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American Shetland Sheepdog Association Inc

EIN 52-0940915 · Virginia Bch, VA

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

What it says it does

PROMOTE THE AMERICAN SHETLAND SHEEPDOG BREED

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

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 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (2)

$191,627 spent. NATIONAL CONFORMATION SHOW, NATION\AL FUTURITY AND JR SHOWMANSHIP EVENTS WERE HELD APRIL 11 TO APRIL 19 2025 AT THE ISLAND GROVE REGIONAL PARK GREELEY, CO; THERE WERE 419 DOGS ENTERED IN CONFORMATION. THE HERDING WAS HELD AT RANCHO TERRE NORTE WELLINGTON, CO WITH 26 DOGS ENTERED. AGILITY, OBEDIENCE AND RALLY WERE HELD AT PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLFOR DOGS GREELEY CO; AGILITY HAD 61 DOGS ENTERED, OBEDIENCE HAD 41 DOGS ENTERED AND RALLY HAD 59 DOGS ENTERED. TOTAL DOGS ENTERED WAS 607. THESE EVENTS ATTRACTED ROUGHLY 1,000 PEOPLE. ALL EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
NATIONAL EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM-VARIOUS TOPICS OF INTEREST. JR SHOWMANSHIP CLINIC WHICH IS OPEN TO YOUNGER PEOPLE. JUDGE STUDY GROUP-OPEN TO DOG JUDGES. SHOW HANDLER CLINIC AND NATIONAL HEALTH CLINIC WERE OPEN TO ALL. FILM LIBRARY, PUBLICATIONS, BULLETIN BOARD, BREEDER REFERRAL, MENTORING PROGRAM, JUDGES EDUCATION, WEBSITE AND HISTORICAL COMMITTEES. GROUPS MAKING BREED SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND REFERENCE MATERIAL AVAILABLE ALL CONTINUED OPERATING. RESCUE-HEALTH RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL GRANT. STANDING GROUPS RELATED TO ANIMAL HEALTH, WELFARE AND EDUCATION. AWARDS-STANDING GROUPS RECOGNIZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL AMERICAN SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS.

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

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 August 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 October 1994.
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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