Animal Birth Control Clinic

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237110730
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Waco, TX, USA
Phone
2547767303
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,053,643
Expenses
$2,867,534
Assets
$2,471,887
Liabilities
$28,825

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY DAVIS (PRESIDENT)
  • CARRIE SPIVEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • CARRIE SPIVEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $80,208 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The animal birth control clinic is a nonprofit pet clinic providing access to essential resources and affordable preventative veterinary care. With financial support and collaboration, the health and safety of our community is improved while enriching the lives of cats, dogs and their families.

What it reported doing in 2024

The mission of animal birth control clinic is to provide access to affordable preventative veterinary care. With financial support and collaboration, the health and safety of our community is improved while enriching the lives of cats, dogs and their families. Geographic areas of focus are underserved areas of waco and mclennan county. The animal birth control clinic is committed to saving lives, and strengthening the bond between pets and their humans, and making neighborhoods safer, calmer, and healthier. The clinic values are: 1) compassion - meeting every person, animal and ourselves with an open mind, kindness and respect. 2) quality - caring for all patients as if they are our own. 3) commitment to social change - positively impacting society by improving the lives of pets and the people that care for them.in 2024 abc clinic provided low-cost or free surgeries for over 10,128 pets. 7,149unique cats and 18,482 dogs were cared for. Neighborhoods, rescues and shelters are not burdened with over 56,000 additional unwanted cats, kittens, puppies and dogs. The work of animal birth control clinic is performed with quality procedures by paid, licensed veterinarians, and supported by veterinary technicians and other trained staff.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 78% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program 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.

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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 72
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.1%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.96 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.1%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.86; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.1% of revenue deployed · 80.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $80K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 26/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.