Soi Dog Foundation USA

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271600444
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
5418165085
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,327,937
Expenses
$9,050,343
Assets
$2,113,109
Liabilities
$177,079

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JANIS ROSENTHAL (BOARD PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JANIS ROSENTHAL (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • ALEX HESTERBERG (BOARD SECRETARY)
  • ANNIE KEENEY (BOARD 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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Soi dog foundation USA ("the foundation") is a nonprofit public benefit corporation organized in California in 2010. The foundation is governed by elected officers and directors. The foundation has affiliated entities from other countries that share in the mission of the foundation. These entities include soi dog foundation international, soi dog foundation thailand, and soi dog uk cio.

What it reported doing in 2025

For the year ended december 31, 2025, the soi dog foundation USA made grants to soi dog foundation international for the following programs: adoptions: the foundation makes grants to soi dog international to support the costs of cat and dog adoption expenses such as crates, vet exams, customs clearance, travel paperwork, and flight costs. Monthly sponsorships by donors provide an ongoing and dedicated level of support for food, medical care, socialization, and staff to work with the dogs to prepare them for adoption.continued on schedule o. Shelter operations: the foundation makes grants to soi dog foundation international for the purpose of care for feral, abandoned and injured dogs and cats; this support includes any medical, housing, and feeding needs.campaign to end dog and cat meat trade: the foundation funds soi dog's initiative to end the dog and cat meat trade. In various locations in asia, a cruel means of capture and transport often means that many dogs die on their journey to the slaughterhouse, and those that survive transport face a cruel and painful death as part of the process of preparing dog and cat meat. Soi dog works with asian governments, raising public awareness as well as providing necessary care for those dogs rescued from the trade. Donations made to the campaign to end the dog and cat meat trade directly support soi dog's efforts to end this trade - first in thailand and now, increasingly, in neighboring countries such as vietnam and the philippines. Emergency response team (ert): the foundation raises funds that enable emergency support to communities during and after natural disasters. Soi dog's ert delivers food, medical supplies, and hands-on care to animals in areas that are devastated and, in many cases, inaccessible. Humane education program: the foundation raises funds to support soi dog's humane education program which teaches school-aged children compassion towards animals, the only way to sustainably end animal cruelty.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.8%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.12 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th 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: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -8.7%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.23; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.8% of revenue deployed · 77% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.