Vet Friends Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
811552201
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Dewey, AZ, USA
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Veterinary Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$130,971
Expenses
$129,630
Assets
$70,961

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Joel Rockey (Director)
  • Caitlin Hanson (Director)
  • Julie Ressler (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our nonprofit organization is committed to providing animal rescue services focusing on saving and rehoming animals in distress. Additionally we offer support to the veteran community by assisting them in finding resources and solutions for their pets. Our mission is to serve both animals in need and veterans in our community ensuring that both groups receive the care and assistance they deserve.

What it reported doing in 2025

Camp Golden Years provided a vital service by managing a dedicated facility catering to senior dogs without homes in the community. The organization covered essential expenses such as medical treatments and boarding for these dogs ensuring their well-being. Additionally Camp Golden Years worked diligently to match these senior dogs with loving new families promoting their adoption and long-term happiness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.55; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 38.6%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.5% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 34/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.