Alley Cat Allies
Alley Cat Allies reported $22.3 million in revenue and $12.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.84 went to program services, $5.42 to management and general costs and $4.74 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $322,927 (PresidentCOO). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 104% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $12MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $22MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.8% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.4% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.1% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $322,927 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.61% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 37.2 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 6 of 6 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAdvocacy - the organizations advocacy programs empower and mobilize citizens (USA and worldwide) to engage elected officials to pass new laws that protect and improve the lives of cats and other animals; reform animal shelters by implementing nonlethal, evidence-based policies. Stop cruelty to cats campaign protects cats and public health by creating infrastructure to reverse the epidemic of violence toward cats and reform the failed judicial system to increase prosecution of animal cruelty
Humane care, humane education, and outreach - the organization provides multiple programs for direct care for animals, including veterinary treatment, spay and neuter, vaccinations, treatment of illnesses, emergency surgery; provision of grants, food, and supplies including as part of disaster response; delivery of food for distribution to families in need. Extensive online resources and in-person outreach bring humane education of cats and other animals to grassroots groups, individuals, and leaders to empower them to improve their communities
Law and policy - the organization advocates for nonlethal cat management laws and policies rooted in evidence-based science and compassionate conservation, including trap-neuter return,return-to-field, shelterneuter- return ordinances. Mobilize grassroots groups and individuals to advocate for cat declaw bans; policies that ban lethal cat control, recission of feeding bans, and other laws that improve the lives of cats and other animals and and humans and improve quality of life, public health, and safety
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PresidentCOO Officer, 70.00 hrs/week | $287,838 | $0 | $35,089 | $322,927 |
| Chief Financial Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $116,263 | $0 | $34,892 | $151,155 |
| Director of Communications Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,800 | $0 | $13,405 | $135,205 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Alley Cat Allies (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 514
- Volunteers Part I, line 655
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
48 private foundations reported grants to Alley Cat Allies totaling $103K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Alley Cat Allies's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, Alley Cat Allies reported that 89.8% of its $12.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.4% to management and general and 4.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Alley Cat Allies pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Alley Cat Allies reported for one person in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025 was $322,927, for the role of PresidentCOO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Alley Cat Allies get its money?
Of $22.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, 95.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Alley Cat Allies a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1742079 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2025, object 202610159349300231 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2024, object 202501079349301380 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2023, object 202410749349301806 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2022, object 202300889349301400 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2021, object 202210929349301201 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending July 31, 2020, object 202101319349302830 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1742079: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.