Spay Neuter Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR VISION IS TO CREATE COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITIES FREE OF HOMELESS PETS. SPAY NEUTER NETWORK'S (SNN) MISSION IS TO ELIMINATE PET OVERPOPULATION THROUGH SPAY/NEUTER WHILE EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO CARE RESPONSIBLY FOR DOGS AND CATS. THE SPAY NEUTER NETWORK TEAM ALSO TAKES IT'S MISSION BEYOND THE CLINIC AND SURGICAL MASH TO COLLABORATE AND ENGAGE IN THE COMMUNITY BY SERVING ON TEAMS WORKING TO DEVELOP POWERFUL ANIMAL WELFARE PLANS AND POLICIES FOR CITIES, COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE NORTH TEXAS REGION.
- Income
- $7.3 million
- Spending
- $5.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 24.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 55%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $147,033, executive dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 24.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 56% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (animals, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $4.7 million spent. FOUNDED IN 2003, SPAY NEUTER NETWORK (SNN) IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN HIGH-QUALITY, HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES. OUR MISSION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY OFFERING FREE AND AFFORDABLE HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER, WELLNESS AND VACCINATION SERVICES FOR DOGS AND CATS IN NORTH TEXAS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING, WE HAVE ALTERED MORE THAN 325,000 PETS AND ADMINISTERED MORE THAN 400,000 VACCINATIONS. WHILE WE'RE SPAYING-NEUTERING, VACCINATING, AND MICROCHIPPING PETS, WE'RE ALSO BUILDING ON THESE PROGRAMS TO MAKE SERVICES EASIER THAN EVER FOR LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS TO ACCESS IN ORDER TO HELP SAVE LIVES AND IMPROVE LIVE RELEASE RATES AT CITY AND COUNTY SHELTERS. WE OPERATE THREE BRICK-AND-MORTAR CLINICS LOCATED IN CRANDALL, FORT WORTH, AND DALLAS, TEXAS, IN AREAS OF TOWN WHERE LOW-COST SERVICES ARE MOST NEEDED. WE OPERATE MOBILE SPAY-NEUTER AND VACCINATION CLINICS, WHICH FOCUS ON BRINGING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO UNDERSERVED LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN NORTH TEXAS. WE PROVIDE ANIMAL TRANSPORTS TO AND FROM MORE THAN 35 LOCATIONS TO ONE OF OUR CLINIC LOCATIONS. OUR OUTREACH PROGRAM EDUCATES PET OWNERS BY GOING TO COMMUNITY EVENTS IN TARGETED NEIGHBORHOODS. ADDITIONALLY, WE OFFER HUMANE EDUCATION TO NORTH TEXAS SCHOOLS TO HELP THE NEXT GENERATION BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS. OUR PET SUPPORT AND RESOURCE CENTER, FOUNDED IN 2020, SEEKS TO FURTHER SUPPORT PET OWNERS BY CONNECTING THEM WITH RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO HELP THEM KEEP THEIR PETS, REHOME THEIR PETS OR FIND DIRECT RESCUE PLACEMENT FOR THEIR PETS. THIS PROGRAM IS HELPING TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN SHELTERS AND EUTHANISIA DUE TO SPACE. AS OUR MISSION STATES, WE ARE WORKING TO ELIMINATE PET OVERPOPULATION WHILE HELPING PET OWNERS LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR DOGS AND CATS - AND WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR INNOVATIVE WAYS TO APPROACH THIS PROBLEM. VARIOUS PROGRAMSSNN CONTINUES TO BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF THE MANY POSITIVE CHANGES HAPPENING FOR ANIMALS IN DALLAS. SNN IS PROUD TO SAY WE HAVE BEEN A CATALYST FOR THIS SUCCESS, INITIATING PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS, DALLAS ANIMAL SERVICES, CITY OFFICIALS, LOCAL ANIMAL GROUPS AND LOCAL FUNDERS TO FOCUS ON THE KINDS OF CHANGES WE COULD MAKE FOR ANIMALS IN DALLAS. AS A WAY TO SUPPORT DALLAS, WE SPAY AND NEUTER COMMUNITY CATS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE END UP AT THE SHELTERS. IN 2022, WE PROVIDED THESE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 1,700 COMMUNITY CATS IN DALLAS, AND NEARLY ANOTHER 500 FOR THE SURROUNDING AREAS. ALL OF THESE CATS ARE SPAYED/NEUTERED, VACCINATED AND MICROCHIPPED BEFORE BEING RETURNED. OUR EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAS ALLOWED US TO MICROCHIP MORE THAN 105,000 DOGS AND CATS TO HELP LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS WITH MICROCHIP COMPLIANCE. THIS HELPS THE COMMUNITY BY INCREASING THE CHANCES A LOST DOG PICKED UP CAN BE SCANNED AND RETURNED TO THEIR OWNER WITHOUT EVER GOING TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. WE'VE SPAYED AND NEUTERED MORE THAN 28,000 DOGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN DALLAS SPAY/NEUTER SURGE PROJECT BETWEEN 2017 AND 2022, AND WE CONTINUE TO OFFER LOW COST SERVICES IN THIS SERVICE AREA FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. WE HAVE PROVIDED MORE THAN 34,000 FREE AND LOW-COST SERVICES TO THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY SINCE OPENING OUR CLINIC IN FORT WORTH IN 2019. IN LATE 2022, WE STARTED OUR EXPANSION BEYOND NORTH TEXAS AND INTO SAN ANTONIO. WE SIGNED A LEASE AND STARTED PLANNING FOR A CLINIC TO OPEN IN EARLY 2023.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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