Lake Traverse Animal Rezcue

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274582954
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Sisseton, SD, USA
Phone
6057420219
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$165,684
Expenses
$144,677
Assets
$76,489
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALISA FONDER (PRESIDENT)
  • CHERYL ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ALISA FONDER (PRESIDENT)
  • CHERYL ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LEAH KAMPESKA (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

Rescue animals & provide vet services

What it reported doing in 2024

Rescue abused, neglected, and unwanted animals; provide emergency vet care; transport animals to other rescue groups; and provide spaying, nuetering, and vaccination services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 57
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.3%; rating input score 87
  • 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: 12.7%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $145K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.