American Caging, Inc.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, American Caging, Inc. is one of the country’s premier providers of comprehensive services to nonprofit organizations, both 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4), as well as political committees and direct-response agencies. Founded in 1990 with more than 35 years of operation, the firm has built its reputation on accurate, secure lockbox and caging solutions, primarily through client referral. In early 2001 the American Red Cross partnered with American Caging to process hundreds of thousands of global contributions following the September 11 attacks.

For Vaccine Veritas, American Caging provides legal and compliance support for state and federal regulations, accounting audits, state compliance reviews, corporate-governance oversight, and full monitoring of all fundraising activities, ensuring precise, secure, and adaptable handling of donations and operations.

The firm is a minority-owned enterprise led by President Maureen E. Otis, Esq., a former Certified Public Accountant and attorney with extensive expertise in nonprofit law who has represented organizations, fundraisers, and consultants at the state level and served as faculty for the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ international conferences. American Caging integrates legal acumen directly into its services, including escrow management and client banking coordination. Compliance and security controls include full bonding, annual independent CPA audits, video surveillance, redundant data storage, task separation, and restricted physical access.