NonprofitsAnimal Wellness Action

Human Services

Animal Wellness Action

SANTA MONICA, CA

Total revenue

$2.4M

Total expenses

$2.9M

Net assets

$1.9M

Grants received

$445K

12 grants

EIN

825477192

Tax year

2024

Mission

Animal wellness action believes that helping animals helps us all by creating a more civil society where people, animals and nature are in balance.

Programs

3 programs

*continued to work with congress to gain support for an animal protection agenda and for laws that provide that protection*blocked eats act in congress, which seeks to repeal laws halting sale of pork and eggs from pigs kept in small cages and laying hens jammed in battery cages*prevailed in federal appeals court upholding ban on animal fighting on every inch of u.s. Soil*continued to campaign to end milk mandate in schools

Expenses: $611K

* successfully defended four top allies in congress during 2024 elections* defeated three anti-animal welfare incumbents in u.s. House* worked to support dozens of state candidates for office

Expenses: $452K

* continued to promote enforcement of existing laws and legal standards through our national law enforcement council, consisting of 27 members, including district attorneys, attorneys general and law enforcement* obtained law enforcement support for the fight act by obtaining backing of national sheriffs association and national district attorneys association

Expenses: $44K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.1M
Program service revenue$212K
Investment income$103K
Other revenue$66K
Total revenue$2.4M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$806K
Fundraising$74K
Other expenses$2.0M
Total expenses$2.9M
Total assets$2.3M
Net assets$1.9M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

WAYNE PACELLE

PRESIDENT

Board

$94K

20 hrs/wk

SHERRY KELLETT

BOARD TREASURER

Board

16 hrs/wk

CANDIS STERN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

DR DEBORAH WILSON

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

DR ANNIE HARVILICZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

STACEY KIVOWITZ

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

ARI NESSEL

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOSEPH GOODE

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

SUZY BENNITT

BOARD CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SCOTT EDWARDS

GENERAL COUNSEL & BOARD SE

Staff

$165K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

DENTONS US LLP

LOBBYING

$110K

Grants received

Showing 12 of 12

FromAmountPurposeYear
$50K
Advocate for the wellbeing of animals.
2024
$10K
General Support
2024
$1K
ANIMAL WELFARE
2024
$10K
General Support
2023
$10K
General Support
2022
$24K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$196K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$25K
general support
2020
$18K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$600
GENERAL UNRESTRICTED
2020
$100
Animal Health
2020

Funded by

$445K from 8 funders · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Fund For A Better Future Inc

$196K · 1 grant · 2020

Humane America Animal Foundation

$100K · 1 grant · 2023

The Jockey Club

$55K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Karuna Foundation

$50K · 1 grant · 2024

Spca International Inc

$42K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Ginny Millner Foundation Inc

$1K · 1 grant · 2024

Farallon Foundation

$100 · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN825477192
NTEE codeP19
Subsection04
Ruling date2019-05
Formed2018
Employees3
Volunteers200
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