The Opossum Pouch Rescue and Rehabilitation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364841372
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Prosperity, SC, USA
Phone
8435143217
Rating
95
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Sanctuary, Refuge

Reported finances

Revenue
$61,224
Expenses
$71,180
Assets
$178,519

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BETH SPARKS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BETH SPARKS (PRESIDENT)
  • BERT SPARKS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • GERALD EMERSON (DIRECTOR)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary exempt purpose and mission of the organization is dedicated to the rescue of injured, orphaned, or misplaced opossums. The organization's goal is to educate the public about opossums, to assist in providing emergency care for wildlife, to rescue and return to the wild all opossums that are able to return, or provide sanctuary for any opossums unable to return to the wild.

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization provided 2 classes on orphan care/tube feeding and 1 class on medical and diet. We spoke at 3 additional classes hosted by other organizations. Continued education also included sharing information to the public via social media promoting the successful care and treatment for opossums. The organization worked with clinics and veterinarians from around the country to collect samples and complete medical surveillance in order to better understand diet, nutritional needs, bacterial infections and general care of opossums.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16.3%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.51; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -21% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $71K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.