Nonprofit · EIN 06-1386567
FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC
Tax-exempt · HARTFORD, CT 06106
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $107,519 | $78,406 | $29,113 | $780,883 | $0 | $780,883 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $76,748 | $56,058 | $20,690 | $716,695 | $0 | $716,695 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $82,357 | $66,431 | $15,926 | $660,184 | $0 | $660,184 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $72,244
- Program service revenue
- $4,640
- Investment income
- $30,180
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $455
- Other revenue
- $455
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,260
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $19,890
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,272
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $25,216
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $442
- Occupancy
- $10,673
- Travel
- $8,076
- Program services (functional)
- $66,008
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,010
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,388
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $716,695
- Total assets, end of year
- $780,883
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $780,883
- Publicly traded securities
- $735,530
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $750,896
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $29,987
- Gross receipts
- $107,519
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 24
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Vanessa Gruden | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 23.4 | $19,890 |
| Ann Baker Salafia | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Della Farney DVM | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kevin Cormack | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Meaghan Messler | Board Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Guiliano | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Matthew Pasterczyk | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Glen Farney | Board President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Roxanne Bernier | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Vanessa Gruden | Executive Director Key employee | 26.4 | $21,578 |
| Ann Baker Salafia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Della Farney DVM | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Cormack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Meaghan Messler | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Guiliano | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Davis III | Treasurer Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| Glen Farney | Board President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Roxanne Bernier | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| L Vanessa Gruden | Executive Director Highest-paid employee | 24 | $19,015 |
| Ann Baker Salafia | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Della Farney DVM | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Cormack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Meaghan Messler | Board Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Timothy Davis III | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Glen Farney | Board President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Roxanne Bernier | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 14 SHERBROOKE AVE, HARTFORD, CT 06106-3838
- In care of
- % ANN M GRUDEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- L Vanessa Gruden, 16 Sherbrooke Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
- Signed the 990
- L Vanessa Gruden, Executive Director
- Phone
- (860) 247-1275
- Website
- www.ferretassn.org
Mission
The Ferret Association of Connecticut focuses on the welfare of domestic ferrets. To improve their lives, we provide factual information to caretakers, advocate for their protection and safe treatment, operate a species-specific shelter for ferrets lost or abandoned, work to identify, contact, and accept ferrets released from medical research facilities, and provide technical support for other organizations sheltering domestic ferrets.
Program accomplishments
- Shelter services: Dedicated shelter for lost or abandoned domestic ferrets; permanent Foster care of ill/elderly animals. In 2025, 46 animals were accepted into the shelter. 13 were surrendered directly from southern New England owners unable/unwilling to provide care. 3 had been abandoned outdoors; 2 were transferred in from Animal Control. 22 were released from medical research facilities. 6 animals came directly to our shelter from the 62 total rescued from a breeder in Canada. Disbursement: 7 animals were transferred to partner shelters. 29 were adopted into carefully-screened new homes and 7 were placed into permanent Foster care. An average of 18.4 animals were cared for in 2025 under this unique program, which places animals unlikely to be adopted due to age or illness into a screened volunteer home, where they live for the rest of their lives and are financially supported by the organization. As of December 31, 2025, the Ferret Association has cared for 2,431 ferrets over the course of our 35-year history.Expenses $33,097 · grants $100 · revenue $3,370
- Public education: Website, print newsletter, info request responses. An average of 50 individuals per month request health, care or behavior information and are answered free of charge. Inquiries are generated via our website, Facebook, and phone. Our Facebook page has over 5,000 followers across 10 countries. 5 issues per year of an informational newsletter, Paw Printz, is printed & published.Expenses $11,297 · revenue $770
- The Ferret Association initiated and managed a coordinated effort to rescue 62 ferrets from a breeder in Manitoba Province, Canada, who was being investigated by provincial authorities for inhumane practices. Working closely with the Manitoba Ferret Association (Winnipeg, Canada), we were able to help these animals obtain vaccinations, be spay/neutered, and distributed to 9 different ferret shelters both in Canada and the U.S.Expenses $19,066 · grants $2,160 · revenue $500
- Support for other ferret shelter includes The Ferret Shelters Directory. The Directory (www.ferretshelters.org) is an online, searchable database of places that accept and place ferrets. Created & administered by the Ferret Association, listings are free for shelters and public users. In 2025, there were 49,000 site views of the Ferret Shelters Directory site.Expenses $2,548
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1386567
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $780,883
- Income (IRS master file)
- $107,519
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $107,519 | $78,406 | $780,883 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $76,748 | $56,058 | $716,695 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $82,357 | $66,431 | $660,184 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $593,830 | $93,900 | $599,114 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1386567).
Questions about FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC
- What is the EIN of FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC is 06-1386567.
- Is FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names L Vanessa Gruden.
- Who are the officers and directors of FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $19,890 (L Vanessa Gruden, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does FERRET ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $107,519, expenses of $78,406 and total assets of $780,883 at year end.
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