International Veterinary Outreach
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
International Veterinary Outreach IVO focuses to create healthy communities free of animal suffering. We take a One Health approach to develop and implement sustainable veterinary services and training programs in economically-disadvantaged communities worldwide. IVO envisions a world free of animal suffering where communities connected with animals thrive. Helping animals helping people.
- Income
- $215,409
- Spending
- $213,566
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 92%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 49
- Highest pay
- $70,333, board chair and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 92 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $53,747 spent. Dodoma Region Central Tanzania: Between July 24 and August 5 IVO teamed up with two local organizations Tanzania Animal Welfare Society & Animal Smile Africa in Dodoma Tanzania to provide training for students at two different veterinary institutes Sokoine University of Agriculture & Visele Livecrop Skills Training Centre and to offer direct care for animals in need. Additionally IVO worked closely with Tanzania Animal Welfare Society and conducted internal training to increase their capacity. IVO collaboratively worked with the four groups to reduce rabies transmission by vaccinating and offering other treatments that keep communities safer from infectious and parasitic diseases. During the visit we offered classroom training and fieldwork practicals for local veterinary professionals on small animal dog & cat health & welfare topics. We offered veterinary aid in two marginalized communities provided vet care for 218 dogs cats and offered a unique spay neuter training opportunity for early career veterinarian and veterinary students while sterilizing 65 animals. This visit was our third phase in Tanzania and it was considered a large step forward at increasing veterinary capacity in a country where well-trained veterinarians are greatly needed to improve welfare standards scale humane population control and prevent rabies transmission.
- $37,799 spent. Martinez Contra Costa County California: In 2024 IVO continued its High-Quality High-Volume Spay Neuter HQHVSN Training Clinic in Martinez California. IVO conducted the monthly clinic 11 of 12 months of the year. The program is made possible in collaboration with Contra Costa Humane Society CCHS and Contra Costa Animal Services CCAS. During the 11 clinics conducted a total of 63 veterinary student trainings occurred on best practices in operations of HQHVSN. CCHS helped identify at-risk animals from low income households in Contra Costa County and a total of 98 dogs and cats were altered vaccinated microchipped and treated with parasite preventative medications.
- $28,240 spent. Kajiado County Southern Kenya: Between February and April in 2024 enumerators trained by Amboseli Trust for Elephants ATE surveyed a total of 2982 pastoralists in the seven group ranches adjacent to Amboseli National Park including Selengei Imbirikani Kimana Kuku Nasaru Olgulului and Rombo. IVO added One-Health-One-Welfare OHOW questions to the survey with the four primary objectives to: 1. Estimate the number of domestic animals owned at the household level and identify ownership trends between group ranches. 2. Identify common health symptoms and trends affecting domestic animals at the group ranch level and across the seven surveyed group ranches. 3. Identify common health symptoms and trends affecting people at the group ranch level and across the seven surveyed group ranches. 4. Understand pastoralist community members greatest animal health issues and concerns at the group ranch level and across the seven surveyed group ranches. Between October 11 to 24 2024 IVOs three-person team visited Kenya and conducted semi-structured community engagement events in four different communities coordinated by ATE Big Life and Lion Guardians. The community engagement objectives included: 1. Building trust and relationships with the communities 2. Sharing OHOW survey results 3. Requesting feedback directly from community members 4. Offering basic training in One Health and ways to improve health outcomes in domestic animals and people. Lastly a critical component of the pilot visit strategy included exploring opportunities for partnership and identifying opportunities for interventions in a future initiative.
- $28,139 spent. Benguet Province Philippines: From December 4th to 14 IVO sent a small team of two US veterinarians and one farrier to work alongside three Filipino veterinarians and two support persons and conduct the second phase of an equine health and welfare program to increase local veterinary capacity and improve welfare standard of horses associated with Baguios tourism industry. Our collaborative international team worked closely with the Benguet State University College of Veterinary Medicine and the City of Baguios Veterinary Office. IVO conducted a one-day classroom seminar on topics relevant to working horse health and welfare then a field practicum for the same students the following day. Then for three days students gained hands-on experience providing direct care such as vaccines hoof care and dental care to 250 horses. A total of 17 students received training during the program.
- $24,185 spent. General Program Expenses: The Organization purchased veterinary equipment and supplies to be used across a variety of programs
- $3,895 spent. Annapurna Conservation Area Nepal: In collaboration with three other NGOs Snow Leopard Conservancy Animal Nepal and Mountain Spirit IVO completed a program report that included recommendations on opportunities for intervention that was shared with local stakeholders for feedback to finalize the second phase of its initiative in Nepal. The initiative also included offering support for a Tribhuvan University veterinary students research study titled "Knowledge attitude and practices relating to zoonotic diseases among livestock farmers of the central and regional headquarters of Annapurna Conservation Area Project Nepal" which was completed by July. Much of 2024 was used for planning for the third phase of the program which will include increased and sustainable care for domesticated dogs in the Manang District to reduce transmission of diseases like rabies to people and distemper which can be deadly to snow leopards.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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