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BLUE BARN FARM & SANCTUARY

NORTH SALEM, NY · EIN 934829718 · Form 990EZ · FY2024 · NTEE P20 · Human Services · Micro (<$100K) · bluebarnrescue.org
revenue
$90K
expenses
$89K
net assets
$361
employees
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE A SHELTER AND RESCUE FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE UNTIL PERMANATLY PLACED

profile · synthesized from sources

Animal rescue and sanctuary organization providing shelter and medical care for neglected, abused, or abandoned animals with special needs, senior animals, and pregnant animals. Operates a permanent sanctuary for unadoptable animals and facilitates adoptions through screening and support. Based in New York, the organization emphasizes environmental sustainability through solar power, rainwater harvesting, and regenerative gardening.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Adoption Program
Facilitates adoptions of rescued animals with screening, contracts, and post-adoption support and education for families
Environmental Stewardship Initiative
Zero-carbon farm operation powered by solar panels, rainwater harvesting, composting, and regenerative vegetable gardening
Permanent Sanctuary
Provides lifelong care for animals unable to be adopted, including a dedicated guinea pig sanctuary housing up to forty residents
Special Care Unit
Dedicated medical facility for quarantining and treating critically ill, injured, or contagious animals with veterinary oversight and air filtration systems
activities · 8 groups

What they do

  • Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 3 activities
    • Animal rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming
      Rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes animals in need, including those who have been neglected, abused, or abandoned, with a focus on sick, injured, special needs, senior, and pregnant animals. The organization collaborates with adoption agencies to accept critical care animals and places them in adoptive homes after recovery.
    • Animal surrender and intake services
      Provides a formal process for pet owners to surrender animals to the organization, ensuring humane handling and appropriate placement or care.
    • Specialized animal medical and recovery care
      Operates a Special Care Unit and recovery room equipped with medical equipment to treat animals in critical condition, and maintains a quarantine room with air filtration to prevent disease transmission among newly arrived animals.
  • Rescue and Adoption of Cats 1 activity
    • Adoption services for cats, dogs, farm animals, and small animals
      Offers adoption applications and services for cats, dogs, farm animals (including ponies, goats, sheep, ducks, and chickens), and small animals such as guinea pigs and rabbits, with careful screening of potential adoptive families and post-adoption support.
  • Animal Rescue Volunteer Coordination 1 activity
    • Foster and volunteer program management
      Manages programs to recruit and support foster caregivers and volunteers through formal application processes, enabling community involvement in animal care and rescue operations.
  • Equine Rescue and Retirement Care 1 activity
    • Permanent animal sanctuary
      Provides permanent sanctuary on the farm for animals that are unable to be placed in adoptive homes due to special needs or other factors, ensuring long-term care and well-being in a protected environment.
  • Humane Education and Responsible Pet Ownership 1 activity
    • Pet care education and guidelines
      Provides pet care guidelines to promote animal well-being, supporting both sanctuary operations and adoptive families.
  • Comprehensive Adoption Services 1 activity
    • Post-adoption support and education
      Provides ongoing support, coaching, and education to adoptive families after placement to ensure successful long-term outcomes for rehomed animals.
  • Community-Based Urban Agriculture 1 activity
    • Sustainable farm operations for animal care
      Operates a vegetable garden, fruit orchard, rainwater harvesting system, composting system, and solar-powered energy infrastructure to support sustainable on-site animal care and food production.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Species-specific animal care
      Provides dedicated care for specific animal species including guinea pigs, ducks, chickens, ponies, goats, sheep, cats, dogs, and rabbits, with infrastructure such as rebuilt coops, filtered duck ponds, and appropriate housing.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$90K
Contributions & grants$90K100%
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
expenses
Total expenses$89K
Program expenses
Admin / overhead
Fundraising
Salaries & benefits
Grants paid out
balance sheet
Total assets$8K
Cash
Investments
Liabilities
Net assets$361
1 years on record · 2024–2024
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 1
  • MARY BEOBIDE — DIRECTOR
relationships · 3

Who they work with

  • Blue Barn Rescue Partner — Primary operating name used for public engagement and animal rescue activities.
  • adoption agencies Partner — Collaborates with adoption agencies to accept critical care animals and place them in adoptive homes.
  • local veterinarians Partner — Collaborate with Blue Barn Rescue to provide medical services including vaccinations, spay/neuter, surgery, and recovery support.
strategies · 4

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Foster-Based Care Network
    methodology: foster-based_care
    By relying on a foster network rather than a central shelter, the organization provides animals with home-like environments and reduces operational costs, because foster care improves socialization and well-being while increasing system capacity without infrastructure investment.
  • Integrated Environmental Sustainability in Animal Care
    methodology: sustainable-animal-care
    By integrating on-site food production and zero-carbon initiatives into sanctuary operations, the organization sustains animal care while reducing environmental impact, because self-sufficient, eco-conscious practices lower costs and model ethical stewardship aligned with animal welfare values.
  • Rescue-Rehabilitate-Rehome Model with Post-Adoption Support
    methodology: rescue-rehabilitate-rehome
    By rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming animals and providing post-adoption coaching and education, the organization increases long-term placement success and animal welfare, because ongoing support reduces return rates and strengthens caregiver preparedness.
  • Special-Needs and Low-Adoption-Prospect Sanctuary Care
    methodology: sanctuary-care_model
    By focusing on animals with special needs or low adoption prospects and offering permanent sanctuary care, the organization ensures long-term welfare for underserved animals, because traditional systems often exclude these animals and they require lifelong, stable environments.