Hart for Animals Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
820584608
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Mchenry, MD, USA
Phone
3013877729
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,862,357
Expenses
$3,027,905
Assets
$3,410,058
Liabilities
$1,581,942

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNIFER MEYETT (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JESSY VANDEVENDER (VETERINARIAN): $191,480 total reported compensation
  • PAULA YUDELEVIT (EXECUTIVE DI): $71,520 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Hart for animals, inc. Is a non profit organization and its mission is to improve the conditon of animals in western Maryland by: 1)saving the lives of adoptable animals through rescue and transport, rehabilitation, and adoption. 2)reducing pet overpopulation through low-cost spaying and neutering. 3)building and operating a humane animal adoption center. 4)encouraging community involvement for responsible pet ownership. 5)reducing incidence of animal abuse and neglect in our region, through education and intervention.

What it reported doing in 2025

Pick of the litter 71,259 in revenue hart for animals operates its thrift shop at mchenry plaza as a way of raising funds for its various animal welfare programs. Opened in april 2013, the store has become a stopping place for residents and visitors, with its selection of housewares, lawn and garden items, baby furniture, children's toys, small appliances, pet toys and accessories, and other household items hart shoppe 1,536 in revenue the hart shoppe is a small retail corner located in the main hart for animals lobby. The purpose of this store is to bring in extra income when clients are visiting the other main revenue centers. Many customers who adopt a new pet purchase leashes, collars, crates, and pet food to ensure the pet has everything it needs to spend its first days in its new forever home. Other clients checking out from the bredel clinic tend to purchase items recommended by the vet clinic such as pill pockets and calming sprays. Clients dropping off their animals at the bed n bark inn sometimes purchase toys to make their pets feel happy as they leave them for a long stay. There are also several grooming tools that those visiting muttworks may like to purchase. Other items for sale include t-shirts, candles, pet beds, deep creek lake maps, and more. The hart shoppe although small offers a variety of items both for humans and their furry companions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 82% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.13; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.1% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $191K · 14 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $436K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.