The mission of the Acvs Foundation is to support the advancement of surgical care of all animals. As an independently-charterd nonprofit philanthropic organization, the Acvs Foundation is devoted to the advancement of surgical care of all animals through funding of educational and research opportunities for veterinary surgical residents and board certified veterinary surgeons.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $425K a year · 67% 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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $64K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$512K
Spent
$154K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$512K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$613K
Expenses
$154K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$154K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$287K
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.0M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1996.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $110K Management & general 28% · $43K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Funds education and research to advance surgical care for all animals.

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3 programs · $106K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Research Grant Program

The acvs foundation research grant programs provide funding for surgically related clinical and basic reseach.

$97Kprogram expense
02

Continuing Education Support Program

Acvs foundation provides sponsorships to support and congratulate future leaders in veterinary surgery, such as outstanding surgical residents' awards which encourages the development of clinically important research and the dissemination of the results of these investigations, particularly those conducted by surgical residents.

$5Kprogram expense
03

New Diplomate Outreach Program

Acvs foundation provides certifications for acvs diplomates on passing the phase I surgical knowledge examination and phase ii surgical competency examination. The total number of acvs diplomates is now over 2,000 with approximately 67% small animal surgeons and 33% large animal surgeons.

$4Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$64K
Grants paid · 45 grants · $627K · 2020–2024
Colorado State UniversityFY2024$38,544
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2024$20,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2024$20,000
The Ohio State UniversityOH · FY2024$19,929
North Carolina State UniversityFY2024$19,190
Oregon State UniversityFY2024$17,561
Texas Tech UniversityFY2024$16,850
University of GeorgiaFY2024$8,590
North Carolina State UniversityFY2024$8,422
Oregon State UniversityFY2024$8,235
Auburn UniversityFY2023$34,500
The University of MinnesotaFY2023$19,906
North Carolina State UniversityFY2023$15,000
Texas A&m Agrilife ResearchFY2023$11,644
Cornell UniversityNY · FY2023$11,600
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$316K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Money outPt IX
$154K
Ln 25
Programscol B$110K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$316K
Gains on assetsLn 7$213K
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$135K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6282
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M$3.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$72K$72K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$25K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$10K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$154K$110K$43K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $613K$287K$326K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $667K$247K$420K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $880K$193K$687K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $504K$171K$333K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $512K$154K$358K$3.8M 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $511,799 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $347,959$202,857
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $176,682$316,418
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,365−$7,476
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $516,276$511,799
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $101,345$100,146
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,930$54,136
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $175,275$154,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $341,001$357,517
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $511,799 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,109
VIII-1d Related organizations$110,556
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,192
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,857
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $103,343$103,343
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $213,075$213,075
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$8,453−$8,453
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $977$977
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $307,965$511,799
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $154,282 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,836$71,836
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,310$3,310
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,801$1,801
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,456$11,456
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $25,228$25,228
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,753$2,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,563 · Management $1,280 · Fundraising $2,055$12,898
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $109,709 · Management $42,518 · Fundraising $2,055$154,282
Part X · Balance sheet $3,757,652 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,853$150,557
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,277$6,703
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,576$180
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,000,066$3,465,484
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $216,469$134,728
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,453,241$3,757,652
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,022$6,929
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $206$130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,228$7,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,385,636$3,701,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $59,377$49,583
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,445,013$3,750,593
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,453,241$3,757,652
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,750,593 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,799
XI-2 Total expenses$154,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$357,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,445,013
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$51,937
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,750,593

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