Pets for Patriots Inc.
Pets for Patriots Inc.
218 EAST PARK AVENUE SUITE 543
Long Beach NY 11561-3521
Long Beach NY | IRS ruling year: 2009 | EIN: 27-1082210
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218 EAST PARK AVENUE SUITE 543
Long Beach NY 11561-3521
Long Beach NY | IRS ruling year: 2009 | EIN: 27-1082210
Mission not available
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Pets for Patriots Inc. has earned a 100% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2021, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
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$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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Less than 50% | Full Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
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70% or higher | Full Credit |
60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
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Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Pets for Patriots Inc.) or EIN (271082210) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Pets for Patriots Inc. reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Fundraising Capacity
Revenue
Grants Received
Balance Sheet
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Substantial reduction (more than 25%) in overall donation income from 2019.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Required more personnel hours to implement our core companion pet adoption program for military veterans, due largely to major changes in how animal shelters nationwide changed their protocols due to COVID-19. We had to increase our hands-on personnel involvement with a large share of our adopters in order to help them find and adopt a pet. As a result we had to increase our personnel costs.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
We were already operating virtually, so that aspect of our operations remained unchanged and proved to be a strength. However, we did have to devote more personnel hours to our core program activities in order to fulfill our mission.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We will continue to invest in technologies that allow us to manage a high velocity of applications, adoptions, and other core activities while keeping our staffing/overhead low. As a result, we are always open to new ways to add or augment to our technology platform. Ironically this frees up our personnel so that they can spend more time doing the 'human' parts of our work.
Not Currently Scored
Pets for Patriots Inc. cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Pets for Patriots Inc. has earned a 100% for the Culture & Community beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations that engage in inclusive practices, such as collecting feedback from the people and communities they serve, may be more effective.
Who are the people you serve with your mission? Describe briefly.
Our primary beneficiaries are military veterans from WWII to active duty. Our secondary beneficiaries are animal welfare organizations (shelters, rescues, etc.).
How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Case management notes, Suggestion box/email, Other means
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
With whom does your organization share the feedback you got from the people you serve?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners, Other means
How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship with them or shifted power - over decisions, resources, rules or in other ways - to them?
We have always welcomed and solicited feedback, so nothing has changed in this regard.
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, Other means
Briefly describe a recent change that your organization made in response to feedback from the people you serve.
We have continued to refine implementation of an initiative started in 2021 in which we removed a previous requirement that applicants must live within a certain distance of one of our veterinary partners. This has meaningfully increased the number of successful applicants to our program, resulting in more lives saved of both people and shelter pets. Part of the listening that led to this change uncovered that our beneficiaries wanted more choices for affordable veterinary care. In addition to our growing network of independent veterinary hospitals and clinics, we have improved communications with our veterans of the availability of two other major, national affordable veterinary care providers where they can seek quality care for their pets.
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. Charity Navigator believes nonprofit organizations implementing effective equity policies and practices can enhance a nonprofit's decision-making, staff motivation, innovation, and effectiveness.
Pets for Patriots Inc. has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF VETERANS BY HELPING THEM SAVE AN AT RISK SHELTER DOG OR CAT, AND TO END ANIMAL HOMELESSNESS IN THE US AND ENRICH THE LIVES OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE, AND HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES ACCESS TO ADDTIONAL COSTS REDUCTIONS FOR VETERINARY SERVICES AND PET BASICS.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
NO MORE VETERANS IN NEED, NO MORE HOMELESS PETS.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Upgrade our database and migrate to a more robust marketing/communication automation system.
Goal Type: Invest in the capacity of our organization (financial, management, technical, etc.).
Goal Two: Increase access to our program through thoughtful revisions to our application qualification criteria.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Create more sharable assets that educate our constituents and the public about the mental/physical benefits of adopting companion pets.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Over the past 12-18 months - which includes the COVID-19 pandemic - we have had other more pressing priorities for which to allocate our limited resources.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Raising Awareness
Our mission is built upon successful partnerships, which to date number more than 850 animal welfare and veterinary organizations across the country. We continue to grow the number of partnerships, and collaborate more closely with select organizations that have the capacity to further our mission. For example, where we provide companion pet adoption to military veterans we see value in partnering with organizations that provide foster care to veterans' personal pets when they deploy or face hardship. Further, we use our substantial social media reach - across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram - to further awareness of our lifesaving mission and work.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
COVID-19 created the most impactful external changes in the last year. We had adapt our pre-adoption counseling protocols substantially in order to overcome myriad challenges our veterans newly faced in adopting pets from shelters. It is estimated that at least 75% of animal welfare organizations nationwide changed their operations due to COVID-19, including coping with staff/volunteer shortages driven by the pandemic. This made it more difficult for people in general, including our beneficiaries, to contact the shelters, visit with adoptable animals, etc. We not only increased personnel hours to intervene for our veterans, but had to change our entire pre-adoption protocol to anticipate these challenges.
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