Stmary's Animal Welfare League Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521679412
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Leonardtown, MD, USA
Phone
3013735659
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$235,915
Expenses
$190,642
Assets
$865,334
Liabilities
$1,348

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KATHLEEN WERNER (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KATHLEEN WERNER (PRESIDENT)
  • CHRISTINE SPRATT (VICE PRESIDE)
  • LYN COLBURN (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. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

St. Mary's animal welfare league serves people and pets in need through our rescue/adoption program and community outreach services designed to promote animal welfare and to help address the reasons why animals end up in shelters.

What it reported doing in 2022

St. Mary's animal welfare league serves community members and companion animals through our rescue/adoption program and community outreach services. Our programs are designed to promote animal welfare and to address pet owner problems which can result in pets being given up to a shelter. Our programs include rescue/adoption opportunities, financial assistance for spay/neuter procedures, financial assistance for emergency veterinary needs, low cost vaccination clinic and low cost microchipping. Additionally we provide information to the community related to lost pets and guidance regarding reuniting pets with their owners as well as guidance regarding common behavioral issues experienced with pets. Each of these programs, as well as community outreach opportunities, have resulted in more pets staying with their owners and reductions in pet euthanasia by our local shelter. Our community outreach programs have also encouraged the community to increase the support of our programs through the donation of volunteer time which in turn has allowed us to increase our adoption events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.1%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 81.7%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $679.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 97; 97th 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.2%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.54; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.1% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.1% of revenue deployed · 81.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $156K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2016 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.