Second Start Rescue Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 331952665
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Great Falls, VA, USA
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal-Related N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $176,554
- Expenses
- $124,096
- Assets
- $65,721
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Kathleen M Granahan (President)
- Jennifer Aufdenberg (Vice President)
People named in this filing
- Kathleen M Granahan (President)
- Jennifer Aufdenberg (Vice President)
- Shannon Leary Welsh (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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Dog rescue
What it reported doing in 2025
During this past year we were able to rescue 116 dogs and 1 cat from various situations. We found loving homes for 94 of those dogs and the 1 cat as they all were adopted in 2025. Dog rescue involves the rescue and vetting of dogs to prepare them for their adoptive homes. This includes vaccines, medical treatments, microchips, food, supplies, and surgeries.. This was our largest dog expense.Dogs that were not adopted before the end of the year remained in their foster or temporary homes under our care until adoption.This amount includes all expenses directly related to the care and health of the dog. This care sometimes extends into their adoptive homes for heartworm treatment and other pre-existing conditions at the discretion of the rescue.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 82% 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
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 66
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 66.5%; rating input score 66
- Program expense ratio: 94.3%; rating input score 94
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 29.7%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.53; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 181.6% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 157.2% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 133% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 66.5% of revenue deployed · 94.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $117K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.