address
- 11015 W 75th St, Shawnee, KS, 66214-1107
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- We find homes and safe refuge for animals in need of a second chance. We provide a refuge for animals in every condition. Whether they need a place to spend their last days in comfort or a chance at a new forever home, we do whatever it takes to provide the best medical care and unconditional affection. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D20 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2018
- Principal officer
- Leslie Breon (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsDeb Plucknett
≥4years on the filingsDeborah Griffin
≥4years on the filingsJeannette Koster
≥4years on the filingsJessica Casselman
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $187k
- Total liabilities
- $1k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $186k
- Contributions and grants received
- $374k
- Program service revenue
- $133k
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 225