Dove Pointe

Legal name: Dove Pointe Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521119920
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2019
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2019
Location
Salisbury, MD, US
Phone
(410) 341-4472
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$86,329
Expenses
$12,835
Assets
$329,946
Liabilities
$10,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SARA U GALLAHER (PRESIDENT)
  • PATRICIA CHRISTIANA (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • DONALD HACKETT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DOVE)

Highest reported compensation

  • DONALD HACKETT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DOVE): $110,801 total reported compensation
  • CHRISTIAN PARKS (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE - DOVE): $81,608 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of Dove Pointe is to connect individuals and supports to meet desired outcomes, interests and needs.

What it reported doing in 2019

Supporting facility needs of dove pointe, inc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 11.9%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 77.9%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 85.1%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 25.71; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 11.9% of revenue deployed · 77.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $10K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $111K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2009 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 12/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.