Animals for Armed Forces Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454968654
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Fullerton, CA, USA
Phone
7143676262
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,401
Expenses
$14,798
Assets
$1,206

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MATTHEW MACFARLAND (President)

People named in this filing

  • MATTHEW MACFARLAND (President)
  • AMANDA HAN (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to enhance the qualify of life of current and former members of the US Armed Forces, to enhance the quality of life of animals currently living in animal shelters, and to reduce the number of animals currently living in animal shelters - all by providing free or discounted pet adoptions to Active Duty, Reserve, and Veterans of the US Armed Forces and their dependents; and to foster, encourage and engage in, by all proper and legitimate means within the context of the purposes stated above, certain charitable and similar causes for the public welfare.

What it reported doing in 2024

During 2024, Animals for Armed Forces Foundation paid for 2 special pet adoption events that occurred in May & November 2024 for current and former military members and their immediate families.MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENT (May 2024) - Our event occurred over Memorial Day Weekend in 2024, and 1 animal shelter organization participated with us for this event. As a result of this adoption event, we had 35 animals adopted by military families. This resulted in our Foundation donating $6,914 to cover these adoption fees for the military families.The breakdown of these totals by shelter are as follows:1. Helen Woodward Animal CenterMilitary Adoptions = 35Money Donated to Helen Woodward Animal Center = $6,914VETERANS DAY WEEKEND EVENT (November 2024) - Our event occurred over Veterans Day Weekend in 2024, and 1 animal shelter organization participated with us for this event. As a result of this adoption event, we had 31 animals adopted by military families. This resulted in our Foundation donating $7,000 to cover these adoption fees for the military families.The breakdown of these totals by shelter are as follows:1. Helen Woodward Animal CenterMilitary Adoptions = 31Money Donated to Helen Woodward Animal Center = $7,000TOTALS - For 2024, we had 66 animals adopted by military families. This resulted in total donations made by Animals for Armed Forces to our participating shelters = $13,914.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -76.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -9.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.