Grow with a Growl Farm and Animal Sanctuary INC
Legal name: Grow with a Growl Farm and Animal Sanctuary Grow with a Growl Farm and Animal Sanctuary Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 861443607
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2025–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Pocatello, ID, USA
- Phone
- 2085309691
- Rating
- 76
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $27,993
- Expenses
- $15,996
- Assets
- $11,997
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- heather goldberg (founder)
- frank goldberg (co founder)
- William Davis (co founder)
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
The forgotten and left to fend for themselves.
What it reported doing in 2025
Grow With A Growl Farm and Animal Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based near Pocatello, Idaho, dedicated to rescuing, caring for, and rehoming forgotten or abandoned animals. Run entirely by volunteers, it provides a safe haven for various animals, ensuring their needs come first, while also seeking to purchase their own. serives 2) Gwag's is a freedom ride dedicated to safety and the recovery of lost pets through the innovative use of drones. This service utilizes advanced drone technology to efficiently search for pets that have gone missing, providing pet owners with peace of mind. Gwag's mission is not only to reunite pets with their families but also to ensure a swift and safe recovery process. By leveraging aerial views, trained drone operators can cover large areas quickly, increasing the chances of locating pets. The commitment to safety and the emotional support offered to families during this stressful time is what sets Gwag's apart in the community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
SUPPORTED - 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: 79
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 67
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 65.7%; rating input score 66
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 42.9%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Where the money goes: 65.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $18K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- 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.
- Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.