Local Animal Shelter Support Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453793776
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Pentwater, MI, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Wildlife Preservation, Protection

Reported finances

Revenue
$193,993
Expenses
$64,185
Assets
$194,732

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Anna Mize (President)
  • Paula Klotz-Jerry (Vice-President)

People named in this filing

  • Anna Mize (President)
  • Paula Klotz-Jerry (Vice-President)
  • Thomas Lyon (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

L.A.S.S.I. Local Animal Shelter Support Inc. is a Michigan Non-Profit public charity dedicated to supporting Oceana County Animal Control in the care and adoption of abandoned abused and neglected companion animals that reside at the Oceana County Animal Shelter in Oceana County MI.

What it reported doing in 2025

LASSIs primary annual service to Oceana County residents involves offering emergency and regular medical assistance to all dogs and cats at the Oceana County Animal Shelter that require veterinary attention. Many potential adopters cannot afford crucial medical treatments like heartworm eradication or fractured limb repair. Stray or surrendered animals often require basic care for issues like ear infections minor wounds or tooth extractions. While the Oceana County government offers what it can certain veterinary procedures and medications exceed its budget. LASSI steps in to provide additional care that surpasses the countys financial capacity. In 2025 the Oceana County Animal Shelter took in 590 animals in a county with a population of approximately 27,000 citizens. LASSIs veterinary care program helps all dogs cats and citizens in the county by serving as a safety net for animals that come through the shelter and the people who care so much about them.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.9%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 95.9%; rating input score 96

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 66.9%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.03; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.9% of revenue deployed · 95.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.