Illinois · Nonprofit
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,480 to it, the largest being AbbVie Foundation ($4,380). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $5k
- Net assets
- $7.9M
What American College of Veterinary Pathologists Inc does
Mission
The mission of the american college of veterinary pathologists is to promote excellence in veterinary pathology through our members as they protect and improve animal, human, and environmental health to benefit society.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The american college of veterinary pathologists and the american society for veterinary clinical pathology held a combined annual meeting. The annual meeting had approximately 1,184 attendees. The organizers provided scientific education sessions planned by a combined education committee.
$677,260 spent$628,391 earned by the program56% of program spendingDevelopment of funds to support training and fellowship including the awarding of two capen fellowships.
$206,733 spentof which $203,399 as grants$724,266 earned by the program17% of program spendingProduction and distribution of peer-reviewed journal. The journal helps the college further promote the advancement and sharing of knowledge, life-long learning, and professional competency.
$180,147 spent$171,479 earned by the program15% of program spendingThe acvp examination certifies that candidates have completed training adequate to acquire knowledge sufficient to assume responsibility for the broad spectrum of assessment and interpretation of specimens, problems and situations encountered by veterinary pathologists. There are two certifying examinations, one for anatomic pathology and one for clinical pathology, that are recognized by the american board of veterinary specialties of the american veterinary medical association. The certifying examination is divided into two separate exams, phase I and phase ii. The phase I exam can be taken by residents following their first year of training and the phase ii certifying exam is taken at the completion of training and is needed to be certified.
$149,588 spent$189,325 earned by the program12% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,213,728.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.1M to $6.4M (+108%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
7% of AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sarah Bilissis
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $2k → $200.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 2 of 3 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
80% of AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 717 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 717 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
68% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 12 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC?
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC (Illinois) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,480 to it, the largest being AbbVie Foundation ($4,380). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $5,480 in grants to AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC?
- AbbVie Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $4,380 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY PATHOLOGISTS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing