Westmoreland Sanctuary Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
131855977
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-PF 2014
Location
Mount Kisco, NY, USA
Phone
9146668448
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$523,447
Expenses
$719,471
Assets
$10,888,020
Liabilities
$53,254

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTOPHER HAYWARD (PRESIDENT)
  • MATTHEW BROMLEY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MR GLENN T TICEHURST (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • ANN L BEATTIE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANN L BEATTIE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $134,465 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Established as a not-for-profit nature center and wildlife preserve with its mission to establish, maintain and conserve its 669 acres of land and 8.5 miles of hiking trails for the free use, enjoyment and education of the public.

What it reported doing in 2024

Educational programs. Westmoreland offers a variety of environmental programs employing the green stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning approach to finding educational solutions that reduce the ecological footprint in sustaining the benefit to the environment. These programs educate 11,500 participants each year from various schools (i.e., charter, public, alternative. Etc.)in westchester and New York city. For example, in fiscal 2025, 492 programs were offered attracting a total of 11,500 participants. The goals of these programs are to create an appreciation of nature while providing academic support through immersive experiential education. To meet the demand for westmoreland's growing educational and conservation.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 90.6%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 63%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 13; 13th 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -37.4%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.13; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.7%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 90.6% of revenue deployed · 63% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $453K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $134K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.