Dog Writers Association of America
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 060953533
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Hughesville, MD, USA
- Phone
- 3012743435
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $37,725
- Expenses
- $34,099
- Assets
- $29,721
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- THERESE BACKOWSKI (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- THERESE BACKOWSKI (PRESIDENT)
- IDA ESTEP ESQ (LEGAL COUNSE)
- EMELISE BAUGHMAN (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The dog writers association of america is a diverse group of professional writers who share our beloved canines as a common bond. Dog writers association of america encompasses all aspects of the world of dogs = showing, performance, behavior, training, health, and the human animal bond. We recognize many kinds of media in addition to journalism. Artists and photographers have joined our ranks and we include mystery and fiction writers, poets, historians and veterinarians. We have members who host national radio shows and others who appear on tv programs. Blogging, website production, social networking, and videography are among the professional activities of other members.
What it reported doing in 2024
Maintain website, write, and distribute monthly newsletter to members
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.
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: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 48
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 85.4%; rating input score 85
- Program expense ratio: 94.5%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 9.6%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.87; rating input score 43; 43rd 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: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -3.5% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 85.4% of revenue deployed · 94.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $32K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.