Cats 1St

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
320244517
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Newfields, NH, USA
Phone
6037729751
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,287
Expenses
$7,982
Assets
$1,768
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BETSY COES (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BETSY COES (PRESIDENT)
  • MARGIE DAGOSTINO (TREASURER)
  • NOLAN LAUZE (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Cats 1st exists to alleviate the huge feral cat problem in the seacoast New Hampshire and southern Maine area. Feral cats are trapped, sterilized and vaccinated and returned to their colonies. The public is educated on the feral cat problem and instructed on the humane way to alleviate the problem.

What it reported doing in 2015

The organization operates a small shelter facility. Areas with significant numbers a feral cats in southeast New Hampshire were identified. About 300 feral cats were trapped, sterilized, vaccinated and returned to their original sites. 50 kittens and tame adult cats were also sterilized and vaccinated and found forever homes. Because of this work, intakes of cats in local shelters are down significantly.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.2%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 94.7%; rating input score 95

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.7%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -31.5% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 28.3% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.2% of revenue deployed · 94.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $8K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2013 to 2015
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.