American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Co

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
596146888
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Jacksonville, FL, USA
Phone
9046432637
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Veterinary Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,018,669
Expenses
$1,582,739
Assets
$2,267,651
Liabilities
$186,234

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHARON DEEM DVM PHD DACZM (PRESIDENT)
  • SAM RIVERA DVM MS (PRESIDENT EL)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBERT HILSENROTH DVM (EXEC DIR EME): $105,117 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve the health care and promote conservation of captive and free- ranging wildlife.

What it reported doing in 2023

Published the journal of zoo and wildlife medicine, conducted comprehensive continuing education programs, and published scientific information on the website. Increased in-country capacity for zoo and wildlife veterinary medicine by training international veterinarians. Maintained a listserv for members to present and discuss diagnostic, medical and surgical cases.

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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.3%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.43 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.43; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.3% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 7 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $105K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 42/100.