Animal House Project
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 233098089
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2016
- Location
- Pottstown, PA, USA
- Phone
- 4845580467
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $782,700
- Expenses
- $720,357
- Assets
- $272,663
- Liabilities
- $23,090
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARYBETH YANNESSA (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- NINA FRANGIEH (VICE PRESIDE)
- B WOLF MD (SECRETARY)
- STEVEN WEZEL (TREASURER)
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
Animal house project's mission is to offer comprehensive support to vulnerable animals. This includes rescuing, adopting, and facilitating access to veterinary care and food. Through dedicated efforts, innovative solutions and strategic partnerships, we are shaping a future where every companion animal finds a nurturing home free from mistreatment and hunger and receives the devoted care they deserve. We are committed to addressing the needs of at-risk animals and their dedicated families, ensuring a brighter future for these cherished companions.
What it reported doing in 2024
On january 1, 2024, animal house project launched a new initiative by acquiring a pet retail store to strengthen sustainability and expand program services. This opportunity addressed declining food donations and served three purposes: 1. Establishing direct relationships with pet food manufactures, allowing the property to receive larger donation quantities for its pantries through retail purchase agreements. 2. Offering low-cost vaccines to pantry clients, rescues, and the public to support affordable veterinary care. 3. Providing kennel space to facilitate the movement of dogs north for placement into permanent homes. Two of the three goals were fully realized: manufacturer partnerships and low-cost vaccine services creating both a new community resource and revenue support stream. Through this expansion, animal house project also became the operator of a small-to medium-breed dog rescue, including puppy placements, further enhancing its mission to save lives and support responsible pet ownership.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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 - 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 80
- Transparency & Controls: 87
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 87.5%; rating input score 87
- Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- 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: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 8%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 79.1% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 23.3% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 41.4% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 87.5% of revenue deployed · 95.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $685K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 57/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.