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Oasis Animal Sanctuary Inc

EIN 22-3810323 · Franklinville, NJ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair52 out of 100GovernanceFair62 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE OASIS MISSION IS TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR HOMELESS COMPANION ANIMALS, HORSES, AND OTHER PETS. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR FIVE INITIATIVES: (1) REHABILITATE COMPANION ANIMALS FROM LOCAL SHELTERS & THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR ADOPTION; (2) PROVIDE A LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAM; (3) PROVIDE SANCTUARY FOR ABUSED FARM ANIMALS - ESPECIALLY HORSES; (4) A HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAM; AND (5) PROVIDE A PERMANENT, LOVING HOME FOR THOSE ANIMALS THAT HAVE BEEN TOO TRAUMATIZED OR ARE TOO DISABLED FOR ADOPTION.

Income
$229,342
Spending
$227,783
Spent on programs
83%
Reserves
-19.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%
Employees
6
Volunteers
0

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

Financial health

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 35% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

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

Governance

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (2)
  1. $13,647 spent. THE STERILIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HUMANELY REDUCES UNWANTED ANIMAL POPULATIONS THROUGH SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES. IN 2025, 144 ANIMALS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, MOST OF WHOM WERE STERILIZED BEFORE YEAR END. FROM THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION IN 2002 UNTIL 12/31/25, 8,275 ANIMALS WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED, EFFECTIVELY AND HUMANELY PREVENTING THE BIRTHS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMELESS OR UNWANTED ANIMALS. FEE REVENUE FOR THIS PROGRAM IN 2025 TOTALED $13,132; GRANT FUNDING TOTALED $11,020 AND CONTRIBUTIONS WERE $0. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM CAME THROUGH OUR THREE MONEY RAFFLES THAT WERE RUN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. EXPENSES TOTALED $13,962 WHICH REPRESENTS $315 FOR CO-PAY REFUNDS; THE BALANCE WAS PAID TO OUR PARTICIPATING VET HOSPITALS PERFORMING THE ACTUAL SURGERIES.
  2. $176,238 spent. THE ANIMAL CARE AND THE ADOPTION/FOSTER/RELOCATE (A/F/R) PROGRAMS ARE THE MAIN ENDEAVORS OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND MOST OF THE MONEY USED FOR THEM COMES IN THROUGH THE GENERAL ACCOUNT. THE COMBINED PROGRAM IS RUN AT THE FACILITY, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STILL SOME FOSTER HOMES IN USE. 20 ANIMALS WERE SURRENDERED TO OASIS IN 2025 - 17 CATS AND KITTENS, AND 1 HORSE. ADDITIONALLY, OASIS WAS DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADOPTIONS OF 12 DOGS FROM ANOTHER NON-PROFIT RESCUE, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ANIMALS ASSISTED IN 2025 TO 30. BECAUSE OASIS IS A SANCTUARY, IT OFTEN TAKES IN ANIMALS THAT OTHER SHELTERS DO NOT ACCEPT, OR WOULD SIMPLY EUTHANIZE BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE OR THE TIME AND EXPENSE NEEDED TO HEAL THEM. OASIS PROVIDES A "KINDNESS FIRST" PHILOSOPHY, WHEREBY EUTHANASIA IS PERFORMED ONLY AFTER OTHER OPTIONS BECOME EITHER FINANCIALLY OR PHYSICALLY PROHIBITIVE. IN ALL, OASIS HAS CARED FOR 900 ANIMALS - MANY OF THEM VIA FOSTER HOMES, BECAUSE OASIS HAD NO FACILITY OF ITS OWN UNTIL MAY 29, 2015. AT THE END OF 2025, 55 WERE STILL WITH US, OF WHICH 30 ARE "PERMANENT RESIDENTS" AS THEY HAVE BEEN TOO TRAUMATIZED OR ARE TOO DISABLED TO BE ADOPTED OUT (OF THESE, 7 ARE EQUINES). OASIS HAS TAKEN IN MANY SPECIES OF ANIMALS OVER THE YEARS, INCLUDING DOGS, CATS, HORSES (FROM DRAFTS TO PONIES), DONKEYS, DUCKS, GUINEA PIGS, SNAKES, HAMSTERS, TURTLES, TURKEYS, FERRETS, ROOSTERS, CHICKENS, AND GOATS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES HEALTHY NUTRITION, EXCELLENT VET CARE, AND SOCIALIZATION WITH OTHERS OF THEIR SPECIES AS WELL AS WITH HUMANS. WE PROVIDE A NON-CAGED ENVIRONMENT FOR AS MANY ANIMALS AS WE CAN TO REDUCE STRESS AND ILLNESS; THE HORSES HAVE LARGE FIELDS IN WHICH TO RUN AND STRETCH THEIR LEGS. AGAIN, WE DO NOT EUTHANIZE ANY ANIMAL FOR ANY REASON EXCEPT END-OF-LIFE SUFFERING FOR WHICH WE CAN OFFER NO OTHER RELIEF. NOTE THAT OASIS CANNOT ACCEPT WILDLIFE IN ITS PROGRAMS AS NO ONE ON STAFF HAS A NJ STATE REHABILITATOR'S LICENSE.

Source: Form 990 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 November 2001.

    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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