Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Northern Nv
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO BE AN INNOVATIVE REGIONAL LEADER IN RESPONSIBLE TREATMENT OF HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THEIR RESCUE AND PLACEMENT IN FOREVER LOVING HOMES AND BY PROMOTING SPAYING AND NEUTERING TO CONTROL PET OVERPOPULATION. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION WITH DEDICATION TO OUR CORE VALUES AND A LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO OUR ANIMALS.
- Income
- $5.1 million
- Spending
- $5.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 28.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
- Employees
- 78
- Volunteers
- 385
- Highest pay
- $156,014, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 97 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 28.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
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 (5)
- $1.7 million spent. RESCUE, ADOPTION, FOSTER, AND PET FEEDING PROGRAMS: SPCA OF NORTHERN NEVADA (SPCA-NN) SAVES AND IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PETS AND PEOPLE IN NORTHERN NEVADA (AND BEYOND) SPCA-NN BELIEVES IN AN OPEN, CONVERSATION-BASED ADOPTION PROCESS THAT CAREFULLY MATCHES THE LIFESTYLE AND EXPECTATIONS OF ADOPTERS WITH THE PERSONALITIES AND NEEDS OF OUR HOMELESS PETS. THIS APPROACH GIVES ADOPTED PETS AND THEIR ADOPTERS THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR A SUCCESSFUL, LOVING LIFE TOGETHER WE RESCUE APPROXIMATELY 50% OF OUR HOMELESS PETS FROM RURAL NORTHERN NEVADA AND RURAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM OUR RURAL PARTNER SHELTERS THAT ARE UNDER- RESOURCED AND OVER CAPACITY. WE PICK THEM UP IN OUR TRANSPORT VAN, TAKE THEM INTO OUR ADOPTION CENTER WHERE THEY RECEIVE EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BECOME ADOPTION-READY THIS INCLUDES MEDICAL INTAKE EXAMS, VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, FOOD (INCLUDING SPECIALTY AND PRESCRIPTION DIETS), SHELTER, BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS, ENRICHMENT, AND LOVING CARE. THEY'LL ALSO RECEIVE NECESSARY SURGERIES AND TREATMENT FOR SEVERE DENTAL DISEASE. WE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AND ADOPTED 57 KITTENS AND CATS THROUGH OUR IMPACTFUL RINGWORM ACADEMY PROGRAM, WHICH SAVES CATS AND KITTENS AT HIGH RISK FOR EUTHANASIA IN OTHER FACILITIES. WE MET MANY CHALLENGES AND PLACED 1,420 HOMELESS PETS IN LOVING HOMES, INCLUDING 62 FREE ADOPTIONS WE HAD A LOW RETURN RATE OF ONLY 6%, WHICH MEANS WE'RE MAKING SUCCESSFUL, LOVING MATCHES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS A CONSISTENTLY HIGH 97%. WE SPAYED/NEUTERED 924 SPCA-NN PETS BEFORE ADOPTING THEM. WE PLACED 655 PETS INTO FOSTER CARE TO BECOME READY FOR ADOPTION. WE SUPPORTED OUR ADOPTERS AND ALL PET PARENTS WITH OUR PET HELP LINE TO HELP KEEP PETS IN THEIR LOVING HOMES INSTEAD OF SURRENDERED TO SHELTERS. WE TRAPPED, NEUTERED, AND RETURNED 74 COMMUNITY CATS. WE RECEIVED 6,814 PET HELPLINE CALLS IN 2024. OUR SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES DISCOUNTED OR FREE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PET BEHAVIOR CONSULTATIONS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PETS' NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. WE PROVIDED DOG AND CAT FOOD, TREATS, CAT LITTER, LEASHES, COLLARS, BEDS, AND MORE TO OVER 40 OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR SHELTER FEEDING PROGRAM. RESCUE, ADOPTION, FOSTER, AND PET FEEDING PROGRAMS: SPCA OF NORTHERN NEVADA (SPCA-NN) SAVES AND IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PETS AND PEOPLE IN NORTHERN NEVADA (AND BEYOND) SPCA-NN BELIEVES IN AN OPEN, CONVERSATION-BASED ADOPTION PROCESS THAT CAREFULLY MATCHES THE LIFESTYLE AND EXPECTATIONS OF ADOPTERS WITH THE PERSONALITIES AND NEEDS OF OUR HOMELESS PETS. THIS APPROACH GIVES ADOPTED PETS AND THEIR ADOPTERS THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR A SUCCESSFUL, LOVING LIFE TOGETHER WE RESCUE APPROXIMATELY 50% OF OUR HOMELESS PETS FROM RURAL NORTHERN NEVADA AND RURAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM OUR RURAL PARTNER SHELTERS THAT ARE UNDER- RESOURCED AND OVER CAPACITY. WE PICK THEM UP IN OUR TRANSPORT VAN, TAKE THEM INTO OUR ADOPTION CENTER WHERE THEY RECEIVE EVERYTHING NEEDED TO BECOME ADOPTION-READY THIS INCLUDES MEDICAL INTAKE EXAMS, VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, FOOD (INCLUDING SPECIALTY AND PRESCRIPTION DIETS), SHELTER, BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS, ENRICHMENT, AND LOVING CARE. THEY'LL ALSO RECEIVE NECESSARY SURGERIES AND TREATMENT FOR SEVERE DENTAL DISEASE. WE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED AND ADOPTED 57 KITTENS AND CATS THROUGH OUR IMPACTFUL RINGWORM ACADEMY PROGRAM, WHICH SAVES CATS AND KITTENS AT HIGH RISK FOR EUTHANASIA IN OTHER FACILITIES. WE MET MANY CHALLENGES AND PLACED 1,420 HOMELESS PETS IN LOVING HOMES, INCLUDING 62 FREE ADOPTIONS WE HAD A LOW RETURN RATE OF ONLY 6%, WHICH MEANS WE'RE MAKING SUCCESSFUL, LOVING MATCHES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS A CONSISTENTLY HIGH 97%. WE SPAYED/NEUTERED 924 SPCA-NN PETS BEFORE ADOPTING THEM. WE PLACED 655 PETS INTO FOSTER CARE TO BECOME READY FOR ADOPTION. WE SUPPORTED OUR ADOPTERS AND ALL PET PARENTS WITH OUR PET HELP LINE TO HELP KEEP PETS IN THEIR LOVING HOMES INSTEAD OF SURRENDERED TO SHELTERS. WE TRAPPED, NEUTERED, AND RETURNED 74 COMMUNITY CATS. WE RECEIVED 6,814 PET HELPLINE CALLS IN 2024. OUR SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES DISCOUNTED OR FREE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PET BEHAVIOR CONSULTATIONS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PETS' NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. WE PROVIDED DOG AND CAT FOOD, TREATS, CAT LITTER, LEASHES, COLLARS, BEDS, AND MORE TO OVER 40 OTHER RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH OUR SHELTER FEEDING PROGRAM.
- $1.5 million spent. AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY VETERINARIAN CARE PROGRAMS: IN 2024, SPCA-NN FIXED 2,814 OWNED PETS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SNYPS (SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PETS) PROGRAM AND GAVE 80 SPAY/NEUTER VOUCHERS. OUR AFFORDABLE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC AND VOUCHERS FOR DOGS AND CATS ARE AVAILABLE TO NORTHERN NEVADA RESIDENTS WITH A TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF 60,000 OR LESS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PET: A) TO HELP MITIGATE THE HIGH NATIONAL RATE OF COMPANION ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; B) TO PREVENT UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND LITTERS; C) TO HELP YOUR PET LIVE A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE. THE TODD'S MEDICAL FUND PROGRAM HELPED 231 PETS GET THE VITAL VETERINARIAN CARE THEY NEED AND DESERVE SPCA-NN SERVED 10,258 OWNED PETS THROUGH OUR AFFORDABLE VACCINATION/MICROCHIP PROGRAM, PLUS 706 PETS RECEIVED FREE VACCINES AT OUR 1-DAY PUBLIC EVENT SPCA-NN PROVIDED 24 DENTAL VOUCHERS TO PETS WITH DENTAL DISEASE GRADE 4. SPCA-NN PAYS PRIVATE VET CLINIC PARTNER(S) FOR THE DENTAL POST-ADOPTION. THIS WAY THE PETS CAN RECOVER IN THEIR NEW HOMES INSTEAD OF WAITING AT THE ADOPTION CENTER FOR DENTALS BEFORE BEING AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. ADDITIONALLY, SPCA-NN CONDUCTED 13 SPECIALTY SURGERIES IN HOUSE, INCLUDING AMPUTATIONS, EYE ENUCLEATIONS, MASS REMOVALS, JOINT REPAIR, AND OTHER CRITICAL SURGERIES. AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY VETERINARIAN CARE PROGRAMS: IN 2024, SPCA-NN FIXED 2,814 OWNED PETS THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY SNYPS (SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PETS) PROGRAM AND GAVE 80 SPAY/NEUTER VOUCHERS. OUR AFFORDABLE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC AND VOUCHERS FOR DOGS AND CATS ARE AVAILABLE TO NORTHERN NEVADA RESIDENTS WITH A TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF 60,000 OR LESS. THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PET: A) TO HELP MITIGATE THE HIGH NATIONAL RATE OF COMPANION ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; B) TO PREVENT UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND LITTERS; C) TO HELP YOUR PET LIVE A LONGER, HEALTHIER LIFE. THE TODD'S MEDICAL FUND PROGRAM HELPED 231 PETS GET THE VITAL VETERINARIAN CARE THEY NEED AND DESERVE SPCA-NN SERVED 10,258 OWNED PETS THROUGH OUR AFFORDABLE VACCINATION/MICROCHIP PROGRAM, PLUS 706 PETS RECEIVED FREE VACCINES AT OUR 1-DAY PUBLIC EVENT SPCA-NN PROVIDED 24 DENTAL VOUCHERS TO PETS WITH DENTAL DISEASE GRADE 4. SPCA-NN PAYS PRIVATE VET CLINIC PARTNER(S) FOR THE DENTAL POST-ADOPTION. THIS WAY THE PETS CAN RECOVER IN THEIR NEW HOMES INSTEAD OF WAITING AT THE ADOPTION CENTER FOR DENTALS BEFORE BEING AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. ADDITIONALLY, SPCA-NN CONDUCTED 13 SPECIALTY SURGERIES IN HOUSE, INCLUDING AMPUTATIONS, EYE ENUCLEATIONS, MASS REMOVALS, JOINT REPAIR, AND OTHER CRITICAL SURGERIES.
- $1.1 million spent. THRIFT STORE: THE SPCA-NN THRIFT STORE RECEIVES GENTLY USED AND NEW DONATIONS OF CLOTHING, SHOES, PET GOODS, FURNITURE, ARTWORK, ACCESSORIES, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS THAT ARE INVENTORIED, ORGANIZED, AND SOLD TO THE PUBLIC. ALL THRIFT STORE PROCEEDS SUPPORT OUR ADOPTION CENTER PROGRAMS (SEE PROGRAM A ABOVE), AND OUR AFFORDABLE COMMUNITY VETERINARY CARE PROGRAMS (SEE PROGRAM B ABOVE). DUE TO THE EXTREME AMOUNT OF CLOTHING DONATIONS, WE ALSO PARTNER WITH SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CLOTHING TO THEIR CLIENTS TO HELP SUPPORT THESE VULNERABLE HUMAN POPULATIONS DRESS FOR JOB INTERVIEWS AND TRANSITION BACK INTO SOCIETY AFTER INCARCERATION, HOMELESSNESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ADDICTION, RECOVERY, ETC.
- $106,643 spent. COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: SPCA-NN OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CHARITABLE SERVICE. OUR VOLUNTEER OUTREACH PROGRAM WORKS TO OFFER SENIORS, STUDENTS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND COURT-ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE OPTIONS TO SHARE THEIR TIME HELPING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PETS IN NEED. IN 2024, VOLUNTEERS SPENT 25,546 HOURS ASSISTING SPCA-NN STAFF WITH DAILY CHORES INCLUDING DISHES, LAUNDRY, SWEEPING, MOPPING, POOPER SCOOPING, IN-KENNEL ENRICHMENT, DOG WALKING, CAT SOCIALIZING, AND PROCESSING DONATIONS AT OUR THRIFT STORE. WE HAD 452 "ACTIVE" VOLUNTEERS, WHICH WE DEFINE AS THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN ONCE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR.
- COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM: SPCA-NN OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CHARITABLE SERVICE. OUR VOLUNTEER OUTREACH PROGRAM WORKS TO OFFER SENIORS, STUDENTS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND COURT-ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE OPTIONS TO SHARE THEIR TIME HELPING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PETS IN NEED. IN 2024, VOLUNTEERS SPENT 25,546 HOURS ASSISTING SPCA-NN STAFF WITH DAILY CHORES INCLUDING DISHES, LAUNDRY, SWEEPING, MOPPING, POOPER SCOOPING, IN-KENNEL ENRICHMENT, DOG WALKING, CAT SOCIALIZING, AND PROCESSING DONATIONS AT OUR THRIFT STORE. WE HAD 452 "ACTIVE" VOLUNTEERS, WHICH WE DEFINE AS THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED MORE THAN ONCE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 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 August 1998.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (New York, NY), EIN 13-1623829. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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