Northeast Animal Shelter Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
510183474
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-T 2022
Location
Salem, MA, USA
Phone
9787459888
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,224,367
Expenses
$5,794,686
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHLEEN COLLINS (PRESIDENT)
  • NEAL LITVACK (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • NEAL LITVACK (VICE PRESIDENT): $727,391 total reported compensation
  • KATHLEEN COLLINS (PRESIDENT): $550,520 total reported compensation
  • DR ANN MARIE GREENLEAF (DIRECTOR): $493,054 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide, promote, and advance humane protection, care and treatment of animals thru education of the public and the operation of an animal shelter which cares for, spays and neuters, and places homeless pets in permanent homes.

What it reported doing in 2022

Northeast animal shelter, inc. (the shelter) aims to help as many animals, and people, as possible by providing humane care and resources for homeless and owned pets. Each year, the shelter's animal relocation program tranports thousands of cats and dogs from overpopulated animal shelters accross the country to Massachusetts, where each animal receives medical care, enrichment and behavior training prior to adoption. The shelter promotes compassion for all animals through its community programs, and partnerships that focus on strenghtening the human-animal bond to keep people and pets together. In 2022, the shelter placed 3,855 animals in homes. The community outreach team also supported 12,501 animals through outreach efforts - including vaccine clinics, wellness exams, spay/neuter services, and the community pet food bank which donated 604,625 pet food meals and 14,607 pounds of cat litter to support struggling pet owners in the community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% 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

SUPPORTED - Most voting board members are independent and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 64
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59.8%; rating input score 60
  • Program expense ratio: 70.9%; rating input score 71
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 6 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.8%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7.7%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59.8% of revenue deployed · 70.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $727K · 7 people listed · 6 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $498K reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.