Meow Now Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
464830300
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2022
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2014
Location
St Petersburg, FL, USA
Phone
7272035255
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal-Related N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$157,296
Expenses
$261,312
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIEL HESTER (PRESIDENT TREASURER)

People named in this filing

  • MARILYN WEAVER (DIRECTOR)
  • DANIEL HESTER (PRESIDENT TREASURER)
  • CATHY UNRUH (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 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To humanely reduce the free-roaming cat population in pinellas county by providing targeted trap-neuter-vaccine-return, caregiver support, and advocacy.

What it reported doing in 2022

Until dissolution in september 2022, meow now trapped-neutered-vaccinated-returned (tnvr) community cats and fostered kittens, all of which were sterilized, vaccinated, microchipped, and placed for adoption.on september 30, 2022, meow now, inc. Ceased operations and all assets have been distributed to friends of strays, inc., ("fos") a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is aligned with that of meow now, inc.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 64% for direct work, and 36% for grants.

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: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 3
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 93

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -66.1%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.2%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $242K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2016 to 2022
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.