Irescue Wildlife Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 030566795
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2018–2020
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2009
- Location
- West Palm Beach, FL, USA
- Phone
- 5619906287
- Rating
- 94
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $141,522
- Expenses
- $139,826
- Assets
- $1,964
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- John Merritt (Founder/President)
People named in this filing
- John Merritt (Founder/President)
- Clicia Morales (Treasurer)
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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Founded in 2005, iRescue(R) Wildlife Inc. is a privately funded 501(c)(3) non-profit organization designed to assist wildlife and animals in need, educate the public and promote philanthropy among individuals and businesses through marketing and technology. Our rescue center location, facility and efforts are legally sanctioned by the Costa Rican government as an official legal wildlife rescue partner. Since 2011, iRescue(R) has worked to develop a strong local presence in Costa Rica with its own private wildlife sanctuary, educational programs and various efforts that extend its animal anti-cruelty, rescue, rehab, release, and reintroduction services across the country. iRescue(R) is on track to become a leading national wildlife welfare organization in Costa Rica.
What it reported doing in 2020
IRescue(R)'s Lazy J Wildlife Center and Sanctuary is licensed and fully operational providing rescue, rehab, release and retirement services for the wildlife of Costa Rica. These current operations are the foundation of our efforts in Costa Rica and provides the necessary framework to meet our immediate goals and objectives.
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
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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 95
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 31
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 95.1%; rating input score 95
- Program expense ratio: 96.3%; rating input score 96
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1.2%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 35.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 36.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 132% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 95.1% of revenue deployed · 96.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $135K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2018 to 2020
- 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.
Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 28/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
- High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.