Brandywine Valley Spca

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
231381030
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
West Chester, PA, USA
Phone
6106926113
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,677,691
Expenses
$35,451,259
Assets
$31,337,757
Liabilities
$2,837,441

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

Leadership & pay

22 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ADAM LAMB (CEO)
  • MICHAEL NOONE ESQ (PRESIDENT)
  • CRYSTAL CRAWFORD (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ADAM LAMB (CEO): $520,000 total reported compensation
  • AARON JOHNSON (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER - DC): $252,625 total reported compensation
  • MIKE KAVIANI (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $210,547 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to put the "human" back in humane animal treatment and advocate on their behalf. Our vision is to be the recognized leader in animal welfare that empowers communities to treat life with respect and dignity.

What it reported doing in 2025

Animal health centers - the brandywine valley spca believes in providing high quality, affordable veterinary care for all pet owners regardless of income level or social status. Serving both owned pets and shelter animals, our full-service veterniary team offers preventive care, wellness exams, vaccinations, surgery, diagnostics, and treatment services. By making veterinary care more accessible, the animal health center helps ensure that cost is not a barrier to responsible pet ownership and supports the well-being of animals throughout our community. In 2025, the brandywine valley spca performed 37,840 spay/neuter surgeries, provided 6,998 free pet vaccinations, and performed 40,489 pet exams through our animal health centers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 61% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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.

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 total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 51
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 95.1%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.85 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.7%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.6% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.6% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.4% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85% of revenue deployed · 95.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $33.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $520K · 22 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $7.2M reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 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: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.