PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT (EIN 06-6067445)
Tax period: 2022-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Filed: 2024-07-02
IRS object ID: 202441849349300039
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-07-02T16:43:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	873231666	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST	AddressLine1Txt
City	STAMFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066067445	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CONNECTICUT INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PETA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2037509572	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	504 MAIN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWALK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06851	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KERRY DOBSON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2037509572	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-07-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KERRY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	DOBSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARRETT M HIGGINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543209	PTIN
Phone	2033232400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-07-01	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KERRY DOBSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	504 MAIN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWALK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06851	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,043,436	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.PAWSCT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1962	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	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	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	34	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	230	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$863,672	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,816,973	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$181,890	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$107,135	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$50,223	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$62,173	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,095,785	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,986,281	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$360,602	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$414,588	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$6,067	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$507,937	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$494,442	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$868,539	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$909,030	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$227,246	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,077,251	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,055,674	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,190,394	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$26,311	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$32,646	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,029,363	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$6,157,748	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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 IN-HOUSE SPAY/NEUTER AND DENTAL CLINIC AND TNR (SPAY/NEUTER/RELEASE PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS) AND (3) ADOPTION, CAREFULLY PLACING DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING FAMILIES AND HOMES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$763,332	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$107,135	RevenueAmt
Desc	PAWS'S EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON 4 CRITICAL NEEDS: 1) RESCUE & SAFE SHELTER - SUPPORTED BY 230 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND 60 VERY EXPERIENCED FOSTER FAMILIES. 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 - INCLUDING AN IN-HOUSE SPAY/NEUTER AND DENTAL CLINIC TO TREAT PAWS PETS BEFORE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. PETS RECEIVE VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY, AND A MICROCHIP ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT. 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. THE REQUESTS FOR DOG AND CAT OWNER SURRENDERS HAVE INCREASED POST COVID WITH THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF THE PET OWNER OWNERS. 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/DOGS, MOMS WITH NURSING KITTENS/PUPPIES, AND KITTENS/PUPPIES 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.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$763,332	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	34	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KERRY DOBSON	PersonNm
Phone	2037509572	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	504 MAIN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWALK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06850	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KERRY DOBSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS OF DEC. 2022	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$3,750	$0	$0
ANDREA FERRARA
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK REISS
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LOIS WALKER
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER
SECRETARY	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAYNA CHUCTA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK HALAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN SIMMONDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THRU DEC. 2022	40.00		Yes (X)	$99,070	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$102,820	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$638	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$13,838	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$224,701	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,577,796	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,206	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,816,973	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADOPTION INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$107,135	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$107,135	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$107,135	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,934	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,934	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$61,775	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$51,536	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$10,239	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,239	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,239	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$5,619	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$13,838	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$5,619	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,986,281	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$107,135	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$62,173	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,812	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,581	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$991	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$243,994	TotalAmt
Program Services	$209,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,781	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,650	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,274	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,132	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,582	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,315	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$235	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,758	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,758	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,400	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,860	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,908	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$2,908	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,200	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,244	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,013	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,013	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,165	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,646	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,882	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,794	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,628	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
VETERINARY EXPENSE	$192,425	$192,425
PET CARE SUPPLIES	$96,626	$96,626
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$24,758	$23,106	$1,602	$50

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$909,030	TotalAmt
Program Services	$763,332	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$139,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,067	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$298,102	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,688	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,557	BOYAmt
EOY	$252,107	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,751	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,012	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,217,472	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,012,144	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,199,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,205,328	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,205,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,989,562	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,211,112	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,560,946	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,055,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,190,394	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,154	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,426	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,492	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,311	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,646	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,027,013	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,217,090	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,002,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,940,658	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,029,363	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,157,748	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,055,674	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,190,394	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,077,251	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$51,299	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$165	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$653,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$627,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$820,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$863,672	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,816,973	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,782,372	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$653,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$627,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$820,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$863,672	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,816,973	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,782,372	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,306,817	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,475,555	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$40,408	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,330	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$41,528	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$51,934	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$212,196	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,465	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,465	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$115,000	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,111,033	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$834,287	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.68000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.66230	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 115,000.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$384,624	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$384,624	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,659,212	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$882,157	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$777,055	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$173,636	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$129,987	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$43,649	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,205,328	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST	$1,881,069
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	$679,877

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,560,946	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,043,034	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$51,299	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$35,288	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$86,587	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,956,447	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$29,834	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$29,834	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,986,281	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$914,649	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$5,619	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$5,619	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$909,030	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$909,030	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2020.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,619. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 29,669.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 29,834.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,619.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	CHEERS FOR 60 YEARS	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$19,457	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$13,838	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$5,619	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$5,475	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$144	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$19,457	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$13,838	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$5,619	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$5,475	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$144	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$5,619	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$0	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 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 WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN DECEMBER 2021 FOR THE DISTRIBUTION IN JANUARY 2022. THE PROCESS WAS REPEATED IN NOVEMBER 2022 FOR DISTRIBUTION IN DECEMBER 2022.
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 -29,834. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 29,669.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.