Happy Tails Canine Rescue
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 990511429
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Memphis, TN, USA
- Phone
- 9016917806
- Rating
- 72
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $93,707
- Expenses
- $68,463
- Assets
- $25,244
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHRISTINA GOMEZ (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CHRISTINA GOMEZ (PRESIDENT)
- JOSIAS GOMEZ (TREASURER)
- AMY THOMPSON (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
Happy tails canine rescue strives to provide a loving haven for canines in need, ensuring their well-being through compassionate care, community education, and responsible rehoming, with the ultimate goal of fostering a city where every dog gets their happy tail.
What it reported doing in 2024
Happy tails is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit rescue and rehabilitation organization based in memphis, tn, focused on australian shepherds and other urgent dogs in need. Our mission is to provide a safe and loving haven for these canines through compassionate care, community education, and responsible rehoming.in 2024, the organization has: rescued a total of 190 dogs found adoptive homes for 185 dogs fully vetted dogs, including spay/neuter procedures, vaccinations, microchipping, and heartworm treatments rehabilitated dogs from abuse, neglect, and high-risk environments played a key role in breaking up a backyard breeder/hoarder case, removing 50+ dogs from unsafe conditions pulled dogs from high-kill shelters and placed them in loving homes supplied fosters with food and necessary supplies sponsored veterinary care for community members in financial need
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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 73
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 59
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 64.4%; rating input score 64
- Program expense ratio: 88.1%; rating input score 88
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 26.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.37; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th 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
- Where the money goes: 64.4% of revenue deployed · 88.1% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $60K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 24/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.