2023-06-22T13:52:18-05:00 2022-08-31 873231666 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2021-09-01 066067445 PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT INC PETA 2037509572 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 KERRY DOBSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037509572 2023-06-22 1 KERRY DOBSON XXX-XX-XXXX GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2033232400 2023-06-22 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KERRY DOBSON 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 1348934 0 X WWW.PAWSCT.ORG X 1962 CT A NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE AND ADOPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HOMELESS AND ABUSED DOGS AND CATS. 7 7 27 237 0 0 820012 863672 220934 181890 77861 50223 115000 0 1233807 1095785 0 0 0 0 374234 360602 0 0 8713 507972 507937 882206 868539 351601 227246 5474862 5055674 97035 26311 5377827 5029363 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 FOUR CRITICAL NEEDS: 1) RESCUE AND SAFE SHELTER, 2) MEDICAL SUPPORT, 3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, AND 4) ADOPTIONS AND FOSTER PROGRAMS. 0 0 746282 0 181890 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: POST-COVID ADOPTIONS HAVE SLOWED AS PEOPLE RESUME THEIR LIVES AND DIFFICULT ECONOMIC FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED EVICTIONS: (2018: 689 ADOPTIONS; 2019: 902 ADOPTIONS; 2020: 989 ADOPTIONS; 2021: 881 ADOPTIONS; 2022: 743 ADOPTIONS), ALLOWING PAWS TO HELP MORE ANIMALS IN NEED. 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. 746282 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 10 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X ELLEN SIMMONDS 2037509572 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06850 ANDREA FERRARA PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK REISS VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LOIS WALKER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DAYNA CHUCTA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY DOBSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK HALAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN SIMMONDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 68902 0 13627 68902 0 13627 0 0 0 0 0 61 67125 796486 4665 863672 ADOPTION INCOME 900099 181890 181890 181890 41528 41528 261844 253149 8695 8695 8695 1095785 181890 0 50223 85482 73378 11480 624 243602 209108 32716 1778 2779 2384 374 21 28739 24669 3860 210 4000 4000 11190 11190 7577 5432 2145 3031 3031 22562 5681 13935 2946 9374 9374 29076 27137 1881 58 49442 44498 4944 16176 16176 VETERINARY EXPENSE 189340 189340 PET CARE SUPPLIES 143460 143460 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 22709 21195 1469 45 868539 746282 113544 8713 159509 298102 294338 118557 0 5000 5891 18321 2160616 961262 1248796 1199354 1121648 1205228 2644680 2211112 5474862 5055674 18094 16922 3960 7426 7856 1963 67125 0 97035 26311 X 3045872 3027013 2331955 2002350 5377827 5029363 5474862 5055674 X 227246 -142143 -433567 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 886293 653756 627959 820012 863672 3851692 886293 653756 627959 820012 863672 3851692 1082865 2768827 30485 37996 40408 40330 41528 190747 1465 1465 21537 115000 136537 4180441 832424 0.66230 0.62540 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 21,537. SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 115,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 384624 384624 1648307 840193 808114 127685 121069 6616 1199354 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 1910903 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 300209 2211112 X 520075 -142143 -142143 662218 433567 433567 1095785 868539 0 868539 0 868539 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, 2019. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 39,842. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 393,725. 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. 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 -393,725. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION -39,842. 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.