Vca Charities

Analysis

Vca Charities is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Vca Charities reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $867k to $1.9m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Vca Charities sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maine Emergency Squad Inc ($1.9m), Mid Sussex Rescue Squad Inc ($1.9m) and Texas Emergency Communications Center Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (2.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $141k, net assets of $1.7m.