Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 20-5701209 • 501(c)3 • Mercer Island, WA
Profile
Action for Animals is an educational organization that works to promote positive change in the ways people view and treat animals. Because every animal has the right to live his or her life free from oppression and exploitation, AFA promotes a vegan diet and lifestyle -not using animals for food, clothing, entertainment, research, trade, or any other objectifying purpose-and vegan activism as the best way to take action for animals. During the pandemic, the organization's outreach methods have been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. AFA anticipates and looks forward to increasing the activity level of the organization in the upcoming year.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
9th percentile
Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
31st percentile
Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
95th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$23,100
Down $4,176 (-15%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Down$23,100
Down $4,176 (-15%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$3,699
Up $4,959 (+394%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$7,875
Up $1,332 (+20%) from 2024
Net Income
Up-$4,176
Up $3,627 (+46%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
Action for Animals is an educational organization that works to promote positive change in the ways people view and treat animals. Because every animal has the right to live his or her life free from oppression and exploitation, AFA promotes a vegan diet and lifestyle -not using animals for food, clothing, entertainment, research, trade, or any other objectifying purpose-and vegan activism as the best way to take action for animals. During the pandemic, the organization's outreach methods have been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. AFA anticipates and looks forward to increasing the activity level of the organization in the upcoming year as restrictions are lifted.
Action for Animals is an educational organization that works to promote positive change in the ways people view and treat animals. Because every animal has the right to live his or her life free from oppression and exploitation, AFA promotes a vegan diet and lifestyle -not using animals for food, clothing, entertainment, research, trade, or any other objectifying purpose-and vegan activism as the best way to take action for animals. During the pandemic, the organization's outreach methods were affected by COVID-19 restrictions. AFA anticipates and looks forward to continuing to increase the activity level of the organization in the upcoming year.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Public outreach and education - Action for Animals distributes educational materials to combat animal cruelty. The objective of this program is to encourage the public to avoid cruelty to animals in their lifestyle choices. | $0 | $4,966 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bemel | President And Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Becky Koechell | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Debbie Moon | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mark Gillono | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“Volunteers can elect to shop at companies that donate a small percentage of their profits to Action for Animals.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Action for Animals is an educational organization that works to promote positive change in the ways people view and treat animals. Because every animal has the right to live his or her life free from oppression and exploitation, AFA promotes a vegan diet and lifestyle -not using animals for food, clothing, entertainment, research, trade, or any other objectifying purpose-and vegan activism as the best way to take action for animals. During the pandemic, the organization's outreach methods were affected by COVID-19 restrictions. AFA anticipates and looks forward to continuing to increase the activity level of the organization in the upcoming year. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Volunteers can elect to shop at companies that donate a small percentage of their profits to Action for Animals. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Vehicle |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2026-01-04 |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2026-01-09T09:11:40-07:00 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-09-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-08-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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