Porchlight Animal Sanctuary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811934681
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Henrico, VA, USA
Phone
8046293095
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$27,629
Expenses
$38,037
Assets
$353,823
Liabilities
$150,373

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Cara Frye (President)

People named in this filing

  • Cara Frye (President)
  • Julie Sutton (Treasurer)
  • Alanna Tomlin (VP/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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Charitable, educational, and prevention of cruelty to animals. Porchlight Animal Sanctuary is a permanent home for formerly farmed animals. Our mission is saving the lives of animals by providing sanctuary and inspiring compassionate action through education and outreach.

What it reported doing in 2023

We provided customized care for the nine animal residents; we provided education and outreach opportunities including several onsite tours for visitors to the sanctuary; we hosted several volunteer days.

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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.8%; rating input score 90

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: -37.7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.3; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -105.7% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.1% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $34K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.