The Sanctuary at Pine Meadows Farms Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 872139855
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023
- Location
- Newburgh, NY, USA
- Phone
- 8454587373
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $207,140
- Expenses
- $239,835
- Assets
- $169,511
- Liabilities
- $52,223
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- AMY KAPLAN (PRESIDENT)
- WENDY KELLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- AMY KAPLAN (PRESIDENT)
- WENDY KELLER (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JOHN SERGI (TREASURER)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
We view all animals as equally worthy of living happy and healthy lives. Our facility houses various kinds of animals, both large and small. From cats and chickens to goats and horses, we strive to offer the highest level of care to any and all of our resident.the organization plans to help protect animals and help them live happy lives through the following activities: (i) educating the community, including school children, on all aspects of farm animal care and maintenance, (ii) providing a safe home for forgotten animals like horses, feral cats and others to flourish and live out their lives, (iii) maintaining a home for the care, protection and, if necessary, humane disposal of stray or unwanted animals; (iv) partnering with local school science classes to allow students to interact with animals, and (v) providing equine assisted activities to individuals with special needs in an atmosphere of recreation and fun.
What it reported doing in 2024
Providing a safe haven and home at the sanctuary's principal location for abandoned and unwanted animals including horses, feral cats, donkeys, geese, chickens, goats and others. The sanctuary provides access to local school districts and other not-for-profit organizations to allow their students and clients with special needs such as autism spectrum disorders to visit and use the sanctuary's location and animals for learning and mental health well-being.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 96% 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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 27
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 96.7%; rating input score 97
- Program expense ratio: 83.5%; rating input score 83
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- 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: Fail
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -15.8%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.71; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 37.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -4.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 96.7% of revenue deployed · 83.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $200K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- 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.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 15/100.