2012-12-17T10:17:35-08:00 2012-07-31 ARKIN AND COMPANY 2200 RESEARCH BLVD STE 540 ROCKVILLE MD 208503289 990 2011-08-01 521742079 Alley Cat Allies Inc ALLE 2404821993 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda MD 20814 Donna M Wilcox 2012-12-13 true Terrance P Leary 3013401550 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Donna M Wilcox 4953 Crescent Street Bethesda MD 20816 7071166 false false X www.alleycat.org X 1991 DE Alley Cat Allies' mission is to transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats. 5 3 40 109 0 5903254 5321243 0 89462 100699 32561 56486 6025277 5478428 30000 12000 0 1802259 2442881 0 1040895 3267247 4221205 5099506 6676086 925771 -1197658 4996929 4323494 332159 677037 4664770 3646457 Alley Cat Allies' mission is to transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats. Our three largest activities include: providing resources, programs, and outreach to protect and improve the lives of cats (humane care and outreach); advocating for and supporting policies that are in the best interest of cats (law and policy); and increasing understanding of cats (education and awareness). false false 3885140 HUMANE CARE AND OUTREACH Canton & Stark County, OhioWhen the city council in Canton was considering renewing the contract of an animal control service whose owner had already been reprimanded for possible animal cruelty, Alley Cat Allies mobilized our activists in the region, took out ads in the local newspaper, testified at a city council meeting, organized a Town Hall gathering, and hosted a Spay-A-Thon to help cats from all over Stark County. The owner declined to continue his contract to the city, and the local Stark County Humane Society started a pilot TNR program that neuters feral cats for free.Galloway Township, New JerseyA New Jersey news team reported on live TV in June 2012 about a colony of cats living on the grounds of Aloe Village senior community in Galloway Township. The news team alerted animal control officers, who promptly removed some cats and turned them in to a shelter where six kittens were killed. Alley Cat Allies' staff arrived on the scene, educated both the property managers and residents that they could stop the killing, and began doing Trap-Neuter-Return. Our intervention at Aloe Village saved more than 60 cats' lives.Gatesville, TexasAlthough many of the 175 feral cats living at a prison in Gatesville had been neutered, vaccinated, and tended to for years, Alley Cat Allies learned in April 2012 that the new warden wanted them gone. Working closely with two local groups, Alley Cat Allies intervened and convinced prison officials to stop trapping cats and approve Trap-Neuter-Return instead at no cost to taxpayers. Officials are now considering implementing a comprehensive TNR plan for the other 18 prison facilities in the region. Laurel, MarylandCollaborating closely with Laurel residents, Alley Cat Allies presented a standing-room-only workshop on the benefits of a community TNR program in the spring of 2012. Among the 70 attendees was Mayor Craig Moe, who subsequently publicly endorsed Trap-Neuter-Return for the city. Alley Cat Allies is now involved in a city committee that continues to work closely with the community, holding workshops and helping implement a program that will best benefit the cats and people of Laurel.Feral Friends NetworkMembers of our Feral Friends Network are our on-the-ground allies providing people with local Trap-Neuter-Return and spay/neuter expertise. The network is a group of organizations, individuals, and veterinary practices who can provide guidance, knowledge, and services to help a person new to feral cats and their care. Launched soon after we formed, the Feral Friends Network has helped tens of thousands of individuals over the years obtain the resources they need to start organized TNR programs in their own communities. In 2012, the network grew by 13%: 1,205 members of the network helped advocates, caregivers, and interested individuals new to the movement by providing their feral cat expertise and services. Thanks to our members in all 50 states (and Washington, DC) and 18 countries, Alley Cat Allies was able to respond to nearly 5,000 [4,900 to be exact] requests for local resources. 804188 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS Santa Ana, CaliforniaAfter city officials in Santa Ana announced a misguided plan to trap feral cats to prevent the spread of typhus, we immediately contacted them to let them know that typhus is spread by fleas-not cats. We requested a moratorium on the trapping and offered to help educate the community about flea prevention for their pets. The following week, three Alley Cat Allies staff members were on the ground in Santa Ana assisting city officials in speaking with 300 residents at a community educational fair where we provided flea treatments and bilingual materials on local spay/neuter resources. National Feral Cat Day 2011Alley Cat Allies founded National Feral Cat Day in 2001 to raise awareness about feral cats and Trap-Neuter-Return. In 2011, our slogan was Compassion for Cats: Coast to Coast. We soared past our goal of 250 events, one in every state, for National Feral Cat Day 2011. In fact, more than 350 events were held across the country. Helping Cats in Your Community WebinarIn Summer FY 2012, we launched an exciting new resource for caregivers all over the country: our first Helping Cats in Your Community webinar. Since the kick-off in July, there have been close to 100 attendees from all around the country, including professionals from the veterinary field, learning the life-saving basics of TNR. 393667 LAW AND POLICY Wake County, North CarolinaWe filed a lawsuit in late January after hearing that Wake County Animal Control was trapping cats and refusing to release them to their caregivers. After our legal strategy saved two cats, we rallied the community to successfully convince the Wake County Board of Commissioners to adopt a model TNR ordinance that protects cats and caregivers.Camden County, New JerseyIn the spring of 2012, the Camden County Association of Mayors asked Alley Cat Allies to speak about the importance of Trap-Neuter-Return at its monthly association meeting. The presentation was so well received that we helped craft a new model ordinance supporting TNR which we hope will be enacted by all 37 municipalities in Camden County in the coming year. Brevard County, FloridaThis year, the Brevard County Commissioners abruptly suspended key elements of the county's TNR program, which Alley Cat Allies helped to put in place 14 years ago. We hosted letter writing meetings, organized town hall meetings and workshops, created educational materials, placed an open letter to the commissioners in Florida Today and supported a lawsuit to oppose the commissioners' plans to roll back more than a decade of humane care in Brevard County. Orlando, FloridaCats at Loews hotels in Orlando were cared for by employees when the national chain suddenly reversed its support for TNR at three of its Orlando properties and began trapping cats. A mother cat and her kittens were taken to a local shelter and killed. We worked with a local group to rescue the cats as they were brought in to the shelter, while simultaneous rallying support for the cats' to remain in their homes. 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The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets, along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Alley Cat Allies has determined that no such liabilities were required at July 31, 2012. true X 0 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Alley Cat Allies has first hand experience with recipient organization. A report summarizing the use of the funds is requested and received from all recipient organizations. false false false false false false false false false false Rebecca R Robinson 153426 153426 Donna M Wilcox 155852 155852 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The organization will have 990 available on its own web site within the year. The 990 is available through other web sites that routinely collect such data (Guidestar). The organization makes the form 1023 available upon request. The organization's conflict of interest policy is available upon request. The financial audit of the organization is also available upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees No other officers or key employees received compensation from Alley Cat Allies, Inc. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The board annually reviews the conflict of interest policy with each member to determine if there are any possible conflicts that need to be addressed. Form 990, Part VI, Line 9 Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address Karyen Chu306 Pinewood AveSilver Spring, MD 20901Irina Dline4116 Ellicott St NWWashington, DC 20016Rachel Gorlin6207 4th St. NWWashington, DC 20011 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process The treasurer of the board of directors and the president of the Organization review the 990 together with the preparer prior to finalizing return.