Forgotten Felines of Maine

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
270804501
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2015
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2015, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Bangor, ME, USA
Phone
2076692660
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,531
Expenses
$49,361
Assets
$1,540

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PAMELA HANSBERRY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • PAMELA HANSBERRY (PRESIDENT)
  • ANN MCLAPPERTY (TREASURER)
  • PATRICK FLAHERTY (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 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Forgotten felines of Maine was started in 2009 to raise awareness of the plight of free-roaming cats by promoting and expanding humane methods for the care of these cats. We support the efforts of caretakers humanely caring for feral, stray, homess and abandoned cats by: - educating the public about ways that cats and people can live peacefully together - providing materials, training and advice on trap, neuter, and return (tnr) - assisting caretakers in the managment of cat colonies by providing food & shelters - providing free humane traps for tnr - providing spay/neuter services for these cats - uniting with other like-minded organizations to affect change and support compassion toward cats

What it reported doing in 2015

Forgotten felines is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about free-roaming cats by providing literature and advice on caring for feral, stray, homeless and abandoned cats, assisting in humanely reducing cat overpopulation with tnr, providing access to spay/neuter services and helping to place adoptable cats in loving homes.

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

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.2%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 91.3%; rating input score 91

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 2.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.03; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.4% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 87% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.2% of revenue deployed · 91.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2012 to 2015
  • 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.

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  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.