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Forget Me Not Animal Shelter of Ferry County

EIN 91-1996344 · Republic, WA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceFair52 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

House, provide veterinary care, and find suitable homes for homeless, neglected, and abused domestic animals; and reduce the number of unwanted domestic animals through aggressive spay/neuter programs

Income
$281,867
Spending
$484,943
Spent on programs
95%
Reserves
19.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
12
Volunteers
28

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 19.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 72% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (animals, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 3 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

    10 of 10

    Gave 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 December 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 (3)
  1. $405,325 spent. Happy Homes Adoption Program: housed, provided veterinary care (including spay/neuter), and found suitable homes for 141 dogs and 195 cats, and in many cases transported adopted pets to their new homes within the Pacific Northwest
  2. $27,495 spent. Stop the Cycle Spay/Neuter Program and Community Medical Assistance Program: provided spay/neuter vouchers to low-income pet owners who had their choice of participating veterinarians spay and/or neuter their pets. A total of 33 dogs (22 spays, 11 neuters) and 30 cats (15 spays, 15 neuters) were spayed or neutered. Also provided on-site spay/neuter, vaccination, and microchipping services to low-income pet owners using traveling veterinarians. A total of 40 dogs (25 spays, 15 neuters) and 72 cats (36 spays, 36 neuters) were spayed or neutered at these on-site clinic days.
  3. $29,906 spent. Fear No Feral Program: Assisted property owners with humane trapping of 197 cats, which were provided veterinary care, including spay/neuter, ear tipping, and rabies vaccination. Of the cats served, 87 were released at the same location where they were trapped (trap-neuter-release, or TNR); 28 were adopted as barn cats; 79 were transferred to the Happy Homes Adoption Program; 0 are still waiting for homes; 2 were euthanized for health reasons; 1 failing kitten died in care.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2000.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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