Happy Paws Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 472905836
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2015–2015
- Forms available
- Form 990 2015
- Location
- Virginia Beach, VA, USA
- Phone
- 7573018719
- Rating
- 66
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $104,020
- Expenses
- $175,519
- Assets
- $0
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CLAUDIA DUVERNET (PRESIDENT/CEO AND TREASURE)
Highest reported compensation
- CLAUDIA DUVERNET (PRESIDENT/CEO AND TREASURE): $149,824 total reported compensation
- ROBERT BLIZZARD (SECRETARY): $112,611 total reported compensation
- LACY KULLER (CHAIR OF THE BOARD): $68,077 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The affairs and activities of happy paws, inc. Shall be carried out at all times in support of the Virginia beach society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, inc., norfolk society for the prevention of cruelty of animals, inc., and chesapeake humane society, inc. To provide training to animals and otherwise further the mission and purposes of the charities.
What it reported doing in 2015
To provide dog and dog-owner training classes to the public. Training is available in group classes and one-on-one consultation. Training is typically provided for a fee, however fees are reduced for low-income pet owners and those at risk of surrendering their pets to an animal shelter.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 74% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 88
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 14
- Sustainability: 6
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 98
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -68.7%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 5.6%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $173K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $150K · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Related organizations: 3 filed related-organization links
- 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 3/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.