Christian Veterinary Mission 
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Summary
Use your passion for veterinary medicine to share Christ's love
Contact information
Mailing address:
Christian Veterinary Mission
PO Box 5888
Lynnwood, WA 98046-5888
Website: cvm.org
Phone: (206) 801-5511
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 852465430
CEO/President: Shane Rootes
Chairman: Kathryn Dunaway- Knight
Board size: 15
Founder: Dr. Leroy Dorminy
Ruling year: 2021
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 06/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2021
Purpose
To provide opportunities for veterinarians, technicians and vet students to use their skills, faith and abilities in Christian service alongside national leaders and missionaries in ministries with similar values, partnering with them in the long-term goals and vision for their communities.
Mission statement
CVM's mission is to challenge, empower, and facilitate veterinary professionals to serve others by living out their Christian faith.
Statement of faith
We believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament as verbally inspired by God, and inerrant in the original writings, and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life. --
2 Timothy 3:16-17 - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. --
Romans 15:4 - For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:10-11 - As Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased."
-- 2 Cor. 3:17 - Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
-- Eph. 4:4-6 - There is one body and one Spirit - just as you were called to one hope when you were called - one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
-- John 1:14 - The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
-- Luke 1:35 - The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God."
We believe that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned, and thereby incurred, not only physical death, but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.
-- Romans 5:12 - Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned.
-- Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
-- Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and all that truly repent of their sins and believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood.
-- Romans 5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
-- Romans 3:25a - God presented him [Jesus] as a sacrifice of atonement through faith in his blood.
-- Isaiah 53:6 - We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life.
-- John 16:13a - But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.
-- Romans 8:9 - You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, and His ascension into heaven and in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.
-- I Cor. 15:3 -- ...that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter and then to the Twelve.
-- Romans 8:34 - Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died - more than that, who was raised to life - is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.
We believe in that blessed hope, the personal, bodily return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
-- 1 Thess. 4:16-17 - For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Evangelism
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 862 of 1435 | 27 of 44 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 936 of 1435 | 28 of 44 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 558 of 1435 | 18 of 44 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 915 of 1436 | 28 of 44 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $85,244 in government grants in 2025.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 3% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 3% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 95% | 91% | 94% | 97% | 100% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 6% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 18% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 5% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 81% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 5% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 99% | 96% | 86% | 84% | 17% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 79% | 72% | 70% | 1% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 1% | 4% | 14% | 16% | 83% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 1% | 3% | 10% | 14% | 100% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 78% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.32 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.20 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.63 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.07 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.48 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 0.21 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 8.18 | 20.91 | 25.45 | 22.21 | 20.76 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.08 | 17.25 | 18.47 | 15.59 | 54.11 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 9% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 63% | 146% | 157% | 134% | 482% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | ||||
| Assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Cash | $711,694 | $1,545,841 | $2,953,975 | $669,105 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $24,462 | $152,919 | $74,282 | $22,142 |
| Short-term investments | $12,456,684 | $10,021,538 | $6,790,071 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $13,192,840 | $11,720,298 | $9,818,328 | $691,247 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $231,296 | $228,950 | $248,140 | $45,810 |
| Other long-term assets | $44,082 | $74,437 | $66,196 | $0 |
| Total long-term assets | $275,378 | $303,387 | $314,336 | $45,810 |
| Total assets | $13,468,218 | $12,023,685 | $10,132,664 | $737,057 |
| Liabilities | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $534,093 | $306,209 | $344,067 | $33,298 |
| Other current liabilities | $96,900 | $154,328 | $98,079 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $630,993 | $460,537 | $442,146 | $33,298 |
| Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $46,944 | $75,776 | $56,708 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $46,944 | $75,776 | $56,708 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $677,937 | $536,313 | $498,854 | $33,298 |
| Net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Without donor restrictions | $4,090,785 | $2,981,765 | $1,914,009 | $595,698 |
| With donor restrictions | $8,699,496 | $8,505,607 | $7,719,801 | $108,061 |
| Net assets | $12,790,281 | $11,487,372 | $9,633,810 | $703,759 |
| Revenues and expenses | ||||
| Revenue | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Total contributions | $8,341,507 | $7,995,248 | $8,290,239 | $850,004 |
| Program service revenue | $305,868 | $304,622 | $218,457 | $0 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $473,035 | $190,587 | $56,536 | ($323) |
| Other revenue | $18,000 | $17,371 | $7,600 | $0 |
| Total other revenue | $796,903 | $512,580 | $282,593 | ($323) |
| Total revenue | $9,138,410 | $8,507,828 | $8,572,832 | $849,681 |
| Expenses | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Program services | $7,259,451 | $6,133,874 | $6,036,215 | $6,595 |
| Management and general | $822,299 | $633,775 | $635,926 | $113,214 |
| Fundraising | $658,665 | $546,892 | $543,993 | $26,113 |
| Total expenses | $8,740,415 | $7,314,541 | $7,216,134 | $145,922 |
| Change in net assets | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2021 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $397,995 | $1,193,287 | $1,356,698 | $703,759 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $397,995 | $1,193,287 | $1,356,698 | $703,759 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Dr Lee Myers | CEO | $147,302 |
Compensation data as of: 6/30/2025
Response from ministry
No response has been provided by this ministry.
The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 5/22/2026. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]