Augusta Dog Adoptions

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
451878094
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Richmond, VA, USA
Phone
5404878385
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Reported finances

Revenue
$114,059
Expenses
$130,350
Assets
$199,022
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Amy Hammer (President)
  • Sally Williams (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Amy Hammer (President)
  • Sally Williams (Vice President)
  • Alisha Hammer (Secretary/Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

As a charitable and benevolent non-profit, non-stock corporation, we function to provide shelter for companion animals, promote the welfare of companion animals through rescue and rehabilitation, to seek to place such animals with persons suitable for caring for the same, to secure veterinary services on behalf of such animals, to euthanize such animals in a humane manner if they, for any reason, cannot be placed in permenant homes in accordance with (section 18.-221) of the code of Virginia, and to do generally any and all lawful acts necessary or proper to carry out this purpose which is generally to prevent cruelty to animals and to relieve suffering among them.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2020 augusta dog adoptions was awarded the "compassion award" from the va federation of humane societies for our work in patrick county, va. Beginning in 2017, ada has had a partnership with the patrick county public animal shelter (pcpas). Since may of 2017, ada has transferred in 688 dogs from the pcpas, slashing their euthanisia rate by 50% in the first seven months alone. We originally reached out to pcpas in 2017 after discovering they had the third highest euthanasia rate (42%) in the state of Virginia. We are estatic to report that by year end 2017, their euthanasia rate droped to 21% and to 13% in year 2018 and 2019, 6% in 2020, and .03% in 2021 as reported to the va dept of agriculture. Patrick county public animal shelter expanded their transfer partnerships to include other rescues throughout the state, allowing augusta dog adoptions to rescue dogs in danger of euthanasia from 12 other Virginia public animal shelters.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.53; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 12.1%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.5% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • 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: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.