Arizona · Nonprofit
THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE (Arizona) receives grants from 105 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,625,369 to it, the largest being DOROTHY D AND JOSEPH A MOLLER FOUNDATION ($1,413,900). 58 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $8.5M
- Funders on record
- 105
- Grants received
- $8.6M
- Net assets
- $23M
What The Arizona Animal Welfare League does
Mission
The mission of aawl/spca is to provide excellent care, protection, and loving compassion for the life of the animals entrusted to us and to take a leadership role in promoting humane values for the benefit of all animals and people. Aawl operationalizes this mission (see sch. O) the mission of aawl/spca is to provide excellent care, protection, and loving compassion for the life of the animals entrusted to us and to take a leadership role in promoting humane values for the benefit of all animals and people. Aawl operationalizes this mission by providing veterinary care, behavioral support, food and shelter for homeless dogs and cats. We spay, neuter, micro-chip and vaccinate all pets and then find them permanent, loving homes. We also offer a full-range of services for community members, including dog training, and pride ourselves in leveraging the time and talents of over 500 volunteers and 150 fosters who help us care for our animals and assist with all aspects of shelter operations.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
At any given time,approximately 140 cats and 190 dogsare receiving care at aawl saving upwards of 4,000 animals every year. The heart of our adoptions program is built on strategic partnerships with a network of rural and urban shelters across arizona. We've built strong, lasting relationships with all our rescue partners and recognize the unique challenges each of them face, from limited capacity to a lack of resources for complex medical or behavioral care. Our in-house veterinary team ensures each dog and cat receives routine medical care, and as needed, specialized surgeries, to improve their health and quality of life. Our behavior team assesses each animal and develops a personalized behavior care plan, if needed. This helps the animal overcome any undesirable behaviors before adoption, increasing the success of finding a forever family.
$5,174,397 spent$866,093 earned by the program88% of program spendingThe aawl community veterinary clinic provides affordable veterinary care to pet owners who may not be able to afford vaccines and wellness care for their pets. Our clinic offers low-cost vaccines, nail trims, flea/tick/heartworm preventatives, and other wellness care. By supporting families with accessible and affordable care, we help prevent pets from entering the stressful shelter system and ensure they remain in loving homes where they belong.
$386,635 spent$89,039 earned by the program7% of program spendingWhile The Arizona Animal Welfare League's roots are in animal rescue and adoption, we've evolved into a community-centered organization that focuses on supporting both pets and the families who love them. We believe that no one should have to give up a beloved pet simply because of financial hardship. Over the past four years, we've worked closely with community members to co-create programs that provide affordable vet care, behavior training and support, and additional pet resources and education. We've extended our services beyond our shelter walls, bringing vital care and resources directly to neighborhoods like maryvale, where these services are often difficult to access.
$314,834 spent$1,165 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,875,866.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2017 to 2018, from $13M to $16M (+31%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 9% · 2021 8%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
82% of THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE’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. 1 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Alessandra S Navidad
President/CEO
Board chair
Robert Abramson
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 19 funders to 46 funders, grant income rose $265k → $2.0M.
24 of 105 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% 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 THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 105 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
THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 16% 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
50% 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 THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 57% · 2018 34% · 2019 33% · 2020 34% · 2021 29% · 2022 20% · 2023 36% — 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
46% of THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% 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
THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE draws 63% of its grant income from funders outside Arizona, across 25 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.8M arriving through sponsors registered in 16 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
THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE runs a healthier operating margin than half 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 THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
87% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE?
- THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE (Arizona) receives grants from 105 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,625,369 to it, the largest being DOROTHY D AND JOSEPH A MOLLER FOUNDATION ($1,413,900). 58 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE have?
- IRS filings report 105 organizations giving $8,625,369 in grants to THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE, 58 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE?
- DOROTHY D AND JOSEPH A MOLLER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,413,900 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ARIZONA ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 105 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing