Give.org logo
CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: June 2024 Expires: June 2026

Clatsop Animal Assistance

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
Post Office Box 622
Warrenton, OR, 97146

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Clatsop Animal Assistance meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
“to financially assist with animal care in the local animal shelter and with the pet care needs of the low-income population of Clatsop county.”

Year, State Incorporated:
1999, OR

Clatsop Animal Assistance (CAA) reports it partners with the Clatsop County Animal Shelter to promote and provide for the needs of homeless pets in the area. The organization states it covers all external veterinary care costs and part of the spay/neuter fees for the shelter's dogs and cats. CAA also provides funds for training, grooming, and enrichment resources for the animals. In 2022, the organization reported it helped support the adoptions of 200 cats and 116 dogs.

For the year ended June 30, 2022, Clatsop Animal Assistance's program expenses were:

Program expenses $93,094
Total Program Expenses $93,094

Chief Executive
Lily Tollefsen, Executive Director

Compensation*
$70,000

Chair of the Board
Marcy Dunning

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President, Clatsop Animal Assistance

Board Size
10

Paid Staff Size
2

*2024 compensation, as reported by the charity, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Radio, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

Fundraising costs were less than 1% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $122,032, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Clatsop Animal Assistance's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended June 30, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $121,742
Special events, net $290
Investment income $173
Total Income $122,205

Programs: 96% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 3%

Total Income $122,205
Total expenses: $97,262
  Program expenses $93,094
  Fundraising expenses $1,660
  Administrative expenses $2,528
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $24,943
Beginning Net Assets $250,095
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $275,038
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $275,038

An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the International Association of Better Business Bureaus.

This report is not to be used for fundraising or promotional purposes.

RELATED CONTENT




Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance