Friends of the Animal Shelter Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Shelter and Community Needs: FOTAS supports the county shelter by providing heartworm medicine to save dogs previously euthanized due to lack of medical care flea medicines toys leashes pet food supplements and other supplies. Additionally FOTAS covers medical expenses for severely ill or injured animals brought to the shelter annually. This past year the shelter has received many more animals than in previous years that have needed lab work and tests due to lack of poor care. FOTAS has funded all the lab work for these animals in need received each month. This year FOTAS flew in two Dogs Playing for Life professionals from the Renown National Dogs Playing for Life team. FOTAS paid for the three days of training for the shelter staff for its Dogs Playing for Life Programs- properly managed play groups for dogs to help with their socialization and adoptability. FOTAS has engaged technical services to update multiple websites with pictures and information on adoptable animals and current pet-related content daily. For the community FOTAS offers humane runners dog houses and pet food to county residents in need. When necessary FOTAS finances Trap Neuter Return surgeries for community cats at local veterinary clinics as well as for pets in need of vet care. FOTAS also conducts educational outreach in Aiken County for youth through interactive programs like dog reading sessions and workshops at the shelter and local schools. The goal is to cultivate compassion and responsibility towards animals raising awareness of animal welfare in the community.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 34%; rating input score 34
• Program expense ratio: 79.9%; rating input score 80
• Fundraising efficiency: $38.78 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 71.7%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.49; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.4% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 24% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings