Country Roads Animal Sanctuary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921381498
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-PF 2023
Location
Raymond, WA, USA
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal-Related N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$176,672
Expenses
$157,057
Assets
$19,715

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Paul Karnatz (Program Director)
  • Marla McNary (Program Assistant)
  • Anna Golbov (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose of Country Roads Animal Sanctuary and Farm Cooperative is to rescue rehabilitate and provide lifelong sanctuary for neglected injured or discarded farm animals while fostering meaningful human-animal connections and education. In addition the organization is dedicated to providing socially disadvantaged youth with conservation and agriculture STEM-based educational enrichment opportunities bridging classroom learning with hands-on experiences in nature and sustainable farming to inspire environmental stewardship and empower the next generation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Country Roads Animal Sanctuary and Farm Cooperative provide a diverse range of youth-focused educational enrichment programs throughout the year. Our Saturday School operates on the first Saturday of each month October through May engaging children ages 513 in interactive learning centered around conservation agriculture and animal care. Children participate in inquiry-based activities STEM projects and hands-on experiences with rescued farm animals fostering curiosity environmental stewardship and practical skills. Our summer camp offers multi-week sessions where participants engage in daily farm chores animal care gardening nature crafts horse-assisted learning and environmental science enrichment. The camp emphasizes leadership teamwork and problem-solving through outdoor adventures and mentorship ensuring all children including those from socially disadvantaged backgrounds benefit from accessible inclusive programming. During the school year we host field trips and in-school enrichment sessions that complement classroom learning. These programs allow students to apply science technology engineering and mathematics concepts in real-world farm and sanctuary settings deepening their understanding of conservation sustainability and animal welfare. All programming is designed to nurture empathy community service and lifelong learning supporting broader educational goals while expanding opportunities for underserved youth. These programs have impacted roughly 300 north pacific county youth.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 11.1%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.13; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 54.9%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $192K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.