Animal-Related
(D012)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Financial strength (30%)
78/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
78/100
Impact (25%)
No data yet
CharityAI™ Score
Not yet evaluated
Mission Statement
The Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission is to protect the lives and advance the interests of animals through the legal system. ALDF accomplishes this mission by filing high-impact lawsuits to protect animals from harm, providing free legal assistance and training to prosecutors to assure that animal abusers are punished for their crimes, supporting tough animal protection legislation and fighting harmful animal protection legislation, and providing resources and opportunities to law students and professionals to advance the emerging field of animal law.
Financial Overview — FY 2024
$18.0M
Total Revenue
$17.0M
Total Expenses
$21.2M
Net Assets
111
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
71.9%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
15.00x
Liability-to-Asset
10.2%
Revenue Diversification
92.1%
Executive Compensation
$472K
Compared with Peers
FY 2024
Compared with 157 similar organizations
(United States, Animal-Related, $10M–$100M in expenses), FY 2024.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
71.9% | 82.1% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
9.6% | 9.4% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
18.6% | 6.1% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
15.0 mo | 23.7 mo |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
10.2% | 9.2% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
92.1% | 71.2% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-10.8% | 8.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
-4.4% | 8.4% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
5.5% | 5.2% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $18.0M | $17.0M | $21.2M | 71.9% | 111 |
| 2023 | $20.1M | $17.8M | $19.7M | 73.8% | 125 |
| 2022 | $15.1M | $15.7M | $16.9M | 75.0% | 99 |
| 2021 | $28.5M | $14.3M | N/A | — | 99 |
| 2020 | $10.4M | $6.1M | N/A | — | 0 |
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