The Fund for Animals Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136218740
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024521100
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,052,683
Expenses
$10,920,285
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide sanctuary, medical treatment and other hands-on care and rescue of exploited, injured, orphaned, abandoned and underserved animals; continued from part iii, line 1 to promote the humane treatment of all animals and the prevention of cruelty through education and advocacy; and to foster humane conduct toward animals and encourage and support cooperation toward that end among all persons and entities interested in humane activities. The fund for animals was founded in 1967 by prominent author and animal advocate cleveland amory. Since then, the fund has helped thousands of animals by operating renowned animal care facilities, delivering free veterinary services to underserved communities, and providing advocacy and education opportunities for students and the public.

What it reported doing in 2023

Humane education and advocacy: the fund for animals' sanctuaries represent living examples of the range of problems and threats facing wild and domestic animals, drawing attention to what happens to those animals when individual citizens, institutions, or policy makers make bad decisions. Animals enter the fund's programs from all over the country and staff members provide service and expertise throughout the nation, advising government agencies, private institutions, and the public policies that benefit both domestic and wild animals and wild animal habitats. (continued on schedule o)

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 87% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 10
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.8%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2,350.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -257.7%; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.1% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $10.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $67K · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 16 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.