Cape May County Animal Welfare Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222307367
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Dias Creek, NJ, USA
Phone
6094653403
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$373,258
Expenses
$199,860
Assets
$4,121,083
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Monica Sopuch (President)
  • Kathleen Fabio (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Christopher Sopuch (Treasurer)
  • Linda Dolderer (Secretary)
  • Monica Sopuch (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the animal shelter is to provide a No Kill environment for its cats and dogs and to provide an Animal Food Bank and Medical Cost Assitance Subsidy Program to cat and dog owners who need assistance to maintain their pets in their homes.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Cape May Shelter Society provided a No Kill facility for animals in need. We improve the lives of animals in need through our sheltering and adoption center. In 2024 we spent 44,826 on upgrades to our shelter with improvements made to solar invertors, heating and coolinng, security system, and septic. We additionaly spent in 2024 43,,354 on veterinary care and for medical supplies of our animals and animals needing medical assistance within our local commumity. In 2025 we made additional upgrades to the interior and exterior of the shelter which included conversion of existing lighting, solar lighting, dog agility equipment, and upgrades to the fire alarm system. These upgrades totaled over 25,570. In addition in 2025 we spent over 71,156 on animal food/supplies and veterinary care. In the past five years we have spent over 625,000 on shelter improvements, The humane and compassionate treatment of cats and dogs is a primary objective within our mission We additionly provide education to those within our local community to promote community awareness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 97.8%; 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: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 46.5%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 20.62; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73% of revenue deployed · 97.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $196K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.