Veterinarians Without Borders EIN 71-0933188

Veterinarians Without Borders

EIN  71-0933188 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Davis, CA Founded 2001
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Improves animal health and livelihoods in underserved areas through education and veterinary services.
Leadership
Kellie Curtis · Director
Money in and out
$20K revenue, $95K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency

Improves animal health and livelihoods in underserved areas through education and veterinary services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $20K in revenue, $95K in expenses, and $743K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$20K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$95K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$743K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$75K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
86.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +29% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-373%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +65% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$20K
FY2025▲ +94%
Expenses
$95K
FY2025▼ -21%
Total assets
$743K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$20K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$95K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$743K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$75K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$743K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
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 $75K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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The organization advances human health and livelihoods in underserved areas by sustainably improving animal health and husbandry through education, veterinary service, enterprise development and advanced trade.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CVeterinarians Without Borders
EINHdr · item D71-0933188
Principal addressHdr · item CDavis, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.vetswithoutborders.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2001
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2007

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 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Graham’s $52K as President & CEO is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 82 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2020FY2019
Thomas W Graham$65,200
Thomas Graham$51,543

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$11K · 54%
Investment income$8K · 41%
Other revenue$1K · 5%
Contributions & grants54%$11K
Investment income41%$8K
Other revenue5%$1K
Total revenueLn 12$20K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21
Program services79%$75K
Management & general21%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Total assetsLn 16$743K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$743K
Months of cash on handcomputed43.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $685K · Operating expenses/yr $95K
86.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $75K · Total expenses $95K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $95K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $95K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $30K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $11K · Total revenue $20K
54%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $20K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $20K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $20K
+41%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $95K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $20K · Prior year $10K
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $201K · FY2025 $20K
-32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $743K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $20K · Expenses $95K
-373%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $743K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $743K · Total assets $743K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $341K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $743K
46%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kellie Curtis · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $95K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $95K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 21%
Revenue growth 94%

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 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $27K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,200
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$800

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$20K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$10K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$95K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$511K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$575K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$201K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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