Animal Refuge Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
752457657
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sherman, TX, USA
Phone
9035647056
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$475,195
Expenses
$491,122
Assets
$1,235,925
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNA GLOVER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DANNY BRAKEBILL (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROXANNE SOUTH (SECRETARY): $37,520 total reported compensation
  • JENNA GLOVER (VICE PRESIDENT): $35,840 total reported compensation
  • MARTHA HOVERS (ADMINISTRATOR): $18,200 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Rescue & rehabilitation of abandoned and abused animals; primarily dogs. Placing dogs for adoption after they are fully vetted & prepared for homes; including vaccines, spay/neuter, heartworm negative & microchip Puppy rescue, prep and transport to puppy partner in Colorado.

What it reported doing in 2024

Employee care for on-site dogs for the year feeding, watering and cleaning up after animals Veterinary care for animals, including spay/neuter. Wages for employees to care for animals 325 dogs -$ 215,000 Supplies (including medical supplies) $19,547 Vet care $64,040 Feed - $24,956

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 75
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 53
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.52; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.6%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.1% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $404K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $38K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 42 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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

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

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 32/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.