Bend Spay & Neuter Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
710977598
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Bend, OR, USA
Phone
5416171010
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$430,095
Expenses
$516,702
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JULIE HOTCHKISS (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • BONNIE WILSON (Director): $6,580 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of bend spay and neuter project is to provide affordable, preventative veterinary care to at risk cats and dogs in central Oregon in order to create a more humane community.

What it reported doing in 2018

In 2018, bend spay+neuter project (bsnp) provided services for over 6,000 pets and their people. Our affordable and free spay/neuter program provided over 3,000 spay/neuter surgeries. Our warm springs reservation program provided over 100 freespay/neuter surgeries for dogs and over 200 vaccinations. The community cat program provided over 500 free spay/neuter and vaccinations for outdoor and stray cats. Our wellness program provided veterinary services for over 1,500 patients. Our hope pet food bank provided over 50,000 lbs of free pet food for pets in need. Our local shelters were able to transfer pets in from high risk areas to be adopted here in central Oregon due to the work we are doing to prevent overpopulation of cats and dogs. Our partnerships with local shelters and rescue groups will help to ensure that our work continues to have a great impact on preventing animal homelessness here in central Oregon. Bsnp joined forces at the end of 2018 and merged with humane socieity of central Oregon to continue to prevent overpopulation of cats and dogs.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 70.9%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • 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: -20.1%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.3%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.1% of revenue deployed · 70.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $366K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $7K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.