Dahlonega Lumpkin Humane Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
581829089
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Dahlonega, GA, USA
Phone
7068642817
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$145,499
Expenses
$148,518
Assets
$227,510
Liabilities
$1,474

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DESIRAE KENNINGTON (PRESIDENT)
  • GAYLE GANNAWAY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DESIRAE KENNINGTON (PRESIDENT)
  • GAYLE GANNAWAY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SUSAN RUSSELL (TREASURER)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Rescue care and adoption of rescued pets

What it reported doing in 2025

Adoption of animals in our care including standard preadoption costs: spay/neuter, routine vaccinations & tests, microchipping. Expenses less vet donations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% 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

MIXED - 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: 19
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 18.8%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 17.6%; rating input score 18

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -2.1%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -17.4% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 18.8% of revenue deployed · 17.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 19/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.