Lifeline Animal Project Inc

Overview

Mission

Implementing lifesaving programs to end shelter euthanasia of healthy and treatable dogs and cats in metropolitan atlanta.

What it reported doing in 2024

Lifeline operates three low-cost and no-cost veterinary clinics. Our two spay and neuter clinics are vital to reducing the number of unwanted animals entering atlanta's shelters. Located in atlanta and college park, Georgia, the clinics have performed over 200,000 sterilization surgeries to date. In 2024, our clinics performed 14,037 surgeries, making lifeline the largest low-cost spay/neuter resource in the area. Our third veterinary clinic provides low-cost, full-service veterinary care in atlanta, with the goal of making affordable, quality veterinary care more accessible to pet owners. In 2024, over 9,500 animals received care in our full-service clinic.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 73% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
010599278
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4042928800
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

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: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.2%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 92.1%; rating input score 92
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.1%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.22; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.6; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.2% of revenue deployed · 92.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $23.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $182K · 20 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $541K reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 38 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 7 annual filings from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • REBECCA GUINN (CEO): $182,073 total reported compensation
  • SUSAN BROSMAN (MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $160,165 total reported compensation
  • IAN FLOWERS (VETERINARIAN): $150,830 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.