Almost Home Wellness Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
821236160
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Aiken, SC, USA
Phone
9085988212
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$203,480
Expenses
$170,664
Assets
$2,736,357
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TONI ANN TURCO (PRESIDENT)
  • BERNARD CICIRELLI (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TONI ANN TURCO (PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD ERRICO (TREASURER)
  • BERNARD CICIRELLI (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

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

Overview

Mission

The almost home wellness center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that manages a state-of-the-art dog rescue facility in aiken, South Carolina.

What it reported doing in 2024

The almost home wellness center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that manages a state-of-the-art dog rescue facility in aiken, South Carolina. Our facility serves as vital halfway point for homeless dogs from high-kill shelters in the south, which are overflowing with unwanted dogs on the brink of being euthanized. We house, socialize, care for, and provide them life-saving medical care at our property before transportation to New Jersey for adoption. The almost home wellness center is organized for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the supported public charity known as home for good dog rescue, inc. And further, will engage solely in activities that support or benefit the forementioned supported public charity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82.6%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 98.1%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • 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: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.1%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.03; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 41.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -12.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82.6% of revenue deployed · 98.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $167K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $205K reported
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.