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| Charity Name | Animal Legal Defense Fund | American Veterinary Medical Foundation | Alley Cat Allies | Last Chance for Animals |
| Location | Cotati, CA | Schaumburg, IL | Bethesda, MD | Los Angeles, CA |
| Overall Rating |
(96.56) |
(96.53) |
(93.98) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Rating | (97.25) |
(97.17) |
(92.50) |
(100.00) |
| A&T Rating | (96.00) |
(96.00) |
(96.00) |
(100.00) |
| Financial Metrics | ||||
| Program Expenses | 75.4% | 90.8% | 86.3% | 88.1% |
| Admin Expenses | 14.9% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 2.8% |
| Fund Expenses | 9.5% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 9.0% |
| Fund Efficiency | $0.07 | $0.05 | $0.06 | $0.07 |
| Program Growth | 22.7% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 13.3% |
| Working Capital | 1.47 | 0.63 | 0.73 | 1.06 |
| Liabilitites to Assets | 4.4% | 1.9% | 14.2% | 1.9% |
| Total Revenue | $17,783,496 | $2,752,796 | $9,241,400 | $2,439,378 |
| Total Expenses | $12,847,750 | $2,402,468 | $9,344,772 | $2,045,732 |
| Excess/Deficit | $4,935,746 | $350,328 | $-103,372 | $393,646 |
| Net Assets | $16,351,511 | $4,964,490 | $5,939,093 | $2,107,900 |
| CEO Compensation % of Expenses |
$189,298 1.47% |
$143,052 5.95% |
$178,708 1.91% |
$110,000 5.37% |
| 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 | | | | |
