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| Charity Name | Animal Legal Defense Fund | Morris Animal Foundation | American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation | American Anti-Vivisection Society | The Fund for Animals |
| Location | Cotati, CA | Denver, CO | Raleigh, NC | Jenkintown, PA | New York, NY |
| Overall Rating |
(96.56) |
(89.89) |
(83.60) |
(89.90) |
(87.18) |
| Financial Rating | (97.25) |
(85.71) |
(76.82) |
(86.04) |
(82.32) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(100.00) |
(100.00) |
(97.00) |
(96.00) |
| Financial Metrics | |||||
| Program Expenses | 75.4% | 77.4% | 73.9% | 73.0% | 84.3% |
| Admin Expenses | 14.9% | 7.8% | 15.9% | 14.4% | 4.2% |
| Fund Expenses | 9.5% | 14.6% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 11.3% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.07 | $0.24 | $0.07 | $0.15 | $0.13 |
| Program Growth | 22.7% | 5.9% | -3.1% | 6.0% | 5.5% |
| Working Capital | 1.47 | 1.81 | 3.01 | 11.24 | 0.67 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 4.4% | 13.0% | 22.9% | 6.2% | 51.1% |
| Total Revenue | $17,783,496 | $9,940,857 | $5,161,603 | $2,586,352 | $6,876,860 |
| Total Expenses | $12,847,750 | $15,683,135 | $2,978,940 | $1,940,697 | $8,076,674 |
| Excess/Deficit | $4,935,746 | $-5,742,278 | $2,182,663 | $645,655 | $-1,199,814 |
| Net Assets | $16,351,511 | $68,256,899 | $12,734,537 | $22,744,906 | $6,026,548 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$189,298 1.47% |
$0 0.00% |
$165,848 5.56% |
$45,672 2.35% |
$22,834 0.28% |
| Accountability & Transparency Metrics | |||||
| Information Provided on the Form 990 | |||||
| Independent Voting Board Members |  | | | | |
| No Material diversion of assets | | | | | |
| Audited financials prepared by independent accountant | | | | | |
| Does Not Provide Loan(s) to or Receive Loan(s) From related parties | | | | | |
| Documents Board Meeting Minutes | | | | | |
| Provided copy of Form 990 to organization's governing body in advance of filing | | | | | |
| Conflict of Interest Policy | | | | | |
| Whistleblower Policy | | | | | |
| Records Retention Policy | | | | | |
| CEO listed with salary | | | | | |
| Process for determining CEO compensation | | | | | |
| Does Not Compensate Any Board Members | | | | | |
| Does the charity's website include readily accessible information about the following: | |||||
| Donor Privacy Policy |  | | |  | |
| Board Members Listed | | | | | |
| Audited Financials | | | | | |
| Form 990 | | | | | |
| Key staff listed | | | | | |
