Humane Society of Walton County Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352793347
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Monroe, GA, USA
Phone
7708007387
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$355,734
Expenses
$389,869
Assets
$229,935
Liabilities
$25,661

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Miranda Poreba (President)
  • Leigh Ann Aldridge (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Miranda Poreba (President)
  • Leigh Ann Aldridge (Vice President)
  • Diana Rosendahl (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Humane Society of Walton County is to provide asanctuary for underprivileged animals, to place animals intopermanent, loving homes and to support pet owners by offeringresources, education and spay/neuter services.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2024, the Humane Society of Walton County continued its mission to improve the welfare of companion animals and support responsible pet ownership within the community. The organization facilitated 482 adoptions of dogs and cats, placing them into safe, permanent homes and reducing pressure on local municipal intake systems.Additionally, the organization operated and expanded its Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) initiative for free-roaming cats, humanely sterilizing 549 community cats to help reduce the overpopulation of stray and feral cats in Walton County. This program contributes to long-term population control, improves public health outcomes, and enhances neighborhood coexistence with outdoor cat colonies.The Humane Society of Walton County also provided owner support spay/neuter services for 12 pets belonging to local residents facing financial hardship, preventing unwanted litters and helping keep pets in their homes.Through these combined efforts in adoption, population control, and community support, the organization advanced its exempt purpose of promoting animal welfare and reducing unnecessary euthanasia in the county.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 60
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 95.8%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: $26.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 83.3%; rating input score 83; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.6%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.59; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 166.8% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 6 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $374K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.