Friends of the Fairfax County Animal Shelter

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205009244
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Centreville, VA, USA
Phone
5712129858
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$660,670
Expenses
$478,544
Assets
$1,749,113
Liabilities
$20,895

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EVELYN GRIEVE (PRESIDENT/ACTING TREASURER)
  • RITA ALTMAN (FORMER VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL FREY (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • EVELYN GRIEVE (PRESIDENT/ACTING TREASURER): $62,920 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Each year, nearly 5,000 pets come to the fairfax county animal shelter. Friends of the fairfax county animal shelter (friends) funds medical/dental treatment, parasite prevention, spay/neuter procedures and behavioral training beyond what the shelter's budget can provide. These vital services increase the adoptability of shelter pets and improve the quality of life for animals in our community.

What it reported doing in 2024

Shelter support: medical treatments and emergency veterinary care for shelter pets. Professional veterinary care is provided to shelter animals suffering from injury, illness or abuse. This care includs many life-saving surgeries, orthopedic procedures, and other treatments to improve both the well being of the pet and its adoptability. Common procedures included removal of growths, correction of eye problems, cardiac evaluation and treatment, orthopedic surgeries, treatment of chronic urinary issues, dental care and spay/neuter procedures. Pets in need of emergency services, intensive care or more extensive diagnostics are also treated. Every dog, cat and rabbit that enters the shelter is given dewormer, flea and tick treatment or treatment for mites. Dogs are tested for heartworm and given heartworm treatments. Shelter support also includes a collar/tag/leash program, hospice/senior pet program and adoption event support.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 60.7%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 78.9%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $16.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 54; 54th 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: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.6%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.66; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 60.7% of revenue deployed · 78.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $377K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $63K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 54/100.