Veterinary Association for Farm Animal Welfare
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ADVOCATE FOR ANIMALS USED IN FOOD AND FIBER PRODUCTION BY PROVIDING A VETERINARY PERSPECTIVE GROUNDED IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND ETHICS.
- Income
- $45,500
- Spending
- $43,937
- Reserves
- 16.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 84%
- Highest pay
- $3,710, treasurer
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 (4)
- $7,451 spent. ENSURE HUMANE END-OF-LIFE PRACTICES - SEEKS TO IMPROVE ANIMALS' WELFARE AT THE END OF LIFE BY ENCOURAGING ADOPTION OF HIGHER WELFARE EUTHANASIA, SLAUGHTER AND DEPOPULATION METHODS, DECREASING ANIMALS' VULNERABILITY TO DEPOPULATION, AND INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR TIMELY ON-FARM EUTHANASIA.
- $7,451 spent. PROMOTE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS THAT MEET ANIMALS' PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS - FOCUSES ON ENSURING THAT HOUSING SYSTEMS PROTECT ANIMALS FROM DISEASE AND INJURY WHILE ALSO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATURAL BEHAVIORS, AGENCY, AND POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL PARTNERS.
- $3,114 spent. PREVENT AND MITIGATE PAIN EXPERIENCED BY FARM ANIMALS - AIMS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS UNDERGOING PAINFUL PROCEDURES, IMPROVE PAIN RECOGNITION, AND INCREASE THE USE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT IN FARM ANIMALS.
- $9,094 spent. GENERAL PROGRAMMATIC EXPENSES
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 August 2024.
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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