Shetland Sheepdog Placement Services of N J Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG PLACEMENT.
- Income
- $51,205
- Spending
- $52,490
- Reserves
- 14.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
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
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
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 (1)
- $46,891 spent. SHETLAND SHEEPDOG PLACEMENT SERVICES OF NJ INC (SSPSNJ) IS MADE UP ENTIRELY OF VOLUNTEERS, LOCATED ACROSS THE SATE OF NJ. WE HELP SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS AND SHELTIE MIXES THAT HAVE LOST THEIR REGULAR HOME THOUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. WE BRING THEM UP TO DATE ON ALL NEEDED VETERINARY CARE. DOGS ARE PLACED IN FOSTER CARE, HOME ENVIRONMENT, EVALUATED FOR ANY TEMPERAMENT ISSUES, HOUSEBROKEN AND GIVEN BASIC TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES OF FINDING A "FOREVER HOME". IF A DOG IS DEEMED UNADOPTABLE DUE TO AGE/INFIRMITY, S/HE BECOMES A "FOREVER FOSTER AND STAYS WITH US UNTIL S/HE PASSES AWAY. SOME FOREVER FOSTERS HAVE BEEN WITH THE RESCUE FOR 2-3 YEARS. WE HAVE A LARGE FACE BOOK FOLLOWING AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAY/NEUTERING; THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP TRAINING OF THEIR DOG; THE PLIGHT OF DOGS IN PUPPY MILLS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING ONESELF ON THE SHELTIE PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS, FINDING AN ETHICAL BREEDER OR SHELTIE RESCUE TO BRING A NEW PUP OR ADULT DOG INTO YOUR HOME. IN 2025 WE TOOK IN 31 DOGS, RANGING IN AGE FROM 3 MONTHS TO 15 YEARS OLD. 20 DOGS WERE ADOPTED. WE ENDED 2024 WITH 14 DOGS IN FOSTER CARE (4 WERE FOREVER FOSTERS). ONE FOREVER FOSTER HAD DIED OF OLD AGE AT 17 YERS AND ONE FOSTER WAS EUTHANIZED FOR EXTREMELY AGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR.
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
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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 January 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 October 21, 2026.
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