Vitamin Angel Alliance INC

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Goleta, CA501(c)(3)Since 1998Food & AgricultureEIN 77-0485881Revenue $186.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSvitaminangels.org6500 Hollister Ave Ste 130, 93117-5556 · Goleta, CATax-exempt since Sep 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Vitamin angels helps at-risk populations in need, specifically pregnant women, new mothers and children under five, gain access to life changing micronutrients.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 86 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14.9M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.6M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $570K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.4M
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$186.1M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$165.1M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$161.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$186.1M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$129.2M
FY2021$116.8M
FY2022$131.1M
FY2023$132.1M
FY2024$197.1M
FY2025$186.1M
Expenses
$165.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$95.9M
FY2021$120.2M
FY2022$130.3M
FY2023$140.5M
FY2024$150.6M
FY2025$165.1M
Net assets
$161.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$104.4M
FY2021$101.9M
FY2022$99.9M
FY2023$93.5M
FY2024$141.1M
FY2025$161.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $154.0M Management & general 2% · $4.0M Fundraising 4% · $7.1M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $2.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
COO (1/1/25-7/14/25)
$474,993Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO (3/24/25-12/31/25)
$441,481Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO (1/1/25-3/24/25)
$332,615Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$296,578Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Secretary/Treasurer
$292,924Pt VII · Sec A
SVP of Marketing (1/1/25-8/1/25)
$238,944Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Dir of Fin and Acctg
$192,883Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Corp/Fdn Donor Engagement
$184,058Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Stanfield’s $475K as COO (1/1/25-7/14/25) is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 40 $100M+ food & agriculture 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Howard B Schiffer$332,615$1,192,836$349,667$348,005$322,076$311,344
Amy Stanfield$474,993$282,350$270,500$261,839$260,192$251,000
Ana Cespedes$441,481—————
Scott Minger$296,578$329,493$273,890$274,999$305,180$243,583
Bonnie Forssell$292,924$278,223$257,306$247,344$226,732$201,000
Michelle Robbins$238,944$215,823$199,366———
Amanda Wilson$192,883$182,600$176,000$162,587$153,996—
Shannon Burke————$191,870$180,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides lifesaving vitamins and nutritional solutions to underserved pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five globally to improve early childhood health.

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1 program · $154.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The vitamin angel alliance is a global public health nonprofit focused on helping underserved, nutritionally vulnerable populations - specifically pregnant women, infants, and children under five - gain access to life-saving and life-changing nutrition solutions.

$154.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $782K · 2021–2024
Jou Nouvo-New DayMA · FY2024$10,000
Micronutrient ForumDC · FY2023$145,000
Community BridgesCA · FY2023$32,685
Americares Foundation INCCT · FY2023$10,000
Central Illinois FoodbankIL · FY2022$35,350
Community BridgesCA · FY2022$14,650
Central Illinois FoodbankIL · FY2021$100,000
Lowcountry Food Bank INCSC · FY2021$12,350

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$186.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$385K
Money outPt IX
$165.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$154.0M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$7.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$161.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31.0M
Total assetsLn 16$165.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$182.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$149.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$385K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$186.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30.3M
SavingsLn 2$706K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$31.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$100K
Other assetsLn 15$275K
Total assetsLn 16$165.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$161.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 586
VolunteersI 612
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.0M$31.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.9M$18.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$146.1M$165.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.9M$3.4M
Net assetsLn 32$141.1M$161.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$7.7M$7.7M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$130.7M$130.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$364K$423K$533K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.9M$3.3M$2.3M$3.3M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$271K$90K$62K$119K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$712K$257K$169K$286K
Payroll taxesLn 10$706K$248K$180K$278K
Legal feesLn 11b$302K$211K$14K$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$180K$180K
Investment management feesLn 11f$118K$118K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.4M$3.1M$349K$965K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$649K$2K$217$646K
Office expensesLn 13$486K$321K$62K$102K
Information technologyLn 14$568K$358K$80K$131K
OccupancyLn 16$360K$227K$50K$83K
TravelLn 17$1.5M$1.1M$73K$346K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$16K$4K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$158K$99K$22K$36K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.0M$6.0M$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$165.1M$154.0M$4.0M$7.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $186.1M$165.1M$21.0M$161.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $197.1M$150.6M$46.5M$141.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $132.1M$140.5M−$8.5M$93.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $131.1M$130.3M$750K$99.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $116.8M$120.2M−$3.4M$101.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $129.2M$95.9M$33.2M$104.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $186,066,389 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,927,000$182,617,939
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,046,774$3,063,041
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $144,369$385,409
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,118,143$186,066,389
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $126,692,550$138,364,598
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,123,222$11,943,365
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $212,500$180,200
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $13,582,539$14,619,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $150,610,811$165,107,653
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $46,507,332$20,958,736
Part VI · Governance 11 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $186,066,389 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,678
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$182,615,261
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$149,571,582
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$182,617,939
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,618,349$1,618,349
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $150,370$150,370
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,444,692$1,444,692
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $235,039$235,039
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,448,450$186,066,389
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $165,107,653 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,673,279$7,673,279
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $130,691,319$130,691,319
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $363,827 · Management $422,855 · Fundraising $533,363$1,320,045
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,304,104 · Management $2,322,988 · Fundraising $3,307,467$8,934,559
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $90,061 · Management $61,628 · Fundraising $119,446$271,135
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $256,513 · Management $169,237 · Fundraising $286,031$711,781
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $248,095 · Management $179,635 · Fundraising $278,115$705,845
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $210,688 · Management $13,970 · Fundraising $76,919$301,577
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,668$43,668
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $180,200$180,200
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $118,348$118,348
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,082,361 · Management $349,034 · Fundraising $965,077$4,396,472
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,360 · Management $217 · Fundraising $646,244$648,821
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $321,088 · Management $62,220 · Fundraising $102,393$485,701
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $357,935 · Management $79,541 · Fundraising $130,674$568,150
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $226,871 · Management $50,416 · Fundraising $82,826$360,113
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,098,490 · Management $72,937 · Fundraising $345,592$1,517,019
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,920 · Management $3,538 · Fundraising $5,812$25,270
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $99,250 · Management $22,056 · Fundraising $36,234$157,540
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,993,105 · Management $3,706$5,996,811
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,035,266 · Management $3,975,994 · Fundraising $7,096,393$165,107,653
Part X · Balance sheet $165,269,369 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $23,287,426$30,289,952
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $681,574$706,155
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,216,082$3,844,250
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $92,570,935$110,591,994
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $80,775$937,306
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $90,519$99,785
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $16,928,330$18,524,688
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,215,529$275,239
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,071,170$165,269,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,727,119$1,722,359
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,409,579
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,218,186$232,690
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,945,305$3,364,628
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,043,941$149,151,860
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $16,081,924$12,752,881
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141,125,865$161,904,741
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,071,170$165,269,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $161,904,741 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$186,066,389
XI-2 Total expenses$165,107,653
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,958,736
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141,125,865
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$167,726
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$12,134
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$161,904,741

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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