Vca Charities EIN 20-3460348

Vca Charities FY2022 filing

EIN  20-3460348 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides financial grants for disaster relief, funds emergency veterinary care for low-income pet owners, and supports animal welfare organizations to improve pet well-being.
Leadership
Kim Van Syoc · Acting Executive Director · $34K
Money in and out
$838K revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
88% program efficiency

Provides financial grants for disaster relief, funds emergency veterinary care for low-income pet owners, and supports animal welfare organizations to improve pet well-being. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $838K in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$838K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$171K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
29.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-20%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$838K
FY2022▼ -42%
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +20%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2022▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$82K
FY2022▼ -48%
Total revenue
$838K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$171K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $892K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Disaster Relief Grants

Disaster relief grants provide financial support to animal welfare organizations whose communities have suffered the impact of natural or other disasters. Grants also support partnering organizations assisting in rescue, relief, and transport efforts.

$892Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CVca Charities
EINHdr · item D20-3460348
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jvcacharities.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Acting Executive Director
$34,370Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Director of Finance
$12,371Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kim Van Syoc’s $39K as Acting Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kim Van Syoc$38,794$37,876$34,370$35,900
Alison Benninger$14,288$13,733$12,371$14,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$804K · 96%
Other revenue$31K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$804K
Other revenue4%$31K
Investment income$3K
Total revenueLn 12$838K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.06
Program services88%$892K
Management & general6%$56K
Fundraising6%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$82K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed20.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.0M · Less non-cash grants $326K · Cash operating expenses/yr $682K
29.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $892K · Total expenses $1.0M
88%
Management & General
Management & general $56K · Total expenses $1.0M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $62K · Total expenses $1.0M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $36K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $804K · Total revenue $838K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $838K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $838K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $838K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $838K · Prior year $1.4M
-42%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $838K · Expenses $1.0M
-20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kim Van Syoc · Reported title ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $34K · Total expenses $1.0M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $47K · Total expenses $1.0M
5%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth -42%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$47K
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Grants paid · 55 grants · $2.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$694,076
Friends of Baark INCFL · FY2024$13,000
The Humane Society of TulsaOK · FY2024$10,000
Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care CenterFY2024$10,000
Los Angeles County Fire DepartmentFY2024$9,479
Michigan Humane SocietyMI · FY2024$5,868
City of MinneapolisFY2024$5,566
City of DallasFY2024$5,143
Houston Humane SocietyTX · FY2024$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$537,256
The Humane Society of TulsaOK · FY2023$28,415
Austin Pets Alive INCTX · FY2023$15,400
Wings of Rescue INCCA · FY2023$10,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$838K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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