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Name:	International Fund for Animal Welfare
Address:	290 Summer Street
	Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
Phone:	508-744-2000 508-744-2141
Web Address:	www.ifaw.org

International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

IFAW administers its programmatic activities through six areas: elephants, seals, whales, wildlife trade, companion animals and emergency relief. IFAW is working to ensure elephants live free in secure and viable habitats and to eliminate threats from the ivory trade. IFAW’s efforts address elephant populations in East, Southern, Western and Central Africa, as well as Asian Elephants. The Seals program is divided into four initiatives, designed to work towards ending commercial seal hunting, including political campaigning in Canada, trade ban work in Europe, national ban on seal hunting in Russia and documentation of the Canadian commercial hunt by the Hunt Watch team each March. The Whale program is divided into four areas of work: ending commercial whaling, whale watching, ocean noise, and Song of the Whale, IFAW’s non-invasive research vessel. Certain regions are undertaking regional/national marine mammal work that advances international campaign goals in their regional context. IFAW’s Companion Animals program recognizes that four elements are necessary to achieve the outcomes in its companion animal projects and to ensure lasting improvements in companion animal welfare: availability of veterinary care; educational outreach; re-homing and legislation/ policy initiatives. IFAW’s vision for emergency relief is a world where the suffering of animals in disasters is prevented or reduced as much as possible and where rehabilitation and release of injured wild animals is effective and widely supported. IFAW’s Animal Action Week initiative, which is conducted in elementary schools, educates school children about animals and their habitats. Some ($2,253,473 or 10%) of IFAW's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, IFAW's program expenses were:

Companion animals	7,129,812
Wildlife trade	5,835,933
Whales	3,266,039
Emergency relief	2,305,309
Elephants	1,438,853
Seals	1,206,348
Regional priorities	742,802
Total Program Expenses:	$21,925,096

Chief Executive : Frederick M. O'Regan, Chief Executive Officer, President

Compensation*:

$379,294

Chair of the Board: Thomas C. Ramey
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Retired insurance executive

Board Size: 11

Paid Staff Size: 183

*July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, telemarketing, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 13% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $17,799,201, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

IFAW incurred joint costs of $5,013,244 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $2,669,637 was allocated to fund raising expenses, $2,253,473 was allocated to program expenses, and $90,134 was allocated to administrative expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on IFAW's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds
Grants from affiliates	9,295,095
Contributed goods and services	8,177,735
Contributions	8,136,955
Bequests	1,484,511
Gain on investments	1,402,608
Interest and dividend income	575,928
Other income	366,021
Total Income	$29,438,853

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 83%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$29,438,853
	Program expenses			$21,925,096
	Fund raising expenses			2,362,816
	Administrative expenses			2,132,265
Total expenses				$26,420,177
Income in Excess of Expenses				3,018,676
Beginning net assets				29,804,218
Ending net assets				32,822,894
Total liabilities				19,062,010
Total assets				$51,884,904

Note: According to IFAW's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, the organization received in-kind contributions in the amount of $8,177,735 consisting of professional media placement and display services.