Institute for Animal Happiness

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833186862
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Rhinebeck, NY, USA
Phone
9174765125
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$175,867
Expenses
$153,714
Assets
$820,342
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • REBECCA MOORE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • BRIAN NORMOYLE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • REBECCA MOORE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $3,100 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Growing respect and acceptance for veganism through our dedicated work of rescue and creative care, impactful vegan food programs, vibrant education, and consistent advocacy; all strengthened by our engagement with a rising global network committed to collective liberation.

What it reported doing in 2024

- we continue to provide regular education and support via our online platforms (website, social media and as guests at various online educational events produced by organizations we collaborate with) and also via our in-person events, most notably at happy cart free vegan food distributions (weekly) and tabling at local community opportunities (such as the kingston ny farmer's market).- we serve free food via the happy vegan cart (along with the educational offerings) and that program is now in its amazing fifth year! We have averaged serving 1000 meals per season (the program is going to be year-round in 2025, and we expect to triple the numbers of people served at our new location.) (www.happyvegancart.org)- we continued our tradition of hosting the happy harvest dinner. This is the only completely plant-based/vegan free holiday meal distribution in the hudson valley. In 2024 we served over 150 people, producing the opportunity at people's place community caf.- we doubled our population of rescued birds, taking in a highly disabled pekin duck (jane) and 10 other hens from a deplorable local neglect case, nursing them back to health and safely integrating them into our resident flocks. (continued)- we continue to run www.pandemicfreeworld.org (with partners nyfas) to make sure the community is updated on covid, hpai (avian influenza) and health issues that they need to be aware of. Also, our online forum on hpai continues to amass views (has already been viewed by hundreds) and remains a valuable resource for community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.8%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 77.6%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 9th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.6%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.34; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -29.6% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.7% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 50.3% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.8% of revenue deployed · 77.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $119K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $3K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 17 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.