2026-07-15T11:30:22-05:00 2025-08-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2024-09-01 066067445 PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT INC PETA 2037509572 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 KERRY DOBSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037509572 2026-07-15 1 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2033232400 2026-07-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KERRY DOBSON 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 1028497 0 X WWW.PAWSCT.ORG X 1962 CT PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CT (PAWS), ESTABLISHED IN 1962, IS A NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE AND ADOPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HOMELESS AND ABUSED DOGS AND CATS 7 6 31 200 0 0 1158782 643316 131808 98029 106047 150137 -156 3431 1396481 894913 0 0 0 0 452732 461890 0 0 11385 526945 514211 979677 976101 416804 -81188 7108098 7359407 27016 57357 7081082 7302050 X PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CT (PAWS), ESTABLISHED IN 1962, IS A NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE AND ADOPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HOMELESS AND ABUSED DOGS AND CATS. PAWS EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON THREE CRITICAL NEEDS: (1) RESCUE & SAFE SHELTER; (2) MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER AND TNR (SPAY/NEUTER/RELEASE PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS) AND; (3) ADOPTION, CAREFULLY PLACING DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING FAMILIES AND HOMES. 0 0 809856 0 98029 FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, 10% OF THE ADOPTIONS WERE PETS OF OWNER SURRENDER SITUATIONS. THE REMAINING 90% OF OUR ADOPTIONS ARE CATS AND DOGS FROM STRAY SITAUTIONS, LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROLS, AND KITTEN BIRTHS BECAUSE THE PREGNANT CATS COME INTO OUR CARE.PAWS'S EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON 4 CRITICAL NEEDS: 1) RESCUE & SAFE SHELTER - SUPPORTED BY 150 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND 20 FOSTER HOMES AVAILABLE FOR THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF CATS, KITTENS, DOGS, OR PUPPIES NEEDING A FOSTER HOME. PAWS BELIEVES IN THE FIVE FREEDOMS ALL ANIMALS DESERVE: A) FREEDOM FROM HUNGER AND THIRST ACCESS TO FRESH WATER AND DIETB) FREEDOM FROM DISCOMFORT PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING SHELTER AND A COMFORTABLE RESTING AREA.C) FREEDOM FROM PAIN, INJURY OR DISEASE PREVENTION OR RAPID DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTD) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS NORMAL BEHAVIOR PROVIDING SUFFICIENT SPACE, PROPER FACILITIES, AND COMPANY OF THE ANIMAL'S OWN KINDE) FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND DISTRESS ENSURING CONDITIONS AND TREATMENT WHICH AVOID MENTAL SUFFERING.2) MEDICAL SUPPORT - SUPPORTING THE TREATMENT OF PAWS PETS BEFORE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. PETS RECEIVE VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY, AND A MICROCHIP ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT AS NEEDED. PAWS ALSO SUPPORTS OUTSOURCED MEDICAL PROCEDURES THOSE PROCEDURES THAT PAWS CANNOT DO IN-HOUSE LIKE X-RAYS, ULTRASOUNDS, ETC. 3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS, INCLUDING OUR TNR (TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN) PROGRAM DEDICATED TO REDUCING AND MANAGING THE NUMBERS OF FERAL AND STRAY CATS IN OUR COMMUNITY. FERAL CATS ARE TRAPPED, SPAY/NEUTERED, AND THEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL TERRITORY. FRIENDLY ADULTS AND YOUNG KITTENS CAN BE PLACED FOR ADOPTION.4) ADOPTIONS AND FOSTER PROGRAMS: EVERY ADOPTION REQUIRES AN APPROVED APPLICATION AND AT LEAST ONE SCHEDULED VISIT WITH AN ADOPTION COUNSELOR TO OUR SHELTER. IN FY 2025, WE HAD 385 CAT/KITTENS ADOPTIONS AND 79 DOG/PUPPY ADOPTIONS. THE REQUESTS FOR DOG AND CAT OWNER SURRENDERS HAVE INCREASED POST COVID WITH THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF THE PET OWNER OWNERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 PAWS RECEIVED 625 OWNER SURRENDER APPLICATIONS. ADOPTION COUNSELORS STRIVE TO FIND THE RIGHT PET FOR EVERY HOME AND THE RIGHT HOME FOR EVERY PET. OUR FOSTER PROGRAM TARGETS OUR MOST VULNERABLE ANIMALS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE SICK, INJURED, AND TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION OR IN NEED OF EXTRA SOCIALIZATION. OUR GREATEST NEED IS PLACEMENT FOR OUR PREGNANT CATS, MOMS WITH NURSING KITTENS, AND KITTENS TOO YOUNG TO THRIVE IN THE SHELTER.5) VOLUNTEERING: INDIVIDUALS PART OF THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ARE TRAINED TO ASSIST IN CLEANING AND SOCIALIZING FOR THE CATS; SOCIALIZING AND EXERCISING THE DOGS; COORDINATE DAY TRIPS FOR DOGS; COORDINATING DOGS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS PAWS IS PARTICIPATING IN; PROCESSING ADOPTION APPLICATIONS BY MAKING CALLS TO REFERENCES; LAUNDRY DUTIES; GREETER FOR READING TO RESCUES PROGRAM. OUR FOSTERS ARE ALSO VOLUNTEER BASED. 809856 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X KERRY DOBSON 2037509572 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06850 KERRY DOBSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 74750 0 14607 ANDREA FERRARA PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK REISS VICE PRESIDENT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF LUPOFF TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 DAYNA CHUCTA DIRECTOR THRU 09/2024 6.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HALAN DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 LOIS WALKER DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 74750 0 14607 0 0 0 0 0 130 4830 638356 15628 643316 ADOPTION INCOME 900099 98029 98029 98029 100082 100082 180862 130807 50055 50055 50055 4028 4830 2777 1251 1251 OTHER REVENUE 900099 2180 2180 2180 894913 98029 0 153568 96361 82716 12941 704 328558 282034 44125 2399 1360 1167 183 10 35611 30568 4783 260 38966 38966 8525 8525 2440 2440 28974 8081 15462 5431 7871 317 7554 34346 32055 2222 69 58148 52333 5815 20495 20495 VETERINARY EXPENSE 165024 165024 PET CARE SUPPLIES 113656 113656 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 35766 33380 2314 72 976101 809856 154860 11385 65069 109947 1161275 26287 210756 16204 8744 19793 2345150 1131393 1234979 1213757 1661163 3216364 2766112 2757055 7108098 7359407 26957 57357 59 27016 57357 X 5010215 5256576 2070867 2045474 7081082 7302050 7108098 7359407 X -81188 198991 103165 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 820012 863672 1816973 1158782 643316 5302755 820012 863672 1816973 1158782 643316 5302755 1180030 4122725 40330 41528 51934 101415 100082 335289 115000 785 3431 119216 5757260 739796 0.71610 0.71960 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 115,000. MISC REVENUE - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 785. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,180. FUNDRAISING INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 1,251. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 384624 384624 1783539 978975 804564 176987 152418 24569 1213757 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 1960283 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 796772 2757055 X 1199846 198991 105942 304933 894913 0 894913 978878 2777 2777 976101 0 976101 PART X, LINE 2: PAWS RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT PAWS HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. PAWS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO AUGUST 31, 2022. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,777. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 55,674. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 47,491. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,777. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PAWS CT HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD, THE CONTRACTED BOOKKEEPER, AS WELL AS A VOLUNTEER ACCOUNTANT. AFTERWARDS, A COMPLETE COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PAWS CT HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERING ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL EMPLOYEES. ANNUALLY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST REVIEW THE POLICY AND SIGN A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE DISCLOSED BY THE PERSON(S) INVOLVED. WHEN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS RELEVANT TO A MATTER REQUIRING ACTION BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) CALLS IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOES NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER AND IS NOT PRESENT DURING THE VOTE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHEN THERE IS A DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE MATTER IS DETERMINED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCLUDING THE PERSON(S) CONCERNING WHOSE SITUATION THE DOUBT HAS ARISEN. THE OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECTS THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS DISCLOSED, AND THE INTERESTED PERSON(S) WAS NOT PRESENT DURING THE FINAL DISCUSSION OR VOTE AND DID NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW AND SURVEY OF COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS AND SIMILAR POSITIONS AT OTHER SHELTERS, WITH CONSIDERATION ALSO GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET. THE COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THIS PROCESS IS UNDERTAKES IN NOVEMBER FOR DISTRIBUTION IN DECEMBER EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PAWS CT MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AND BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 47,491. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 55,674.