Siberian Husky Club of America Trust

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
206699296
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
El Cerrito, CA, USA
Phone
5105249950
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$123,290
Expenses
$36,756
Assets
$1,697,604
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BRUCE BARNES (Chairman)
  • KANDY TIGERMAN (Trustee)
  • VERN HARVEY (Trustee)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the SHCA Trust is to collect and distribute funds to aid the betterment of the Siberian Husky breed in the areas of education, rescue, and health. We are dedicated to improving the lives of all Siberians.

What it reported doing in 2025

Education: to provide funding in support of educating the public about the siberian husky. Such educational activities may include general education about the breed's history, purpose, and physical and temperamental qualities, as well as responsible dog ownership. It can also include educating breeders, exhibitors and fanciers of the siberian husky. And, it may also include educating judges of the siberian husky. Funding support may include the creation and delivery of courses as well as the creation, publication and distribution of materials in a variety of media. In 2025, there were no grant applications submitted for education efforts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 83
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 91
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.3%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 95.7%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 70.2%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 46.19; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 44.1% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 23.8% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.3% of revenue deployed · 95.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 13 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.