Badass Animal Rescue Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461354684
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Phone
7184195511
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$604,156
Expenses
$656,750
Assets
$215,634
Liabilities
$1,211

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Nellie Kurtzman (Vice President)
  • Krista Almqvist (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Krista Almqvist (Executive Director): $103,788 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Badass Animal Rescue is an animal welfare organization that rescues abused and abandoned dogs that are in danger of imminent death at rural high kill shelters in the American South and United States Virgin Islands. The organization provides all necessary medical treatment and rehabilitates any behavioral issues. Once cleared for adoption the organization re-homes the dogs working tirelessly to find the perfect match for each individual dog.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024 Badass Animal Rescue rescued and rehabilitated 146 dogs cared for 200 dogs and placed 163 dogs in their forever homes. The dogs that are rescued stay in loving foster homes in both the Southern states and upon arrival in New York City. Prior to adoption the dogs are fully vetted which includes spay neuter vaccinations and preventives. In addition to the core adoption program Badass Animal Rescue has 4 special population programs for senior dogs heartworm-positive dogs behavior dogs and dogs with major medical needs. In 2024 11 of the 146 dogs rescued were senior animals that received special care and fostering. Over the course of 2024 9 seniors were placed in loving homes. The rescue treated 45 dogs for heartworm disease which is a very common disease in the warmer southern states and can be deadly if left untreated. Additionally there were 25 dogs that required major medical treatment in 2024 including emergency surgery cancer and allergy treatments as well as other major surgeries and treatments. Dogs who fall into one of these programs were cared for by Badass Animal Rescue through our foster program where specially-trained fosters care for these dogs through surgery and physical therapy.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 74
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 68.4%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -8.7%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.33; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 68.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $449K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $104K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 44 of 44 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.