Hopewell Humane Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540929478
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Hopewell, VA, USA
Phone
8044587303
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$70,537
Expenses
$51,765
Assets
$402,463
Liabilities
$1,249

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONALD LAWTON (President)
  • CAROL BETZLER (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • DONALD LAWTON (President)
  • CAROL BETZLER (Vice President)
  • DEBORAH MOSELEY (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

The promotion of the humane care and treatment of animals in our area, the operation of our animal shelter, public assistance with spay/neuter program, operation of a pet food pantry for pet owners in need, and the placement of adoptable animals into qualified homes

What it reported doing in 2024

The promotion of the humane care of animals in our area, the operation of our animal shelter, promotion of spay/neuter assistance program, operation of a pet food pantry for pet owners in need, and the placement of adoptable animals into qualified homes

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 69
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73.4%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.6%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.77; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.2% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $52K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Officer compensation ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.