Friends of the Animal Shelter

What Friends of the Animal Shelter does

Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Ashland, United States, founded in 1991. Per its own published short description, the organization improves the quality of life for animals by facilitating adoptions, providing medical care, delivering education, and supplying resources. As a community-embedded animal welfare entity, it serves the local Ashland-area pet and animal population, working with prospective adopters, animal caretakers, and likely partner veterinarians and foster networks.

The organization operates at a micro-scale of 1-10 employees and does not have a public-facing app, API, or documented technology stack in the available data. Its primary web presence (fotas.org) returned only a loading/verification page at the time of data collection, meaning that product detail, service catalogs, pricing, and operational metrics are not publicly disclosed. The sole documented capital event in the dataset is a $4,375 grant from Maddie's Fund dated March 15, 2023, indicating engagement with at least one national institutional funder.

As a private non-profit, FOTAS does not operate a traditional commercial revenue model. Income is most plausibly derived from a mix of individual donations, small grants, adoption fees, and community fundraising, but no specific revenue mechanics, donor composition, or financial statements are publicly available. The combination of a 33-year operating history, a stable micro-headcount, and minimal public financial disclosure suggests a steady-state community service model rather than a scaling enterprise, and any investment-grade analysis is materially constrained by the thinness of disclosed information.

Name

Friends of the Animal Shelter

Website

https://fotas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Friends of the Animal Shelter is a small, community-based non-profit animal welfare organization founded in 1991 in Ashland, United States, facilitating adoptions, medical care, education, and resources to improve animal quality of life locally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Animal Shelter Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAIAA

Animal Shelters & Adoption Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Animal Welfare & Wildlife Rescue

SECONDARYAFAEALAB

Animal Shelters & Rescue Operations

Agriculture & Food Production/Animal Production & Aquaculture/Animal Welfare, Boarding & Production Support Services (non-veterinary)

SECONDARYBPAGAIAD

Veterinary Charity Clinics & Medical Aid

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Animal Welfare & Wildlife Rescue

Keywords

• Animal shelter services
• Pet adoption facilitation
• Animal welfare education
• Veterinary care services
• Animal rescue resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Friends of the Animal Shelter is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that facilitates pet adoptions, provides medical care to animals, delivers animal welfare education, and offers related community resources. It operates a local shelter and serves individual adopters and community members in its service area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pet Adoption Services Facilitation of pet adoptions connecting animals in the shelter with individual adopters and families in the local Ashland community. This is a core service offered to individual consumers seeking to adopt a pet.
• Animal Medical Care Medical care provided to animals in the shelter, including veterinary treatment and health services for rescued or surrendered animals.
• Animal Welfare Education Education programs and resources aimed at promoting animal welfare awareness and responsible pet ownership in the local community.
• Community Animal Resources Resources and support services for the local community related to animal welfare, including surrender services and pet care guidance.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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