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Mission and Programs

Mission

Alley Cat Allies'' mission is to end the killing of cats and lead the movement for their humane care.

Programs

Alley Cat Allies produces literature and videos that clearly explain how to carry out safe, effective TNR programs. This material is available to individuals and organizations alike-anyone who wants to help the cats and stop the killing. The Feral Friends Network is a database connecting individuals who want to help feral cats with veterinarians who treat them and experienced caregivers willing to share their knowledge and experience. Alley Cat Allies founded two feral cat spay/neuter clinics in the Washington, D.C. area. ACA also advocates preventive programs such as early-age spay/neuter and neuter-before-adoption to control unwanted litters, thus reducing both the numbers of cats who are killed in shelters and the growth of feral cat colonies.

Program / Activities (NTEE Code)

Animal Related Activities N.E.C.
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs)
Other Services

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending 07/31/2008

1. Launched three successful Every Kitty, Every City campaigns in Washington, DC; Baltimore, MD; and Atlantic City. These programs bring together organizations and volunteers and to help stop the killing of cats by providing educational materials, workshops and resources.
2. We helped fight legal action against feral cat caregivers and pushed local governments to scrutinize their punitive and often misapplied animal care laws, then made the case for incentive-based ordinances regarding feral cats.

1. We clearly see ahead of us the challenge of reforming a system of government-sanctioned killings. We must use our momentum to push forward the work of outreach, advocacy, and education community by community.

Bi-annual Strategic Plan as well as annual evaluations of: Strategic Plan, Board Evaluation of Executive Director and President; Board and staff.

Chief Executive Profile

Donna Wilcox, the executive director of Alley Cat Allies, holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Biology and worked for a national environmental organization for over 20 years. She set up the Alley Cat Allies membership database, which she now oversees. Wilcox also developed the Feral Friends Network for Alley Cat Allies, which now includes thousands of humane societies, animal shelters, veterinarians, and individual feral cat caretakers.

Additional Comments

September 2, 2008 ACA awarded the Godwill key to the city of New Orleans in recognition of our work to save the lives of hundreds of cats followng Hurricans Katrina and Rita; American Bar Association article "Birds vs. cats" June 10, 2008, "who speaks for animals" Spring issue 2007; and two articles in July issue of Cat Fancy, among others.

Financial Data
From the organization's FORM 990

Revenue and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending July 31, 2008

Revenue			Expenses
Contributions $4,422,491 Government Grants $0 Program Services $0 Investments $50,407 Special Events $0 Sales $52,185 Other $46,187			Program Services $3,819,511 Administration $250,954 Other $816,351 Total Expenditures $4,886,816
Total Revenue	$4,571,270		NET GAIN/LOSS	$(315,546)

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending July 31, 2008

Notes
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Assets	Aug 1, 2007	Jul 31, 2008	Change
Cash & Equivalent	$265,578	$502,249	$236,671
Accounts Receivable	$274,052	$340,873	$66,821
Pledges & Grants Receivable	$0	$0	$0
Receivables/Other	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for Sale or Use	$15,343	$11,566	$(3,777)
Investments/Securities	$1,970,972	$1,242,079	$(728,893)
Investments/Other	$0	$0	$0
Fixed Assets	$124,872	$108,708	$(16,164)
Other	$50,689	$72,065	$21,376
Total Assets	$2,701,506	$2,277,540	$(423,966)
Liabilities	Aug 1, 2007	Jul 31, 2008	Change
Accounts Payable	$279,474	$230,352	$(49,122)
Grants Payable	$0	$0	$0
Deferred Revenue	$0	$0	$0
Loans and Notes	$0	$0	$0
Tax-Exempt Bond Liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Other	$91,978	$114,292	$22,314
Total Liabilities	$371,452	$344,644	$(26,808)
FUND BALANCE	$2,330,054	$1,932,896	$(397,158)

Comments from the organization
We're proud of the way we manage our funds and received the coveted 4-star award from Charity Navigator for our fiscal reposnbility. Last year alone, thanks to our generous donors, Alley Cat Allies was able to assist over 45,000 requests for information. 80¢ of every dollar directly supported our program work! We did this while lowering fundraising costs to 14%.

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