SHELTER CONNECTION INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $164K · expenses $72K · assets $483K

EIN
11-3526416
Address
CO PGA 3000 MARCUS AVE 3E6, LAKE SUCCESS, NY 11042-0000
Website
HTTPS://WWW.THESHELTERCONNECTION.COM
NTEE code
D20 Animal Protection and Welfare (Animal-Related) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
shelter: animal (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2000 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

INCREASE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SHELTER DOGS IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD ANIMAL SHELTER; TO SHIFT THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION ABOUT SHELTER AND DISPEL THE MYTH THAT SHELTER DOGS ARE "DAMAGED GOODS; TO INCREASE ADOPTIONS BY TRAINING AND SOCIALIZING THE DOGS; TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESPONSIBLE DOG CARE AND THE NECESSITY OF SPAYING/NEUTERING COMPANION ANIMALS; TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY, IN DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES, TO FEED AND MEET THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Leslie Stern Abramowitz PRESIDENT2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Deborah Marchini TREASURER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Rosanne Wellmaker DIR. TRAINING2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Margaret Tumino Mills SECRETARY2022-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Regina Lagrasta VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Costello COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Elissa Zodicoff EVENTS COORDINATOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Marissa Garten SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jafar Sahmad EVENTS COORDINATOR2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jeff Rosen (former) TREASURER2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Andrea Mclaughlin (former) COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Leslie Stern (former) PRESIDENT2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Slifkin (former) President2021 12 $0 reported 1
Marianne Sikora (former) Secretary2021 6 $0 reported 1
Denise Waters (former) Events Coordinator2021 6 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LESLIE STERN ABRAMOWITZ PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MARCHINI TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ROSANNE WELLMAKER DIR. TRAINING1 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET TUMINO MILLS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
REGINA LAGRASTA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY COSTELLO COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELISSA ZODICOFF EVENTS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARISSA GARTEN SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAFAR SAHMAD EVENTS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LESLIE STERN ABRAMOWITZ PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DEBORAH MARCHINI TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ROSANNE WELLMAKER DIR. TRAINING1 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET TUMINO MILLS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
REGINA LAGRASTA VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY COSTELLO COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
ELISSA ZODICOFF EVENTS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
MARISSA GARTEN SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LESLIE STERN ABRAMOWITZ PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF ROSEN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ROSANNE WELLMAKER DIR. TRAINING1 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET TUMINO MILLS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
REGINA LAGRASTA MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ANDREA MCLAUGHLIN COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LESLIE STERN PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JEFF ROSEN TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
ROSANNE WELLMAKER DIR. TRAINING1 $0-$0 $01
MARGARET TUMINO MILLS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
REGINA LAGRASTA MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ANDREA MCLAUGHLIN COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Slifkin President12 $0-$0 $01
Jeff Rosen Treasurer6 $0-$0 $01
Marianne Sikora Secretary6 $0-$0 $01
Rosanne Wellmaker Director Training10 $0-$0 $01
Denise Waters Events Coordinator6 $0-$0 $01
Regina Lagrasta Volunteer Coordinator6 $0-$0 $01
Leslie Stern Education Coordinator6 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,771$72,424 $482,766$482,403 $162,695- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,588$79,324 $395,847$391,056 $94,775- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,145$86,439 $374,792$374,792 $107,035- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$119,164$68,290 $353,086$353,086 $118,809- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,142$82,021 $302,212$302,212 $140,006$0 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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CITY CRITTERS INCNYD20 $178,474$227,222 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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LETS BE SMART INCNYD20 $153,031$154,539 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PAWS UNLIMITED FOUNDATION INCNYD20 $154,635$165,519 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
BENSONS CARES INCNYD20 $171,343$274,883 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALL ABOUT SPAY NEUTER INCNYD20 $161,568$142,896 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
H E A L HUMANITY EMPATHY ANIMAL LOVE FOUNDATION INCNYD20 $176,470$204,392 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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SHARK ANGELS INCNYD20 $171,677$179,138 Executive Dir.$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ACTT NATURALLY INCNYD20 $159,217$145,756 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ST LAWRENCE VALLEY SPCANYD20 $153,627$216,378 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
A LONG ROAD HOME INCNYD20 $170,384$170,941 Chairperson$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
DUMPED & STRAY ANIMAL RESCUENYD20 $154,673$149,038 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
EQUINE RESCUE RESOURCE INCNYD20 $176,602$83,571 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ESTHERVILLE THE ALBERTA AND WINONICA MEMORIAL ANIMAL SHELTER INYD20 $169,010$185,632 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTH COUNTRY PET ADOPTION SERVICES INCNYD20 $153,663$172,701 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HAPPINESSNYD20 $175,867$153,714 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$3,100 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
WESTCHESTER SHORE HUMANE SOCIETY INCNYD20 $154,766$144,951 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
GOLDEN PAW SOCIETYNYD20 $173,657$102,084 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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YORKIE911 RESCUE INCNYD20 $179,621$154,945 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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FORGOOD INC $1,790,553126 36DAF sponsor2010–2024 CITY CRITTERS INC; NORTHEAST BOSTON TERRIER RESCUE INC; STRAY ANIMAL MIDWAY SHELTER; HURLEYS HEART BULLDOG RESCUE INC and 32 more
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $1,637,50014 5DAF sponsor2020–2024 INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HAPPINESS; MICROSANCTUARY RESOURCE CENTER INC; POODLE RESCUE CONNECTICUT INC; CITY CRITTERS INC and 1 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND $1,292,16778 44DAF sponsor2017–2024 URBAN CAT COALITION; FOR ANIMALS INC; SCREVEN COUNTY SPAY & NEUTER CORP; NORTHEAST BOSTON TERRIER RESCUE INC and 40 more
HERMANN FOUNDATION INC $739,0006 1Private foundation2020–2025 PET PLACE INTERNATIONAL INC
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $660,51547 16DAF sponsor2019–2025 H E A L HUMANITY EMPATHY ANIMAL LOVE FOUNDATION INC; LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER SUPPORT ORG; REDEMPTION RESCUE INC; TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE INC and 12 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $556,95041 22DAF sponsor2017–2024 ADOPTION AND REHOMING COTTAGE INC; INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HAPPINESS; JET WAG ANIMAL RESCUE INC; EQUINE RESCUE RESOURCE INC and 18 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $257,06517 10DAF sponsor2015–2024 JACKS GALORE INC; A LONG ROAD HOME INC; CHIHUAHUA RESCUE INDIANA INC; BETTER DAYS RESCUE FUND INC and 6 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTH CENTRAL NEW YORK INC $242,3059 1DAF sponsor2016–2024 BROOME COUNTY ANIMAL CARE COUNCIL
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SARASOTA COUNTY INC $199,1798 1DAF sponsor2015–2023 SIXTEEN HANDS HORSE SANCTUARY INC
THE JOANNE E MASIN FOUNDATION $175,0006 1Private foundation2019–2024 JACKS GALORE INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $170,558289 76Private foundation2020–2023 NORTHEAST BOSTON TERRIER RESCUE INC; JACKS GALORE INC; HUMANE SOCIETY OF HOUSTON COUNTY INC; GOLDEN PAW SOCIETY and 72 more
GASTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $151,9129 1DAF sponsor2015–2024 TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL RESCUE INC
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CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $105,0005 1DAF sponsor2019–2023 BAJA CALIFORNIA SPAY NEUTER FOUNDATION
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $72,424 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,748 79.7%
Printing, publications, postage $10,757 14.9%
Fees to independent contractors $3,919 5.4%
Total$72,424100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $79,324 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $72,235 91.1%
Fees to independent contractors $4,272 5.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,817 3.6%
Total$79,324100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $86,439 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $76,803 88.9%
Printing, publications, postage $8,636 10.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,000 1.2%
Total$86,439100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $68,290 spent · pay $0 · grants $32,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $32,000 46.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,051 44.0%
Printing, publications, postage $6,198 9.1%
Fees to independent contractors $41 0.1%
Total$68,290100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $82,021 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,061 47.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $35,000 42.7%
Printing, publications, postage $7,960 9.7%
Total$82,021100%

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