Friends of Jackson County Animal Shelter
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Animal welfare in Jackson County, TN, including spay/neuter for dogs and cats; fostering and adoption for homeless dogs and cats; food, supplies and medical care for dogs and cats to assist economically-disadvantaged pet owners; and budgeting/planning to construct a physical shelter for homeless animals.
- Income
- $133,980
- Spending
- $48,539
- Reserves
- 13.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 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 July 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 July 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 (4)
- $31,212 spent. Spay/Neuter for Dogs and Cats: FJCAS partners with local veterinarians to provide spay/neuter for dogs and cats in Jackson County. For this fiscal year, over 150 spays/neuters were performed.
- $3,029 spent. Fostering and Adoption for Homeless Dogs and Cats: FJCAS finds safe foster homes for adoptable animals and pays all costs of food, medicine and supplies until qualified, permanent adoptive homes can be found. For this fiscal year, over 20 pets were fostered and adopted.
- $6,909 spent. Food, Supplies and Medical Care for Disadvantaged Community Pets: FJCAS supports the pets in Jackson County, TN, an economically-disadvantaged area, by sponsoring the costs of medical care and pet supplies, and monthly pet food distribution to pet owners without resources.
- Planning/Budgeting for Physical Animal Shelter: FJCAS is fundraising, planning and budgeting to construction a physical animal shelter to serve homeless dogs and cats in Jackson County, TN. This fiscal year, 28.08ac of vacant land was donated to FJCAS for the purposes of building the shelter. The value of this donation is included in Part I, Line 1, and also reflected in Part II, Balance Sheets, Line 23, with supplemental information provided in Schedule O.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 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 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? 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 July 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 August 2022.
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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