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Opin Inc

EIN 30-0386610 · Riverside, CT

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

What it says it does

TO DECREASE THE POPULATION OF HOMELESS PETS THROUGH MEDICAL TREATMENT, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 92.8 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 30% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Independent board
18 of 25
3 of 3 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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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

Programs described in its return (3)

$43,256 spent. MEDICAL CARE/SNIP: ROUTINE MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED TO OPIN FOSTER PETS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY PETS WHOSE OWNERS WERE IN FINANCIAL CRISIS (KNOWN AS THE KEEP FIDO/FLUFFY AT HOME PROGRAM), AND TO THOSE PETS BOTH IN THE COMMUNITY, AND IN OPIN'S FOSTER PROGRAM THAT WERE IN NEED OF EXTREME CRITICAL VET CARE (KNOWN AS THE OLLIE FUND AND WE LOVE LUCY PROGRAM). THE SNIP PROGRAM PROVIDED VACCINATIONS, MICRO-CHIPPING AND SPAYING/NEUTERING FOR PETS FROM LOW INCOME HOMES.
$4,784 spent. TRAINING: COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERRED 50 WEEKS PER YEAR AND IS ATTENDED BY AN AVERAGE OF 20-25 AND UPWARDS OF 30-35 DOGS PER WEEK. THESE DOG TRAINING CLASSES ARE ATTENDED BY DOGS ADOPTED FROM OPIN, ITS FOSTER DOGS AND DOGS OWNED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC. CLASSES ARE OPEN TO EVERY DOG OWNER.
$19,320 spent. FOSTER/ADOPTION: FOSTER PROGRAMS HELP TO SAVE LIVES BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY SOLACE FOR A FAMILY PET, OR BY HELPING TRANSITION A HOMELESS PET FROM THE SHELTER TO A HOME ENVIRONMENT. THESE FOSTER PROGRAMS HELP TO INCREASE THE ADOPTABILITY OF A PET. OPIN PROMOTES ADOPTION OF HOMELESS ANIMALS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 March 2007.
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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