Albemarle Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540595009
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Phone
4349735959
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$7,047,808
Expenses
$5,305,327
Assets
$15,766,923
Liabilities
$1,433,679

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • ELIZABETH JONES (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $247,729 total reported compensation
  • HEATHER SULLIVAN (DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & FACI): $131,498 total reported compensation
  • EMILY BEICHEL (DIRECTOR OF VETERINARY SVC): $123,061 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To advance the humane treatment of dogs and cats by providing comprehensive sheltering, medical care, and behavioral support. We strive to ensure every animal has the opportunity to find a permanent, loving home through community education and outreach.

What it reported doing in 2025

Since 2006, caspca has consistently maintained a 90% or higher live release rate, demonstrating our commitment to positive outcomes for every healthy and treatable animal in our care. As the contracted public shelter for charlottesville and albemarle county, we offer a broad spectrum of services designed to reduce shelter intake and improve outcomes for pets and the people who care for them. See schedule o for continuation.in 2025, caspca: performed 3,268 surgeries adopted out 2,600 pets reunited 369 lost pets with their families transferred in 676 at-risk animals from 45 different shelters distributed over 25,000 pounds of pet food to community members in need achieved a 96% live release rateour vision is a future where every animal thrives within a compassionate community. With the ongoing support of our community, we continue to make a meaningful impact on the lives of companion animals and the residents of charlottesville and albemarle county.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 84
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.5%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 78.2%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.72 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.7%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.97; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.8%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.5% of revenue deployed · 78.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $4.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $248K · 22 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.