Animal Services Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE LIVES OF ANIMALS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE FROM BURKE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES BY HELPING PETS IN NEED THROUGH SHELTERING, ADOPTION, TRANSPORT, EDUCATION, SPAY/NEUTER, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
- Income
- $120,067
- Spending
- $140,728
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
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 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $11,011 spent. EDUCATION & OUTREACH: WE WORK TO EDUCATE PET OWNERS ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOOD OWNERSHIP. THIS COVERS ADVICE IN PROPER DOG TRAINING, SAFETY TIPS FOR OUTDOOR PETS AND TRAVEL PLANS, THE IMPORTANCE OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING, AS WELL AS TIPS ON HOW TO BE PREPARED IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. BY EDUCATING PET OWNERS ON RESPONSIBLE OWNERSHIP, WE INCREASE THE CHANCES OF PETS AND OWNERS STAYING TOGETHER, THUS REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF HOMELESS ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
- $126,840 spent. REDUCING EUTHANASIA: WE BELIEVE THAT REDUCING EUTHANASIA BEGINS WITH PET OWNER EDUCATION. AS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION, WE SUPPORT THE BURKE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES IN REDUCING EUTHANASIA BY: FACILITATING LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMS, PROVIDING AMPLE ADOPTION AND FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES, ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP, AND DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR KEEPING PEOPLE AND THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS TOGETHER.
- $534 spent. RAISING AWARENESS: BY SUPPORTING THE BURKE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES CENTER THROUGH AWARENESS ABOUT ADOPTION, FOSTERING, AND REDUCING EUTHANASIA, WE PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND THEIR OWNERS WITHIN BURKE COUNTY. THIS SAVES THE LIVES OF ANIMALS, KEEPS ANIMALS AND THEIR OWNERS TOGETHER, AND IMPROVES THE WELL-BEING OF ALL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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