Veterinary Orthopedic Society
To sponsor an annual convention for members involved in orthopedic veterinary medicine and to award grants for research in this field.
Veterinary Orthopedic Society at a glance
In short: Veterinary Orthopedic Society gave $51K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $51,269
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $17,090
- -19.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $1,905,308
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Veterinary Orthopedic Society
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Veterinary Orthopedic Society
Gretchen Flo Student/Intern Awards
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Hohn-Johnson Research Grant
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Mark Bloomberg Resident Research Awards
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Who Veterinary Orthopedic Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Purdue University ($39K). Together the top 3 received $51K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).
How Veterinary Orthopedic Society gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2021) to $63K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $51K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue University | H Johnson-T.lescun | $39,290 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Brinker-K.hoenecke | $6,000 |
| Cvets | Brinker-R. Rosa | $5,979 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,905,308 | $497,541 | $486,184 | $51,269 | 3 | $35,615 |
| 2024 | $1,801,007 | $508,593 | $538,648 | $63,388 | 3 | $65,198 |
| 2023 | $1,621,674 | $461,882 | $394,773 | $39,000 | Total only | $33,958 |
| 2022 | $1,439,125 | $604,203 | $575,655 | $43,754 | 2 | $29,622 |
| 2021 | $1,614,895 | $318,623 | $115,325 | $12,000 | 1 | $25,674 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Veterinary Orthopedic Society
Based on IRS filings
Veterinary Orthopedic Society is a public charity focused on Education, based in Okemos, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $51K. Net investment income was $36K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Veterinary Orthopedic Society is led by Kristin Kirkby Shaw, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kristin Kirkby Shaw
President
Board Member → President El, 2024
President El → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Stewart
President El
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Karlin
Board Member
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Jackson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laurent Guiot
Immediate Pa
President El → President, 2024
President → Immediate Pa, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Trumpatori
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Callie Blackford Winders
Recorder
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Collar
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Malek
Board Member
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Horstman
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Jones
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Wendy Baltzer (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: John Chandler (2022–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Randy Basinger (2022–2024) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Adam Biedrzycki (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Pamela Schwartz (2021–2023) — Recorder
- Former: Stan Kim (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Wanda Gordon-Evans (2021–2023) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Jose Garcia-Lopez (2021–2022) — Immediate Pa
- Former: Mitch Powers (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Caleb Hudson (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Cara Blake (2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Ross Palmer (2021) — Immediate Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Veterinary Orthopedic Society
How much does Veterinary Orthopedic Society give each year?
Veterinary Orthopedic Society gave $51K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $63K across 3 grants.
What is Veterinary Orthopedic Society's typical grant size?
Veterinary Orthopedic Society's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $17,090, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Does Veterinary Orthopedic Society give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Veterinary Orthopedic Society's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Veterinary Orthopedic Society?
Veterinary Orthopedic Society reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $498K.
What is Veterinary Orthopedic Society?
Veterinary Orthopedic Society is a public charity focused on Education, based in Okemos, MI. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Veterinary Orthopedic Society's EIN?
Veterinary Orthopedic Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2996650. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 29, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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