Animal Care and Control of New York City Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Acc is one of the largest animal welfare organizations in the country, taking in approximately 25,000 animals each year. Acc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that rescues, cares for and finds loving homes for animals throughout the five boroughs of nyc. Acc has an agreement with the city of New York to be an open-admissions organization, which means it never turns away any homeless, abandoned, injured or sick animals in need of help, including cats, dogs, rabbits, small mammals, reptiles, birds, farm animals and wildlife. In addition, acc focuses its services on pet retention and surrender prevention by engaging underserved communities in nyc, offering services like free vaccine clinics, vouchers for medical services and spay/neuter, a pet food pantry and basic obedience training.through its contract for services with the nyc department of health and mental hygiene, acc does not rely on donor contributions as a primary source for staff salaries or other administrative expenses associated with contract services. Under this public/private funding approach, acc uses funding from its donors primarily for programs and services that are not funded by the contract with the city to enhance animal care and other services that acc provides throughout the five boroughs of New York city.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 74.8%; rating input score 75
• Program expense ratio: 87%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $81.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • 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: 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: 14.1%; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.71; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.76; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings