2026-07-11T15:02:13-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 845067840 SILVERSTRAY SOCIAL SILV 5748062810 1320 2nd Street La Porte IN 46350 Kelly Carey Founder 5748062810 2026-07-11 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.silverstray.org X X 89645 X 89645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 89645 60848 0 0 0 0 0 27712 88560 1085 6000 0 7085 6000 7085 0 0 0 0 6000 7085 0 0 6000 7085 Silverstray Social provides free access to veterinary care and supportive services to underserved pet families in Gary, Indiana. Through free spay and neuter, vaccinations, microchipping, trap neuter return, and community outreach, the organization removes barriers to care, prevents pet overpopulation, improves animal welfare, and strengthens families and communities through the human animal bond. Silverstray Social provides free access to veterinary care and support services to underserved pet families in Gary, Indiana. Programs include spay/neuter assistance, vaccination clinics, microchipping, and trap-neuter-return (TNR) for community cats. Services are delivered through monthly drive-through clinics, home visits, and direct community outreach to reduce barriers such as cost and transportation. Silverstray works in close partnership with Gary Animal Control to improve outcomes, increase reunifications, reduce shelter intake, and support overall community stability through preventative care. 0 88560 During 2025, Silverstray Social continued its Silver Lining Gary initiative, providing free spay and neuter assistance, vaccinations, microchips, trap neuter return services, preventive care, pet supplies, and community outreach to underserved pet families throughout Gary, Indiana. The organization worked in formal partnership with the City of Gary and Gary Animal Control to improve access to veterinary care, reduce shelter intake, prevent disease through intake vaccinations, facilitate rescue placement, and strengthen the human animal bond. Since the program began in 2023, more than 11,000 animals have been served, impacting more than 33,000 individuals. 60848 83660 172220 Kelly Carey Founder/Executive Director 40 0 0 0 Jerry Weinberg President 2 0 0 0 James Opon Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Cherry Jacobs Taylor Secretary 3 0 0 0 Lacye Hepler Board Member 5 0 0 0 Marzilla Randolph Board Member 2 0 0 0 Laura Ridder Board Member 2 0 0 0 Meghan O'Brien Board Member 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 IN Kelly Carey 1320 2nd Street La Porte IN 46350 5748062810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 0 0 40107 56238 89645 185990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40107 56238 89645 185990 0 185990 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185990 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Veterinary clinic and medical supplies;1800|Transportation and logistics;11012|Special community programs;10000|Administrative and fundraising expenses;4900^Total;27712^ The organization inadvertently missed the filing deadline for its 2025 Form 990-EZ due to an administrative oversight. Upon discovering the omission, the organization immediately prepared and submitted the return. This was not a willful failure to file but an isolated oversight. Silverstray Social has made changes to its internal procedures to help ensure future filings are completed on time. The organization respectfully requests that any applicable penalties be waived based on reasonable cause.