Aspca

What it reported doing in 2024

Shelter and veterinary services (svs) shelter and veterinary services (svs) includes the aspca animal hospital (nyc), aspca spay/neuter alliance (nc), northern tier shelter initiative (ak, wa, id, mt, nd, mn, wi), shelter medicine services (national), aspca adoption center (nyc), aspca animal poison control center (il), animal recovery center (nyc), canine annex for recovery & enrichment (nyc), kitten nursery (nyc), kitten foster program (l.a.), animal relocation & placement program, and community medicine programs including spay/neuter clinics in New York city and los angeles; and community veterinary clinics (cvcs) in liberty city, miami, and the New York city boroughs of the bronx, brooklyn and queens. Svs also includes the aspca equine welfare program and equine transition & adoption center in el reno, ok (etac). In 2024, aspca svs programs assisted hundreds of thousands of animals through veterinary care, behavioral treatment, relocation, emergency and standard sheltering, poison exposure consultations, fostering and adoption. Additionally, the teams supported organizations nationwide through training and consultation. 2024 svs highlights providing affordable veterinary services to owners and animals in under-resourced communities the aspca's community medicine (cm) programs, including mobile clinics in New York city and mobile and stationary spay/neuter clinics in los angeles, community veterinary clinics (cvcs) in miami and the New York city boroughs of the bronx, brooklyn and queens, provide veterinary care to animals and pet owners in under-resourced communities who are facing various barriers to accessing medical services for their pets, including lack of transportation and lack of access to affordable veterinary care. Addressing these barriers in 2024, aspca cm teams and operations in New York city, miami, and los angeles helped more than 58,000 animals with primary pet care services and spay/neuter surgeries through brick-and-mortar facilities and mobile units. Delivering urgent medical care and services to vulnerable pets across New York city in 2024, the aspca animal hospital provided vital veterinary care and critical services for more than 6,500 animals in need. The aspca animal recovery center (arc) and canine annex for recovery & enrichment (care) provided lifesaving veterinary care and behavioral assessments and treatments for more than 346 dogs in 2024, most of whom were victims of neglect or cruelty. The canine annex for recovery and enrichment (care) provided behavioral assessments and treatments, physical and mental enrichment, daily exercise, and training sessions for many of these dogs who were a part of nypd animal cruelty investigations in the New York city area. The aspca kitten nursery assisted hundreds of kittens too young to survive on their own with the help of hundreds of foster homes. In addition, the aspca operates community veterinary clinics in the bronx, brooklyn and queens, which opened in september 2024, and several mobile clinics that provide affordable and accessible veterinary care and spay/neuter surgeries in the heart of communities in need of those services. These teams also support animals through a partnership with animal care centers of New York (acc) and local rescue groups. In 2024, the aspca nyc community medicine teams assisted more than 35,000 animals. The aspca also continues to support New York city pet owners whose access to veterinary services and vital pet supplies and resources is limited due to financial challenges, lack of affordable and nearby veterinary resources, family and personal emergencies, and city transportation challenges. Supporting los angeles animals and communities with spay/neuter and veterinary services in los angeles, the aspca operates a spay/neuter clinic that serves the south los angeles city animal shelter and local pet owners. Like many shelters across the country, the number of animals entering California shelters is outpacing those leaving.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 66.3%; rating input score 66
• Program expense ratio: 74.5%; rating input score 75
• Fundraising efficiency: $4.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 95.2%; rating input score 95; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Fail
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Fail
  • May require repayment: Fail
• Grant itemization coverage: 96.8%; rating input score 97; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings