Spring Farm CARES

What it reported doing in 2025

See schedule ospring farm cares accomplished what was a large part of the original intent: that was to create in spring farm cares a place of peace, emotional and spiritual retreat, loving interaction between both the animals that are sheltered here and the people who visit or are otherwise in contact, as well as the protection of and connection with nature, and education regarding both domestic and wild animals and nature.this peaceful, healing, and educational connection has been accomplished by: tours of our small and large animal sanctuary and tours of our 250-acre nature sanctuary that welcome about 850 tour visitors per annum in the domestic animal sanctuary and about 500 a year in the nature sanctuary. The domestic animal facility is open to visitors from 10am to 4pm, 365 days a year. The nature sanctuary is available by appointment.animal communication workshops 5 or 6 times a year that welcome to the farm interactive groups of about 15 students each workshop who learn how to directly communicate telepathically with animals. Zoom classes are given in winter months.our website and social media pages that include stories and uplifting messages about and from the animals and reach over 75,000 readers. Our tri-annual newsletter that reaches about 15,000 readers and our digital journal that is inspired by the animals and nature.our domestic animal facilities that are located on 50 acres of bucolic pastures and paddocks and immediately surrounded by 2 acres of floral-and-treed gardens containing marvelous donated garden statuary, artistic creations, and sitting areas. All those arriving at the farm get to appreciate the beauty, while many bring their children to enjoy the gardens and others who come just to sit and read or meditate.the loving companionship that is provided by our animals to those in emotional need, including elderly and lonely folks who regularly come to our small animal facility to sit with the animals and pet them or read, and our purrfect readers program, where children sit and read out loud to a non-judgmental audience of cats. This is immensely helpful in increasing the reading skills of children with reading problems. Approximately 100 children use the program yearly.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.4%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $16.83 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 53; 53rd 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 10th 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: 36.9%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.86; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.5%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings