Camden County Animal Shelter

Federal Non-Profit Organization Disclosure & Public Access Laws

The Camden County Animal Shelter is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit corporation.  According to the public disclosure requirements under sections 6104(d) and (e) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998, certain documents pertaining to an organization's tax-exempt status and financial status must be available to the public, as outlined here, here, and here. 

In accordance with these laws, the CCAS documents covered under these regulations are available in the following ways:

1.  "Widely available" by downloading from our website in *.pdf format, free of charge.  If you do not have the free adobe reader, you can download it here.

2.  Available for public inspection at the shelter during normal business hours, free of charge.  As stated by these regulations, a shelter representative will remain in the room while a member of the public views these records.  Please note, due to personnel and budget limits, copies cannot be made the same business day a member of the public requests to view these records.  Exact replicas are widely available at all times free of charge by downloading as explained in method #1 above.

3.  Through written request using this form.  While not required by law to fulfill written requests since the documents are widely available on our website, we will honor written requests using this form within 30 days.  Please note, charges for copies and postage will apply for all written requests, as outlined on the request form.  Please make sure you download the most up-to-date form before submitting your request.  Some documents may change year to year, thus the number of pages and cost can fluctuate.  Payment may be made via cash, money order, certified check, Visa, or Mastercard.  Personal checks will not be accepted.  To expedite your request, please call to get an estimate for the total cost of your requested items so you can remit your full payment with the request form.  Copies will not be provided until your payment is made in full.  If your request is denied, your payment will be refunded.  Please submit your request form and payment to:

Camden County Animal Shelter
PO Box 475
125 Barnsboro Rd
Blackwood, NJ 08012

*Downloading a PDF to your computer may be required to open it. If clicking the link does not work, please right-click the link and do a Save Target As in order to download it. Then open it by double-clicking the file from your computer.  If you need to download the free Adobe reader, click here.