Wichita Animal Action League

What it reported doing in 2025

Founded in november of 2013, waal's mission is to prevent and mitigate crisis for animals, their owners and our community by offering programs for people and their pets that are targeted at:1. Wichita animal action league is an action-oriented group dedicated to reducing pet overpopulation and preventing & mitigating crisis for animals within in the sedgwick co, ks area.2. Providing education and support for responsible pet ownership, thereby empowering families to provide safe, loving environments for their pets.3. Fostering and adoptive placement of at-risk pets, ensuring that they find homes where they can bring joy and companionship.4. Helping families keep their pets, preventing unnecessary shelter surrenders and preserving the vital emotional support and well-being that pets provide to their owners.in 2025 we accomplished the following towards supporting this mission.1. Completed 4,291 spay/neuter surgeries on dogs & cats through our spay if forward program. 2. Brought 1,268 animals into our organization, cared for them in foster homes and adopted out 1,235 animal into loving homes. 3. Assisted 51 people suffering in domestic violence situations and veterans needed in house treatment with temporary housing for their pets through our safe paws alliance program. 4. Assisted 350 animals that were living in poor conditions or generally neglected through our welfare assistance program. 5. Distributed over 250,000 lbs of pet food to people in need through our pet food bank.6. Provided low cost vet are via our alpha (affordable local pet health assistance to 541 animals. 7. Waal's pets for life (pfl) and animal care collective (acc) programs are dedicated to keeping pets in loving homes and out of shelters by providing resources and education to families in the planeview and hilltop communities.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 70.9%; rating input score 71
• Program expense ratio: 85.7%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.61 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 46; 46th 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; 64th 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: 17.8%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.9%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 24% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 26.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 27% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings