Viva Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals

Analysis

Viva Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals is a registered charity in United States, based in Lompoc, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Viva Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals reported income of $1.1m and spending of $339k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $182k to $1.1m (+532%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1168%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Viva Volunteers for Inter-Valley Animals sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Shelter Assistance Program of Santa Barbara ($1.1m), Humane Society of Delaware County ($1.1m) and Chew Animal Clinic ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $99k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $9,001, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 7 employees.