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Shelter Connection Inc

EIN 11-3526416 · Lake Success, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SHELTER DOGS IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD ANIMAL SHELTER; TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION ABOUT SHELTER AND DISPEL THE MYTH THAT SHELTER DOGS ARE "DAMAGED GOODS; TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS BY TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING THE DOGS; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE DOG CARE AND THE NECESSITY OF SPAYING/NEUTERING COMPANION ANIMALS; TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY, IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, TO FEED AND MEET THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS.

Income
$163,771
Spending
$72,424
Reserves
79.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 79.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 56% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $23,642 spent. INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SHELTER DOGS IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD ANIMAL SHELTER; TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION ABOUT SHELTER AND DISPEL THE MYTH THAT SHELTER DOGS ARE "DAMAGED GOODS; TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS BY TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING THE DOGS; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE DOG CARE AND THE NECESSITY OF SPAYING/NEUTERING COMPANION ANIMALS; TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY,IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, TO FEED AND MEET THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS.
  2. $8,717 spent. MEND-A-PAW FUND, WHICH PAYS FOR DIAGNOSTIC STUDIES AND MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF THE SHELTER DOGS WHICH CANNOT BE FUNDED FROM THE SHELTER BUDGET.
  3. $10,757 spent. PUBLICATION OF A QUARTERLY NESLETTER WITH ARTICLES ABOUT RESPONSIBLE DOG CARE, ADS ABOUT THE DOGS THAT INCREASED ADOPTIONS, STORIES ABOUT ADOPTIONS, ETC. MAILED TO OVER 5500 LOCAL AND DISTANT ANIMAL LOVERS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2000.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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