A New Leash on Life Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
342013011
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
Huntsville, AL, USA
Phone
2565091778
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,811,743
Expenses
$1,499,878
Assets
$5,085,468
Liabilities
$39,244

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIMBERLY ROBINSON (PRESIDENT)
  • CANDICE JOHANNES (VICE-PRESIDENT/TREAS)

Highest reported compensation

  • DEBBIE DODD (DIRECTOR): $75,000 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

1. We increase the live release rate of homeless pets in north Alabama shelters by: a. Rescuing thousands of pets each yearb. Rehabilitating them and paying for spay/neuter and all other vetting they needc. Housing them in a foster home or one of our three lifesaving centersd. Caring for them and meeting their needs while in our caree. Marketing them via our website, social media, and adoption eventsf. Holding off-site adoption events every saturday and sundayg. Adoption counseling potential adopters to make sure of a good fit; we want their next home to be their forever home so they are never homeless again2. Spaying/neutering of low income families' pets3. Educate the public on humane animal care and the importance of spay/neuter4. Operate three lifesaving centers where the public can come volunteer, foster, or adopt.5. Operate three thrift boutiques to raise money for homeless pet vet bills and low-income spay/neuter6. Rescue all types of animals

What it reported doing in 2024

A new leash on life has a unique foster and adoption program for homeless pets. These dogs and cats come from kill shelters around north Alabama. Each dog and cat is provided with a loving temporary place to stay either in a foster home or in one of our three lifesaving centers, regular veterinary care (spay/neuter, microchip, testing, vaccinations, deworming, etc.), other medical treatments, surgeries, or drugs they need for their particular injuries or ailments, and as much time as they need to recuperate and find a forever home. All of our foster homes and lifesaving centers are a place of comfort and love. In our lifesaving centers, dogs are housed in community rooms with soft beds and doggie doors leading to large fenced yards. Cats live in community rooms with toys, cat trees, beds, and lots of hideouts. The lifesaving center pets are fed and cared for by volunteers and they get daily enrichment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 84% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 82
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 44.4%; rating input score 44
  • Program expense ratio: 79.2%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 46.7%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.39; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 44.4% of revenue deployed · 79.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $75K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 28 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 44/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 28/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.