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Tuscaloosa Spay Neuter Incentive Program

EIN 46-2460127 · Tuscaloosa, AL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak40 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TUSCALOOSA SPAY NEUTER INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TSNIP), A 501(C)(3) NON-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WAS FOUNDED IN THE SPRING OF 2013 WITH THE MISSION OF REDUCING THE UNWANTED DOMESTIC ANIMAL POPULATION IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, THE CITY OF TUSCALOOSA, AND THE CITY OF NORTHPORT. TSNIP WORKS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION THROUGH TWO MAIN PROGRAMS: FERAL CAT CONTROL AND EDUCATION. FERAL CATS ARE TRAPPED, NEUTERED OR SPAYED, AND RELEASED. THE EDUCATION EFFORTS ARE FOR ELEMENTARY THROUGH POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TSNIP WORKS TO SPAY AND NEUTER COMMUNITIES OF FERAL CATS WHICH DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THE BREEDING AND NUISANCE BEHAVIORS OF FERAL CATS. THIS ALSO REDUCES THE INTAKE AND EUTHANASIA OF FERAL CATS AND COSTS AT THE TUSCALOOSA METRO ANIMAL SHELTER. AS TSNIP SUCCEEDS IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNWANTE PETS AND FERAL CATS IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, THE NUMBERS OF ANIMALS RECEIVED, HOUSED, AND EUTHANIZED BY LOCAL SHELTERS CONTINUES TO BE REDUCED. THIS ALLOWS SHELTER WORKERS TO FOC

Income
$72,757
Spending
$74,033
Reserves
2.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 78%

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

Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 48% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 2% 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 (1)
  1. $59,959 spent. TUSCALOOSA SPAY NEUTER INCENTIVE PROGRAM (TSNIP), A 501(C)(3) NON-FOR- PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WAS FOUNDED IN THE SPRING OF 2013 WITH THE MISSION OF REDUCING THE UNWANTED DOMESTIC ANIMAL POPULATION IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, THE CITY OF TUSCALOOSA, AND THE CITY OF NORTHPORT. TSNIP WORKS TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR MISSION THROUGH TWO MAIN PROGRAMS: FERAL CAT CONTROL AND EDUCATION. FERAL CATS ARE TRAPPED, NEUTERED OR SPAYED, AND RELEASED. THE EDUCATION EFFORTS ARE FOR ELEMENTARY THROUGH POST-SECONDARY STUDENTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TSNIP WORKS TO SPAY AND NEUTER COMMUNITIES OF FERAL CATS WHICH DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THE BREEDING AND NUISANCE BEHAVIORS OF FERAL CATS. THIS ALSO REDUCES THE INTAKE AND EUTHANASIA OF FERAL CATS AND COSTS AT THE TUSCALOOSA METRO ANIMAL SHELTER. AS TSNIP SUCCEEDS IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNWANTE PETS AND FERAL CATS IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, THE NUMBERS OF ANIMALS RECEIVED, HOUSED, AND EUTHANIZED BY LOCAL SHELTERS CONTINUES TO BE REDUCED. THIS ALLOWS SHELTER WORKERS TO FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE OF ADOPTABLE ANIMALS AND INCREASED ADOPTIONS.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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