Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Petersburg

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540788401
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Petersburg, VA, USA
Phone
8045267722
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$308,075
Expenses
$118,818
Assets
$3,734,679
Liabilities
$25,938

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BARBARA MCLEAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRIE HELSLEY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CAROLYN BROWN (TREASURER)
  • BARBARA MCLEAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DEANNA DENNY (DIRECTOR)

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

Our goal is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the two cities and adjoining areas," according to the by-laws of the spca of petersburg and colonial heights, va. In order to do this, we: * provide a place for people to report suspected cruelty or need for intervention. We follow up on reports of cruelty or distress by working with city or county police. We address other measures, such as the need for new laws, affecting the welfare of all animals. * provide low-cost spay and neuter assistance in cooperation with area veterinarians to prevent a surplus of animals that would otherwise be destroyed. * provide medical assistance for treatment of ill or injured animals where suffering or death would occur, on a case-by-case basis. * participate in activities to find homes for adoptable shelter animals and work with other organizations toward that common goal. * provide trap rental and instruction to aid individuals in the trap

What it reported doing in 2025

The spca of petersburg and colonial heights handled in excess of 2,900 calls from the public in 2024. Additional calls were received and handled by volunteers after office hours. The area of service included: colonial heights, petersburg, chesterfield, dinwiddie, prince george, hopewell, ft. Lee and others. The majority of calls were for spay/neuter assistance which totaled 1,448. Information calls: 640medical certificates: 656medical assistance: 172 other calls were related to wanted animals, available animals, lost and found pets, trap rental, donations, and cruelty and distress matters.the top three expense items for 2025: veterinarian bills: the cost of spaying and neutering, assisting with medical expenses that are beyond pet owner's capability such as heartworm treatment which runs in excess of $600, spca pays a portion. Spca has a program worked out with area veterinarians to provide medical exams for newly adopted pets. These exams would otherwise cost the pet owner in excess of $35.00. Other assistance is given for x-rays, broken bones, surgery, etc.investment management fees: the second largest expense was investment management fees for investments held by the organization.supplies: the third largest expense was for supplies..

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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 86
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.1%; rating input score 55
  • Program expense ratio: 85.7%; rating input score 86
  • Fundraising efficiency: $37.29 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 61.4%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 31.43; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.6% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.1% of revenue deployed · 85.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $102K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 55/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 42/100.