Unmistaken Stars Farm Sanctuary

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
462736161
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Hubbardston, MA, USA
Phone
9785052846
Rating
62
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$76,622
Expenses
$76,415
Assets
$71,001
Liabilities
$32,994

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDRIA YOUNG (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KIMBERLY DAPIRAN-HOMBAKER (DIRECTOR)
  • ANDRIA YOUNG (PRESIDENT)
  • AMANDA CALLAHAN (CONTROLLER)

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

Unmistaken stars farm sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) organization providing a place where people and animals help one another heal.

What it reported doing in 2024

Unmistaken stars farm sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) organization, is a place where people and animals help one another heal. The organization is committed to the well being of your pet and to fostering the human animal bond through supportive integrative services for pets and their guardians. The farm is home to many animals and is considered a safe haven for animals who have suffered abuse and neglect.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. 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: 48
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 42
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 47.8%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 47.9%; rating input score 48

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -15.3% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 47.8% of revenue deployed · 47.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $37K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.