named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Cooperative Spay/Neuter & Community Outreach
Provides low-cost and free spay/neuter vouchers, veterinary care, and pet education in economically depressed communities; includes transportation and home visits for outdoor dogs
Humane Education Program
Partners with HEART to deliver humane education in NYC schools, teaching compassion and responsible pet care
Rescue & Adoption
Rescues dogs from neglect, abuse, and overcrowded shelters; provides rehabilitation and adoption services, with a focus on pit bulls and hard-to-place animals
TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return)
Offers traps, transportation, spay/neuter appointments, medical care, and colony support for feral and stray cats; includes feeding stations and outdoor shelters
activities · 11 groups
What they do
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Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 2 activities
- Expanding foster care and organizational capacity through grant fundingUsed grant funding from Maddie's Fund and the ASPCA to expand foster care capacity for homeless felines and secure a permanent headquarters, increasing organizational ability to serve animals in need.
- Specialized rescue and adoption program for pit bulls and pit bull mixesFocuses on rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing pit bulls and pit bull mixes, advocating for their adoption despite longer placement timelines and providing medical and behavioral support in foster care.
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Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for Feral Cats 2 activities
- Providing comprehensive TNR services for feral and stray catsConducts Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) programs including trapping, transportation, spay/neuter surgery, medical care, socialization, and ongoing colony support for feral and stray cat populations in eastern Long Island.
- Providing ongoing care and support for outdoor cat coloniesSupports feral cat colonies through volunteer caretakers who provide regular feeding, shelter (including dog houses and winter straw), and monitoring, ensuring humane treatment and population control via TNR.
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Animal Protection Advocacy & Campaigns 1 activity
- Advocating for improved animal shelter policies and animal welfare lawsEngages in advocacy through town hall participation, letter-writing campaigns, and organized protests to improve conditions at municipal shelters and advance animal welfare legislation, including successful efforts to pass county laws regulating pet stores, puppy mills, and outdoor dog restraints.
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Rescue and Adoption of Cats 1 activity
- Operating cat adoption programs at retail pet store locationsOperates catteries and adoption programs at Petsmart in Riverhead and Petco in Hampton Bays during store hours to increase visibility and placement of cats into permanent homes.
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Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Services 1 activity
- Operating spay/neuter outreach programs for underserved communitiesProvides low-cost and free spay/neuter services through a cooperative outreach program targeting economically depressed communities since 1999, using a voucher system with participating veterinarians and including transportation assistance.
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Structured Animal Adoption Program 1 activity
- Organizing adoption events and online adoption servicesHosts in-person adoption events and maintains an online adoption form to facilitate permanent placements of rescued cats and dogs into adoptive homes.
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Pre-Adoption Veterinary Care for Shelter Animals 1 activity
- Providing pre-adoption medical care for rescued animalsEnsures all adopted pets receive spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, parasite treatment, disease testing, and microchipping prior to adoption to promote health and responsible ownership.
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Animal Adoption Services 1 activity
- Rescuing and rehabilitating dogs from neglect, abuse, or overcrowded sheltersRescues dogs facing euthanasia or living in neglectful conditions, with a focus on rehabilitation in foster care and permanent re-homing, particularly for difficult-to-place animals including pit bulls and pit bull mixes.
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Pet Food and Supply Pantry Services 1 activity
- Supporting pet retention through food, supplies, and transportation assistanceProvides pet food, supplies, and transportation to veterinary appointments for low-income pet owners to prevent surrender and support responsible pet ownership.
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Animal Rescue Volunteer Coordination 1 activity
- Transporting animals and supplies for rescue and adoption operationsCoordinates transportation of animals and essential supplies for rescue, medical care, adoption events, and colony support across eastern Long Island.
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Uncategorized 1 activity
- Facility and infrastructure support through volunteer servicesProvides house cleaning, maintenance, carpentry, construction, and handyman services at organizational facilities to support animal care operations and improve conditions.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$166K
Contributions & grants$166K100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$140K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits—
Grants paid out$1K
balance sheet
Total assets$51K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$51K
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue +54.5%
relationships · 20
Who they work with
- ASPCA Funder — Provided funding through the Lil Bub grant program to cover medical care for a special needs rescue dog.
- Good Ground Animal Hospital Partner — Provides veterinary care and emergency services for animals rescued by RSVP Inc.
- HEART Partner — Implemented humane education program in partnership with HEART.
- JeffersonSPCA Partner — Collaborates with or references JeffersonSPCA's cat village facility as an example for future development.
- Maddie's Fund Funder — Provided grant funding to establish RSVP headquarters in East Moriches.
- Maddie’s Fund Funder — Provided grants that supported expansion of the foster care program and enabled acquisition of a permanent headquarters.
- Mayor’s Alliance for NYC Animals Partner — Partnered to rescue dogs facing euthanasia and place them into foster care and adoption.
- North Fork Animal Welfare League Partner — Supported privatization of the Riverhead Animal Shelter through contract with NFAWL.
- Pet Peeves Funder — Provides grant funding to support RSVP Inc's animal rescue and advocacy programs on Long Island.
- Petco Partner — Adoption partner showcasing cats for adoption at the Hampton Bays location.
- Petco Partner — Partners with Petco to operate a cattery in Hampton Bays for cat housing and adoption.
- Petco Partner — RSVP operates a cat adoption program as the official adoption partner at the Petco store in Hampton Bays, NY.
- Petsmart Partner — Adoption partner showcasing cats for adoption at the Riverhead location.
- Petsmart Partner — Partners with Petsmart to operate a cattery in Riverhead for cat housing and adoption.
- Petsmart Partner — RSVP operates a cat adoption program as the official adoption partner at the Petsmart store in Riverhead, NY.
- Responsible Solutions for Valued Pets Network — Volunteer program operating under the mission and structure of Responsible Solutions for Valued Pets.
- Riverhead municipal shelter Partner — Collaborates with the Riverhead municipal shelter to improve conditions and reduce animal suffering.
- Riverhead municipal shelter Partner — Original focus of volunteer efforts to improve animal care conditions.
- Shelter Animals Count Partner — Collaborative partner in sharing animal shelter statistics to improve lifesaving outcomes.
- participating veterinarian Partner — Collaborates with veterinarians who provide low-cost or free spay/neuter and veterinary services through RSVP vouchers.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Barrier Reduction Through Direct Supportmethodology: barrier-reduction_via_transportBy providing transportation, pet food, supplies, and in-community veterinary access, the organization prevents surrenders and improves care adherence because financial and logistical barriers are primary drivers of relinquishment and untreated illness.
- Comprehensive Community Animal Welfare Modelmethodology: comprehensive-community-animal-welfareBy integrating accessible veterinary care, adoption, education, post-adoption support, and data transparency, the organization improves community-level animal welfare because systemic change requires coordinated services across the entire lifecycle of pet ownership.
- Foster-Based Rescue Model to Improve Outcomesmethodology: foster-based_rescueBy using volunteer foster homes instead of traditional shelters, the organization improves animal health, behavior, and adoptability because home environments reduce stress and allow for individualized care and socialization.
- Source-Targeted Spay/Neuter Interventionmethodology: source-targeted interventionBy focusing spay/neuter outreach and veterinary services on low-income communities where pet overpopulation originates, the organization reduces shelter intake and euthanasia over time because addressing the source of uncontrolled breeding is more effective than managing animals after they enter the system.
- Sterilization Over Euthanasia as Humane Population Controlmethodology: sterilization-over-euthanasiaBy prioritizing sterilization (via TNR and community spay/neuter) over euthanasia, the organization reduces feral and stray populations humanely and sustainably because killing does not address root causes and sterilization creates long-term population decline.