PLATINUM2024

RACHELS GATE

Wallkill, NY   |  www.rachelsgate.com

Mission

Rachel's Gate is a family run organization that provides a permanent home to homeless senior, sick, and handicapped dogs. We provide them with a safe, loving home, as well as outside veterinary care, medicines, grooming, nutrition, and lots of love.

Notes from the nonprofit

Rachel's Gate is a small non-profit hospice organization that adopts senior, sick, and handicapped dogs. We take the dogs no one wants and give them a safe, loving home to live out their remaining years. Being a hospice organization we have a 100% death rate and our expenses very greatly from month to month as residents pass on and new ones come in. Some dogs are with us for a few months and some have been with us for almost 2 years. Our veterinary bills are huge as are our dietary expenses. From Jan. 1, 2019 to date we have adopted 17 dogs from all over the country, 11 of which have passed. We currently have 6 dogs requiring 16 daily medications and their illnesses range from diabetes and blindness to heart failure and cancer. We survive on private donations from family and friends, but we need more in order to help more dogs. No matter their illness or handicap, we love them all the same!

Ruling year info

2019

President

Teresa Pinto

Main address

57 Church St.

Wallkill, NY 12589 USA

Show more contact info

EIN

83-2970754

NTEE code info

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Our goal is to provide a safe, peaceful, loving home to senior, sick, and handicapped dogs during the last days/months/years of their lives. We believe that no dog should die in a shelter alone and in pain so we are doing all we can to help the dogs no one else wants.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Senior and Handicapped Dog adoption

Adopt senior handicapped dogs who are homeless or have been abandoned.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of animals with freedom from pain

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Senior and Handicapped Dog adoption

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We are a hospice organization so every dog is on medication to relieve pain and make them as comfortable as possible.

Number of animals with freedom from hunger and thirst

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Senior and Handicapped Dog adoption

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Every dog receives nutritious food, their own bed, and a safe loving home. They receive prescription meds to keep them as healthy and comfortable as possible.

Number of animals with freedom from fear and distress

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Senior and Handicapped Dog adoption

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our goal is to provide a safe, peaceful, comfortable home for senior, sick, and handicapped dogs in their last days/months/years before they pass.

Number of dogs in hospice care

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Senior and Handicapped Dog adoption

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We limit our capacity to 5 dogs to ensure proper care can be given to each dog. However, depending on the medical needs of our current residents we do allow for 6 dogs.

Number of senior dogs (9+ years) adopted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Senior and Handicapped Dog adoption

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We adopted 2 dogs in 2023 bringing our current number of residents to 6. Our capacity is 5 but we just can't say no to a dog in need.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Our goal is to help as many senior, sick, and handicapped dogs as we can. We would love to be able to empty the shelters of dogs that have been abandoned or dumped during their most critical time of need, but unfortunately this is a never-ending problem so we are doing what we can for as many dogs as we can.

We are hoping to expand our current capacity of 5 dogs to 10 in the next year by expanding our facility and adding more volunteers.

Educating people on caring for a senior, sick, or handicapped dog so they don't abandon or surrender a dog.

When friends, family, and the public come to us for advice on adopting a dog, we educate them on the amount of senior dogs that need a home as well as how loving, appreciative, and dedicated senior dogs are.

When people want to surrender a senior, sick, or handicapped dog we encourage them to keep the dog. We educate them on resources available to help with vet bills and making their home handicap-accessible.

Since our inception in 2019 we having adopted 21 dogs and brought them to our loving home to live out their remaining days/months/years.

We have cared for dogs with cancer, diabetes, blindness, deafness, dogs with 1 or no eyes, and dogs who are paralyzed. We will adopt any dog regardless of handicap or medical need.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, Length of life after a dog is in our care

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

RACHELS GATE
lock

Unlock financial insights by subscribing to our monthly plan.

Subscribe

Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.

  • Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
  • Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
  • Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations

Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more about GuideStar Pro.

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

lock

Connect with nonprofit leaders

Subscribe

Build relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.

  • Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
  • Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
  • Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations

Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.

lock

Connect with nonprofit leaders

Subscribe

Build relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.

  • Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
  • Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
  • Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations

Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.

RACHELS GATE

Board of directors
as of 01/25/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Teresa Pinto

Rachel's Gate, Inc.

Term: 2018 - 2030

Patricia Meyers

Philomena Wear

Anne Marie Pinto

Cassidy Pinto

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.

  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable