Center for Canine Welfare

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
812831665
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024668270
Rating
32
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$32,742
Expenses
$43,637
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES BOSHEE (CHAIR/PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES BOSHEE (CHAIR/PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR)
  • DONALD H SEIFMAN (SECRETARY/TREASURER/DIRECTOR)
  • N MARSHALL MEYERS (ASSISTANT SECRETARY)

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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Improve the welfare and well-being of breeder dogs by sponsoring a nationwide, voluntary program that ensures the health, well-being and quality of life of dogs in the care of breeders and provide the publc information as to appropriate canine breeding standards and sponsoring a breeder certification program.

What it reported doing in 2018

Certification programto achieve these goals and objectives, the center sponsored a breeder certification program - canine care certified. This is the only program that measured the physical health and well-being of dogs and puppies as well as evaluated the behavioral and overall quality of life for dogs raised by breeders who adopted the standards.canine care certified certification provided independent verification that participating breeders met or exceeded the welfare standards set forth by the center. Certified breeders meeting these standards were permitted to use the canine care certified logo to show that they successfully implemented and met the program standards.

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

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 4
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 3.5%; rating input score 4
  • Program expense ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 3

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -33.3%; rating input score 15; 15th 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 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -62.9% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -85.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 3.5% of revenue deployed · 2.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 4/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.