Save a Stray
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 263440894
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2013
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2008
- Location
- Saint Joseph, MI, USA
- Phone
- 2699300871
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $31,070
- Expenses
- $28,006
- Assets
- $13,280
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2013. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ROBERT COX (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- ROBERT COX (PRESIDENT)
- GINA LARATTA (SECRETARY)
- CHERYL PETKE (TREASURER)
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 2013. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The purpose of the corporation is to promote humane care and treatment for animals, primarily dogs and cats. To also assist in returning lost animals to their owners and to seek suitable homes for animals without owners. To recruit volunteers to develop and operate the programs of the corporation and provide education and training of volunteers. To educate and assist the public on the importance of spaying and/or neutering dogs and cats.
What it reported doing in 2013
Promoted humane care and treatment of animals, rescued and provided medical care and rehomed cats and dogs, educated and assisted public on the importance of spaying/neutering dogs and cats.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 64% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- 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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 94
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 9.9%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.47; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -22.5% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 90.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $28K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2010 to 2013
- 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 57/100.