4 Legged Friends Lbk

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
834663347
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2021
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Lubbock, TX, USA
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$138,583
Expenses
$138,583
Assets
$178,715

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Sarah Field (Pres)
  • Jamie Skidmore (kennel)
  • Sarah Rothwell (kennel)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2021. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

4 Legged Friends of Lubbock is an all-breed no-kill dog rehabilitation and rescue. We specialize in last chance high euthanasia probability dogs. We assess their medical and mental needs as a whole. We provide love structure mental stimulation social play. Once the dog is rehabilitated and becomes adoptable we work hard to place the animal in a home that is right for the dog and the adoptive family. Veterinary Services: The Corporation offers a wide range of veterinary services to the community. They work with other animal rescues to provide free vaccinations and microchipping clinics. Additionally the Corporation provides spay and neuter vouchers. The Corporation also provides complete medical care for senior dogs and places them with senior citizens who are in search of a companion. We provide free vet care for service dogs that are assisting our country's veterans. Finally the Corporation has an emergency fund to help provide medical to dogs in emergency situations.

What it reported doing in 2021

Rescue, Rehab and rehome dogs and a few cats. We have rescued 162 dogs and 5 cats this year. All pets have received complete vetting which includes spay neuter. Rehabilitated and adopted into new homes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.4%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 64.4%; rating input score 64

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.29; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.6%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.4% of revenue deployed · 64.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2021
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

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  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.