Vertebrate Pest Conference
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What it says it does
*TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT AND RELATED MATTERS THROUGH PERIODIC MEETING AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS*TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY*TO ADVANCE UNDERGRADUCATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION IN VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT*TO COOPERATE WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES IN THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS RELATING TO VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT*TO CONSIDER AND REFER TO THE PROPER AGENCIES, PROBLEMS OF MUTUAL CONCERN IN THE FIELD OF VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT*TO FOSTER EDUCATIONAL WORK ON VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT THORUGH ALL APPROPRIATE AGENCIES*TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH BY BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AGENCIES ON PROBLEMS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS AS RELATED TO VERTEBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT*TO PROMOTE UNIFORMITY ANDCOORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES AMONG AGENCIES CONCERED WITH REGULATORY ASPECTS OF VEREBRATE PEST MANAGEMENT
- Income
- $69,056
- Spending
- $35,119
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (1)
- $35,119 spent. The 2024 Vertebrate Pest Conference was held in Monterey, CA March 11-14 2024. The majority of the councils efforts were spent hosting this conference. There were 10 sessions, with 80 presentations. Additionally, there were 18 posters presentations during our special poster session. This resulted in 60 extended abstracts and manuscripts submitted to the VPC Editor for publication consideration. Of these, 52 have been published to date.Volunteer Hours:Jan March 2024 Chair, past-chair and the long-standing arrangements committee chair easily spent 40 hours each (total 120 hours) prepping and administering the conference. This included organizing speakers, presentations, and preparing the meeting space. This also included coordinating with the host hotel, moderating sessions and troubleshooting while administering the conference. During this time, the business manager/caregiver also provided 20 hours, assisting with the administration of the conference and maintaining the accounts.April 2024 December 2024 The editor spent 160 hours in his efforts to accept proceedings articles, manage the review of these articles, editing, and publishing the proceedings of the 2024 conference.October 2024 December 2024 The VPC also hosts a odd-year series of workshops in California to engage nuisance wildlife control officers and pesticide officers. The chair and post-chair spent a combined 40 hours planning and developing the 2025 Workshop in the fall of 2024.Total Volunteer Hours: 340 estimated hours
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1975.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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