Mayor's Alliance for Nyc's Animals Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

To achieve the goals set out in our mission (reduce euthanasia of cats and dogs in nyc shelters), the alliance identified, developed, and coordinated initiatives that continued to have the greatest impact for maintaining live release to over 92% from ac & c.increased adoptions/decrease euthanasia- key initiatives and coordination of services propelled the alliance forward and continued to be instrumental in maintaining the community live release rate. Live release includes adoptions, transfers to rescue partners for adoption, and return to owners.strengthen resources - by coordination of services and programs focused on promoting and maintaining the community collaboration formed over the past decade and a half. The collaboration of rescue and shelter organizations with nyc ac & c since 2005 helped set up an infrastructure that supported development of life saving programs going forward. The alliance advocated and helped nyc set up a designated department of animal welfare, which assists community organizations and the public access resources. The alliance assists through advising the dept. In policy planning and connecting city resources to shelters and rescues, decrease homelessness - deter abandonment through information, resources, and access to community resources. Promote microchipping to improve the likelihood of reuniting lost pets with their guardians. Increase the number of spays and neuters in both the pet and feral communities. As part of our continuing efforts to solve the feral cat overpopulation crisis in New York city through the humane, effective method of trap-neuter-return (tnr), the New York city feral cat initiative (nycfci) of the mayor's alliance for nyc's animals program and services were transferred to bide-a wee, a national organization that had the bandwidth to engage and support nyc feral cat caretakers by providing them with information, assistance, and tnr and specialized training, such as bottle-feeding, taming kittens, and neighborhood relations. Raise awareness - through traditional and electronic media, social networking, public relations, and advertising to promote the mission and goal to end the killing of healthy and treatable animals in shelters. To educate consumers and increase awareness of homeless animals and the organizations that care for them.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.3%; rating input score 93
• Program expense ratio: 65.1%; rating input score 65
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd 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: 80%; rating input score 80; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • 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: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -43.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.21; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 12.4%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -30.8% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -23.6% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -23.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings