Advance the veterinary profession and science

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $141K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $588K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$618K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$374K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$826K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$618K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$535K
FY2024$618K
Expenses
$374K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$115K
FY2021$127K
FY2022$252K
FY2023$287K
FY2024$374K
Net assets
$826K
FY2024▲ +42%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$582K
FY2024$826K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $308K Management & general 9% · $34K Fundraising 8% · $31K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,760Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Benshea’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Jordan Benshea$85,760$83,225

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advances veterinary medicine and scientific research.

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1 program · $308K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Education and training of veterinary practitioners and students.

$308Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 5 grants · $79K · 2024–2024
Friends of NC VmaFY2024$20,726
VinFY2024$20,000
University of AuburnFY2024$15,987
Vets4vets Cont EducationFY2024$11,362
Individual RecipientFY2024$11,013

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$618K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Money outPt IX
$374K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$34K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$826K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$242K
Total assetsLn 16$832K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Investment incomeLn 3$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$28K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$618K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$240K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$588K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$832K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$826K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$242K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$452K$588K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$598K$832K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$582K$826K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$88K$88K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11K$11K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$69K$13K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$33K$6K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$598$199
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$9K$2K$561
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$13K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$11K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$312$312
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$88$88
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$12K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$47K$38K$2K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$374K$308K$34K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $618K$374K$244K$826K 990 PDF
FY2023 $535K$287K$248K$582K 990 PDF
FY2022 $278K$252K$26K$334K 990 PDF
FY2021 $224K$127K$98K$308K 990 PDF
FY2020 $205K$115K$90K$211K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $617,653 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $477,630$565,989
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,150$23,224
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $44,825$28,440
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $534,605$617,653
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$98,553
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $101,062$142,618
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$16,909
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,699$115,721
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,761$373,801
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $247,844$243,852
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $617,653 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $28,440 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$105,258
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$460,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$565,989
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,224$23,224
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $51,664$617,653
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $373,801 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $88,040$88,040
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,513$10,513
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,608 · Management $12,864 · Fundraising $4,288$85,760
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $33,329 · Management $6,249 · Fundraising $2,083$41,661
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,190 · Management $598 · Fundraising $199$3,987
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,968 · Management $1,681 · Fundraising $561$11,210
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,274 · Management $5,160$18,434
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,693 · Management $5,030$15,723
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,909$16,909
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $312$312
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $88$88
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,300$1,300
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $1,809$1,809
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,267$12,267
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,380$14,380
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,917 · Management $1,879 · Fundraising $7,431$47,227
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,181$4,181
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $308,469 · Management $33,861 · Fundraising $31,471$373,801
Part X · Balance sheet $832,087 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $143,922$240,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,125
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,618$2,107
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $286,872$567,051
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $164,660$21,372
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $598,072$832,087
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,776$5,938
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,776$5,938
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $189,906$262,980
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $392,390$563,169
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $582,296$826,149
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $598,072$832,087
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $826,149 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$617,653
XI-2 Total expenses$373,801
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$243,852
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$582,296
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$826,149

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