Cat Rescue Adoption & Foster Team

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263044332
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Bend, OR, USA
Phone
5413898420
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,989
Expenses
$91,512
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BONNIE BAKER (President)

People named in this filing

  • JANICE SERSHEN (SEC/TREASURER)
  • LYNN PORTER (Director)
  • BONNIE BAKER (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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Rescue and/or accept abandoned or at risk cats & kittens, provide medical care and sanctuary until they can be adopted out to suitable individuals.

What it reported doing in 2016

Craft handled 422 intakes of cats and kittens in 2016 with an average stay of 179 days. 126 cats were carried over from 2015 into 2016, not yet adoptable or adopted, or part of the group of "special needs" cats that are very senior or have medical issues that make them not easily placed. These cats may remain with craft for the rest of their natural lives. Some cats and most kittens are fostered, with craft providing all the necessary support until they are adopted. Some cats or kittens might be adopted quickly while others could be with craft for years.as is typical, about 90% of the animals were abandoned or had no known caregiver, and about 80% of those require spay or neutering.continued to help other small rescue groups and individuals throughout central and eastern Oregon where there are no facilities to help cats. We were involved in several large abandonment and hoarding situations through requests for help from law enforcement and animal control. We continue to help cats through referrals from property managers, government agencies, veterinarians, 9-1-1 and individuals.every cat is examined by a veterinarian and, as needed, is altered, vaccinated, treated for parasites, injuries and illnesses, and is id chipped if tame. When healthy and ready, they are made available for adoption through the facility or at off-site adoption events. Those cats that are not social are placed on farms or in shops where they are wanted for rodent control purposes. Craft feels there is a home for every cat, and euthanasia is appropriate only when a cat is so severly injured or sick and is suffering that, in the opinion of veterinarians, there is no other humane recourse.craft remains all volunteer, with no paid staff, and relies on donations from the public and grant writing to keep operating.

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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 80
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.5%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 6th 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: 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: -5.2%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.5% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $85K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 15 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.