Providence Animal Rescue League Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
050262712
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Providence, RI, USA
Phone
4014211399
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,828,215
Expenses
$1,810,044
Assets
$3,185,344
Liabilities
$85,245

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LINDEN NASH ESQ (PRESIDENT (JANUARY-JULY 2024))
  • PETER CHAFFEE (PRESIDENT AS OF AUGUST 2024)
  • MARY-CATHERINE ARMSTRONG (VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER)
  • REBECCA BAYLIES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • REBECCA BAYLIES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $107,007 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The league's mission is to provide for the rescue and relief of suffering of homeless animals and perform charitable or benevolent acts for the welfare of animals. The league accomplishes its mission by providing appropriate shelter and humane care for homeless animals, reducing pet overpopulation through strict spay/neuter measures, seeking permanent, responsible homes for adoptable pets, providing a diversity of humane education programs to meet community needs.

What it reported doing in 2024

Parl's core programs, including adoption, spay/neuter, pet food pantry, and preventative veterinary clinics, experienced consistent growth and impact, exceeding pre-pandemic levels. Parl served over 5,000 animals in 2024, taking in 1,426 animals (758 cats, 431 dogs, 237 small animals), a notable increase from the 1,051 animals (543 cats, 284 dogs, 224 small animals) taken in during 2023. These intakes included pets transferred from providence animal control, other rescues, and owner surrenders. The top reasons for surrender were housing challenges, the death or illness of a human family member, or financial constraints.of all animals taken in during 2024, 1,196 were successfully adopted (compared to 964 in 2023). In addition, 70 animals were transferred to other rescue groups or returned to their owners (compared to 34 transfers/returns in 2023). Parl began 2024 with 117 animals in its care and ended with 152 animals, reflecting its commitment to transparency by publishing complete intake and outcome data on its website annually.parl's low-cost spay/neuter program faced challenges maintaining a stable schedule due to a national veterinarian shortage, yet still provided 1,651 surgeries in 2024 (compared to 1,443 in 2023). Of these, 739 were for shelter animals and 912 for community pets, compared to 2023's 503 shelter and 940 community pets. Preventative care efforts saw substantial growth, with parl holding 15 low-cost vaccine and microchipping clinics. Demand grew significantly, as evidenced by a increase in animals served. Parl administered 2,329 vaccines, 477 microchips, and 326 nail trims to a total of 1,436 community pets in 2024.parl's pet food pantry addressed ongoing community needs, though inflation and product shortages strained inventory. Despite challenges, parl provided 143,098 pet meals and 9,781 lbs of cat litter, supporting families and helping keep pets in homes.parl's in-shelter volunteer program continued support parl's mission in 2024, with 4,045 volunteer hours and 988 student intern hours donated in 2024. Parl strives to support pet families, recognizing the mutual benefits pets bring to people's well-being. For those needing to surrender or adopt, parl offers judgment-free support through conversation-based processes that reduce barriers and prioritize quality outcomes for pets and people alike. Parl's ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging underpins all program evaluations and initiatives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.3%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.76; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $107K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 35/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 39/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.