Texas Gulf Coast Boston Terrier Rescue Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461308786
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2016
Location
Kingwood, TX, USA
Phone
8323387041
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$199,896
Expenses
$178,160
Assets
$248,107
Liabilities
$8,034

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Judith Robertson (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Judith Robertson (Executive Director)
  • Ann Medlen (Director North Kennel Operations)
  • Noreen Ferrill (Director South Kennel Operations)

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 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Texas Boston Terrier Rescue, Inc. aka Rural Dog Rescue, Inc., is a 501(c)(c) non-profit organization focused primarily on these goals: (1) Rescuing as many dogs (and cats) as possible from kill shelters and from families whose circumstances have changed - such as the death of an owner or the entry into a nursing home of an elderly owner - and rehome them in well-matched, loving homes. In 2016 we rehomed 3,201 homeless dogs and cats, age-appropriately spayed/neutered, up to date on shots, microchipped, and heartworm tested. We provide heartworm treatment for free to adopters. (2) Rehoming the dogs though very low adoption fees ($50.00) so that the vast majority of good homes will not be overlooked due to unrealistically high dog adoption fees, including senior citizens and lower income families. (3) Reduce pet overpopulation by providing low cost spay/neuter clinics in order to reduce the oversupply of animals without homes.

What it reported doing in 2016

Terrified Tinies - We pull small breed dogs which face euthanization for space because they are too terrified to be adoptable from shelters. We rehabilitate them with the help of our great foster families and our volunteers who learn techniques for bringing small dogs back their ability to trust in humans again.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 13
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.5%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 14%; rating input score 14

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.9%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.39; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -28% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 37.4% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.5% of revenue deployed · 14% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.