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Florida Pointer Rescue Inc

EIN 46-2601218 · New Smyrna, FL

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceWeak22 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Raising each dollar of donations cost 970 cents.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

TO RESCUE DOGS FROM OVERCROWDED KILL SHELTERS, UNWANTED LITTERS, AND FROM OWNERS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. WE RESCUE DOGS, PUPS, SENIORS AND PREGNANT DOGS FROM FLORIDA AND BORDERING STATES AND PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS AND THE DOGS ARE FOSTERED IN PRIVATE HOMES TILL ADOPTED. OUR HANDS-ON RESCUE EFFORTS SECURE PERMANENT LOVING HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF DOGS AND PUPPIES EACH YEAR. ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RESCUING, NURTURING AND ADOPTING DOGS - BOTH BIG AND SMALL INTO LOVING HOMES. FLORIDA POINTER RESCUE JOINS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE THE VAST PROBLEM OF PET OVERPOPULATION BY REQUIRING EVERY ADOPTED DOG AND PUP ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ALL DOGS BROUGHT INTO THE RESCUE ARE EXAMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN AND ARE GIVEN COMPLETE VETTING CARE INCLUDING AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMED, AND PLACED ON FLEA AND HEART WORM PREVENTIVE, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND ADULTS ARE HEART WORMED TESTED.

Income
$261,070
Spending
$240,304
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
2.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
1

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 970 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Weak: 22 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    0 of 25

    1 of 1 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 (3)
  1. $845 spent. TO RESCUE DOGS FROM OVERCROWDED KILL SHELTERS, UNWANTED LITTERS, AND FROM OWNERS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. WE RESCUE DOGS, PUPS, SENIORS AND PREGNANT DOGS FROM FLORIDA AND BORDERING STATES AND PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS AND THE DOGS ARE FOSTERED IN PRIVATE HOMES TILL ADOPTED. OUR HANDS-ON RESCUE EFFORTS SECURE PERMANENT LOVING HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF DOGS AND PUPPIES EACH YEAR. ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RESCUING, NURTURING AND ADOPTING DOGS - BOTH BIG AND SMALL INTO LOVING HOMES. FLORIDA POINTER RESCUE JOINS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE THE VAST PROBLEM OF PET OVERPOPULATION BY REQUIRING EVERY ADOPTED DOG AND PUP ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ALL DOGS BROUGHT INTO THE RESCUE ARE EXAMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN AND ARE GIVEN COMPLETE VETTING CARE INCLUDING AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMED, AND PLACED ON FLEA AND HEART WORM PREVENTIVE, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND ADULTS ARE HEART WORMED TESTED. TO RESCUE DOGS FROM OVERCROWDED KILL SHELTERS, UNWANTED LITTERS, AND FROM OWNERS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. WE RESCUE DOGS, PUPS, SENIORS AND PREGNANT DOGS FROM FLORIDA AND BORDERING STATES AND PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS AND THE DOGS ARE FOSTERED IN PRIVATE HOMES TILL ADOPTED. OUR HANDS-ON RESCUE EFFORTS SECURE PERMANENT LOVING HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF DOGS AND PUPPIES EACH YEAR. ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RESCUING, NURTURING AND ADOPTING DOGS - BOTH BIG AND SMALL INTO LOVING HOMES. FLORIDA POINTER RESCUE JOINS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE THE VAST PROBLEM OF PET OVERPOPULATION BY REQUIRING EVERY ADOPTED DOG AND PUP ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ALL DOGS BROUGHT INTO THE RESCUE ARE EXAMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN AND ARE GIVEN COMPLETE VETTING CARE INCLUDING AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMED, AND PLACED ON FLEA AND HEART WORM PREVENTIVE, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND ADULTS ARE HEART WORMED TESTED.
  2. $177,345 spent. TO RESCUE DOGS FROM OVERCROWDED KILL SHELTERS, UNWANTED LITTERS, AND FROM OWNERS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. WE RESCUE DOGS, PUPS, SENIORS AND PREGNANT DOGS FROM FLORIDA AND BORDERING STATES AND PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS AND THE DOGS ARE FOSTERED IN PRIVATE HOMES TILL ADOPTED. OUR HANDS-ON RESCUE EFFORTS SECURE PERMANENT LOVING HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF DOGS AND PUPPIES EACH YEAR. ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RESCUING, NURTURING AND ADOPTING DOGS - BOTH BIG AND SMALL INTO LOVING HOMES. FLORIDA POINTER RESCUE JOINS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE THE VAST PROBLEM OF PET OVERPOPULATION BY REQUIRING EVERY ADOPTED DOG AND PUP ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ALL DOGS BROUGHT INTO THE RESCUE ARE EXAMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN AND ARE GIVEN COMPLETE VETTING CARE INCLUDING AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMED, AND PLACED ON FLEA AND HEART WORM PREVENTIVE, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND ADULTS ARE HEART WORMED TESTED.
  3. TO RESCUE DOGS FROM OVERCROWDED KILL SHELTERS, UNWANTED LITTERS, AND FROM OWNERS NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. WE RESCUE DOGS, PUPS, SENIORS AND PREGNANT DOGS FROM FLORIDA AND BORDERING STATES AND PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, TRANSPORTATION, AND AFFECTION TO HOMELESS DOGS OF ALL BREEDS AND THE DOGS ARE FOSTERED IN PRIVATE HOMES TILL ADOPTED. OUR HANDS-ON RESCUE EFFORTS SECURE PERMANENT LOVING HOMES FOR HUNDREDS OF DOGS AND PUPPIES EACH YEAR. ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO RESCUING, NURTURING AND ADOPTING DOGS - BOTH BIG AND SMALL INTO LOVING HOMES. FLORIDA POINTER RESCUE JOINS IN THE FIGHT TO REDUCE THE VAST PROBLEM OF PET OVERPOPULATION BY REQUIRING EVERY ADOPTED DOG AND PUP ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. ALL DOGS BROUGHT INTO THE RESCUE ARE EXAMINED BY A LICENSED VETERINARIAN AND ARE GIVEN COMPLETE VETTING CARE INCLUDING AGE APPROPRIATE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMED, AND PLACED ON FLEA AND HEART WORM PREVENTIVE, SPAYED OR NEUTERED, AND ADULTS ARE HEART WORMED TESTED.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on September 15, 2024 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on September 15, 2024.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 April 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.

    Recognized by the IRS in December 2025. It is too new to have a track record.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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