Indiana · Nonprofit
Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc
Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc (Indiana) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,091,998 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($126,390). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 77% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.6M
- Funders on record
- 26
- Grants received
- $1.1M
- Net assets
- $5.6M
What Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc does
Mission
The Friends of Indy Animals works alongside Indianapolis Animal Care Services to strategically provide essential support for the agency and to improve the quality of life for animals in Indianapolis.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
The Foundation has been organizing a multi-year capital campaign to build a new animal shelter for the City of Indianapolis, Indiana. Disbursements for the new shelter construction began in 2024 and are shown in Part III of the Form 990.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Disbursements to begin construction of new animal shelter for City of Indianapolis, Indiana.
$442,354 spentof which $400,000 as grants51% of program spendingEmergency Medical /Other Medical -- Many of the animals surrendered or brought in to Indianapolis Animal Care Services require significant medical attention for wound care, amputations, illness, and a variety of other severe medical situations. Many of this care requires off-site emergency veterinary treatment, all of which is covered by Friends of Indy Animals. Additionally, we cover spay/neuter surgeries, heartworm treatment, vaccines and other preventative care.
$257,351 spentof which $241,438 as grants29% of program spendingOther Program Services -- Includes a $20,000 grant paid to Indy Neighborhood Cats, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for unowned community cats by reducing overpopulation through trap-neuter-return (TNR). This helps IACS by reducing the number of cats and kittens entering the shelter each year. Also assisted with costs beneficial to the animals at IACS by funding kennel supplies, facility improvements such as fence work and shade sail installation, medical books and supplies, and volunteer management software.
$93,583 spentof which $87,796 as grants11% of program spendingIndyCARES -- IndyCARES is an IACS shelter diversion program that helps equip pet owners with the resources they need to continue to care for their pets, preventing them from being surrendered to and entering the already over-burdened shelter system. FIA assistance provided much needed additional funding to purchase pet supplies (food, leashes, litter, collars, flea prevention), spay/neuter assistance, vaccines and other medical assistance, and assistance with crisis pet boarding. More than 1,000 animals were diverted out of the shelter in 2024.
$55,396 spentof which $51,971 as grants6% of program spendingAdopter Support Program -- Once animals are adopted we want to equip their new families with the tools they need to be successful so their pets remain in loving homes and don't end up back at the shelter. Animals in the shelter can develop behavior issues if their stay is too long. To improve chances for adoption success, we provide training assistance for adopters whose newly adopted pets may have short-term issues. We also offer free classes to the public so they can learn more about what they can do to set their dogs up for success after bringing them home from the shelter.
$24,660 spentof which $23,135 as grants3% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $873,344.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.6M to $4.2M (+166%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
92% of Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 15 funders, grant income rose $10k → $450k.
13 of 26 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 77% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 25 of 26 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 12% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
87% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 62% · 2019 55% · 2020 30% · 2021 57% · 2022 56% · 2023 23% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
30% of Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
77% of Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $256k that is directly attributable, 72% of it comes from Indiana funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $836k arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc
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In Indiana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
83%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc?
- Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc (Indiana) receives grants from 26 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,091,998 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($126,390). 15 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 77% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc have?
- IRS filings report 26 organizations giving $1,091,998 in grants to Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc, 15 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $126,390 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Friends of Indianapolis Animal Care & Control Foundation Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Indiana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 26 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing