Little Buckets Farm Sanctuary
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
LBFS IS A NONPROFIT VEGAN SANCTUARY IN VIRGINIA. GIVING ANIMALS A SAFE AND LOVING HOME THEY ALL SO DESERVE. MANY ANIMALS ARE HURT, DISCARDED, TOO YOUNG TO SURVIVE ON THEIR OWN, HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, OR ARE LOOKED OVER FOR NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. AT LITTLE BUCKETS FARM SANCTUARY THOSE ANIMALS WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE AT A NEW LIFE. THEY WILL BE REHABILITATED IF NEEDED, GIVEN PLENTY OF FOOD, SHELTER, LOVE, AND THE NECESSARY CARE ALL WHILE MAKING OUR FARM THEIR NEW HOME. THEY WILL NEVER AGAIN BE SCARED OR HUNGRY. THEY WILL ONLY KNOW LOVE, HAVING A FULL TUMMY AND A PLACE TO CALL HOME WHILE ALLOWING THEM A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR PERSONALITY, PLAY WITH FRIENDS, AND SHARE THEIR LOVE WITH FARM FRIENDS AND BECOME A PART OF THE LITTLE BUCKETS FAMILY. THROUGH OUR SOCIAL CHANNELS AND IN-PERSON SANCTUARY TOURS, WE SHOW PEOPLE THAT FARM ANIMALS HAVE FUN, LOVING, AND SWEET PERSONALITIES JUST LIKE OUR DOMESTICATED PETS. FARM ANIMALS HAVE STRONG FAMILY BONDS AND FRIENDSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AS WELL AS THE
- Income
- $181,405
- Spending
- $236,617
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Highest pay
- $47,500, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $151,963 spent. OUR FIRST ACHIEVEMENT AND OUR 1 PRIORITY IS CARING FOR ALL RESCUE ANIMALS THAT STARTED 2024 CALLING LITTLE BUCKETS HOME. BEING A SANCTUARY, WE ARE PROVIDING A FOREVER HOME TO OUR RESCUE FARM ANIMALS, HORSES, GUINEA HENS, CATS AND DOGS EXCEPT FOR A DOG OR CAT WHO WE MIGHT RESCUE WHO WE PLAN TO ADOPT OUT. CARING FOR OVER 20 GOATS, 4 STEERS, 3 DONKEYS, 5 HORSES, GUINEA HENS, A PIG, DOGS AND CATS IS A HUGE RESPONSIBILITY. WE STRIVE EVERY DAY TO GIVE THEM ALL EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY NO MATTER IF THEY ARE 1 YEAR OLD OR A SENIOR OR 5 LBS OR 2500 LBS. THEY ARE PROVIDED THE OUTSIDE SPACE THEY NEED, SHELTER AND SAFETY, FOOD, FRESH WATER, SUPPLEMENTS, ENRICHMENT, TREATS, OF COURSE LOTS OF LOVE, AND A FAMILY TO CALL THEIR OWN FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THEY HAVE DAILY ROUTINES, HAVE REGULAR VET VISITS & CHECKUPS, FARRIER CARE IF APPLICABLE, AND PROVIDED ANY EXTRA SPECIAL CARE THEY REQUIRE TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE. AND GIVING OUR RESCUE ANIMALS LOVE AND THE LIFE THEY SO DESERVE IS WHAT WE GIVE EACH AND EVERYONE THEM. THEY ARE FAMILY.
- $10,680 spent. IN 2025, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP 3 PRECIOUS LIVES. FIRST WAS A HORSE IN HER TWENTIES WHO HAD FAMILY TIES TO OUR OTHER HORSES AND WHEN SHE NEEDED A FOREVER HOME, WE WERE THERE TO TRANSPORT HER FROM MARYLAND, GET HER ALL THE VET CARE NEEDED, NEW FRIENDS, AND LOTS OF LOVE, FOOD, HAY, HOOF CARE AND TREATS. IN ADDTION, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP TWO DOGS. THE FIRST WAS AN OWNER SURRENDER OLDER PUPPY WHO WAS ABOUT TO BE TAKEN TO A KILL SHELTER. AFTER GETTING HER SPAYED, BETTER TRAINED AND SOCIALIZED, WE WERE ABLE TO FIND HER AN AMAZING NEW HOME. THE 2ND DOG WAS AT A KILL SHELTER AND WITH HIS SIZE, I KNEW HE WOULD HAVE A TOUGH TIME FINDING A HOME. WE DROVE 3 HOURS TO SAVE HIM. WE WERE ABLE TO GET HIM ALL THE VET CARE NEEDED, NEUTERED, AND HE IS NOW ONE OF OUR FOREVER SANCTUARY DOGS.
- $383 spent. WE HOSTED MULTIPLE TOURS OF THE SANCTUARY IN 2025 AND WE GET TO MEET LOCAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS MANY WHO TRAVEL FAR DISTANCES TO MEET THE ANIMALS AT LITTLE BUCKETS. THE ANIMALS LOVE TO WALK OVER AND GREET EVERYONE, BE PETTED, AND SHOW HOW AMAZING FARM ANIMALS ARE. THE ANIMALS LOVE AND PERSONALITIES MAKE A HUGE CONNECTION WITH VISITORS AND WE HOPE EVERYONE LEAVES THE FARM WITH A MORE COMPASSIONATE MINDSET. WE ONCE AGAIN SETUP A BOOTH AND ATTENDED THE RICHMOND VEGFEST. THIS EVENT ALLOWS US TO RECRUIT NEW VOLUNTEERS, MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH POTENTIAL DONORS AND VISITORS TO THE SANCTUARY AS WELL AS BE ABLE TO SHARE LBFS SWAG AVAILABLE TO HELP US RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ANIMALS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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 November 6, 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 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 February 2019.
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 November 4, 2026.
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