My Nonprofit Reviews

marthapowers
Review for Best Friends Animal Society, Kanab, UT, USA
This used to be the most admirable animal sanctuary in the country when it was managed by Michael Mountain, but it's been a steady downhill ever since.
Gregory Castle's background more than 10 years back is a complete mystery; certainly he is not a recognized top-notch animal welfare professional. He has some vague history in church and accounting prior to his work with No More Homeless Pets in Utah.
Recently BFAS conducted a nationwide search (via a pricey head-hunter) for a Chief Marketing Officer and a Chief Development Officer -- both jobs with salaries up to $180,000. Gregory Castle's wife, a nice lady with breast cancer and no marketing experience, landed the CMO job.
Michael Mountain took an extremely modest five-figure salary during his entire tenure at BFAS, so to see six-figure salaries (which in Kanab, Utah, is completely uncalled for) becoming routine is very disturbing.
Do you want your donation of $25 or $50 to be just a pittance to these people?
And by the way, they make over $50 million/year and care for at most 2000 animals. Do the math: that's $25,000 per animal. Heck, in Kanab, Utah, you could build a small house for every animal with that much money.
Where is the money going, Best Friends?