ANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORS

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2013

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

RAVI MULANI

Phone

6193631402

Tax Period

2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31

ANIMAL CHARITY EVALUATORS, founded in 2013, is a community nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $7.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 32% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.5M, a strong 19% operating margin.

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO FIND AND PROMOTE THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HELP ANIMALS. TO DO THIS, WE CONDUCT ANNUAL CHARITY EVALUATIONS AND RECOMMEND THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANIMAL CHARITIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE GRANTS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN ANIMAL ADVOCACY MOVEMENT.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $4,975,169 Revenue: $5,095,753

META FUNDRAISING: BY GUIDING DONORS AND SECURING CONTRIBUTIONS, ACE HELPS CHANNEL RESOURCES TOWARD THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANIMAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS. WE SHARED THE ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY OUR RECOMMENDED...

META FUNDRAISING: BY GUIDING DONORS AND SECURING CONTRIBUTIONS, ACE HELPS CHANNEL RESOURCES TOWARD THE MOST EFFECTIVE ANIMAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS. WE SHARED THE ACHIEVEMENTS MADE BY OUR RECOMMENDED CHARITIES AND MOVEMENT GRANTS RECIPIENTS VIA SOCIACL MEDIA, EMIAL, AND IN PRESENTATIONS. WE ENCOURAGED PEOPLE WHO WANT TO HELP ANIMALS TO DONATE TO OUR RECOMMENDED CHARITY FUND AND MOVEMENT GRANTS. IN TOTAL, WE RAISED $2,746,559 FOR OUR RECOMMENDED CHARITY FUND, $1,437,485 FOR MOVEMENT GRANTS, AND $910,908 FOR INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDED CHARITIES. THIS INCLUDED RUNNING TWO SUCCESSFUL MACHING CAMPAGINS, UNLOCKING $600,000 IN FUNDS FROM A LEGACY DONOR.

Program 2

Expenses: $489,026 Revenue: $905

CHARITY EVALUATIONS: WE REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF CHARITIES AND COMPLETED 10 COMPREHENSIVE CHARITY EVALUATIONS TO METHODICALLY PROVIDE A TOTAL OF FIVE NEW CHARITY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE DOING HIGHLY...

CHARITY EVALUATIONS: WE REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF CHARITIES AND COMPLETED 10 COMPREHENSIVE CHARITY EVALUATIONS TO METHODICALLY PROVIDE A TOTAL OF FIVE NEW CHARITY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE DOING HIGHLY IMPACTFUL WORK AND ARE EXCELLENT DONATION OPPORTUNITIES. THIS BROUGHT OUR TOTAL LIST OF RECOMMENDED CHARITIES TO ELEVEN. WE PUBLISHED REPORTS CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT OUR METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATIONS, AND WE AWARDED PARTICIPATION GRANTS TO THE EVALUATED CHARITIES.

Program 3

Expenses: $258,217 Revenue: $193,000

MOVEMENT GRANTS: IN FY 2024-25 ACE'S MOVEMENT GRANTS PROGRAM RECEIVED 324 GRANT APPLICATIONS. FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS REVIEW PROCESS, WE AWARED GRANTS TO 30 APPLICANTS TOTALING $1,024,530.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $7,741,722

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $59,458

Other Revenue $437

TOTAL REVENUE $7,801,617

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $4,648,786

Salaries & Benefits $1,417,885

Fundraising Expenses $133,809

Program Expenses $5,722,412

Other Expenses $273,903

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,340,574

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$7,801,617	$5,903,283	+0.3%
Expenses	$6,340,574	$6,059,357	+0.0%
Net Income	$1,461,043	$-156,074	-10.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
RAVI MULANI	BOARD CHAIR	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ZACHARY FREITAS-GROFF	VICE CHAIR	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOHN SEBER	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS BILELLO	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ALANNA DEVINE	BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KIERAN GREIG	BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANJU GOEL	BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MOTUNRAYO ESAN	BOARD MEMBER	1.20	Director	$0	$0	$0
AMY ODENE	BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$7,801,617	$6,340,574	$5,493,679	$1,461,043
2024	$5,903,283	$6,059,357	$3,671,408	$-156,074
2023	$5,991,534	$5,718,741	$4,161,177	$272,793
2022	$2,194,955	$2,687,291	$4,096,714	$-492,336
2021	$6,838,781	$5,594,692	$5,744,042	$1,244,089
2020	$5,164,018	$4,768,740	$4,320,800	$395,278
2019	$3,366,744	$4,495,902	$3,235,779	$-1,129,158
2018	$3,703,693	$1,617,893	$3,674,778	$2,085,800