2022-07-06T17:20:26-05:00 2021-08-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2020-09-01 066067445 PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT INC PETA 2037509572 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 ELLEN SIMMONDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037509572 2022-07-06 1 ELLEN SIMMONDS XXX-XX-XXXX GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2033232400 2022-07-06 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ELLEN SIMMONDS 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 1544668 0 X WWW.PAWSCT.ORG X 1962 CT A NO-KILL ANIMAL SHELTER DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE AND ADOPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HOMELESS AND ABUSED DOGS AND CATS. 6 6 18 261 0 0 627959 820012 180863 220934 36351 77861 1465 115000 846638 1233807 0 0 0 0 398010 374234 0 0 6735 481241 507972 879251 882206 -32613 351601 4617998 5474862 103327 97035 4514671 5377827 X PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CT (PAWS) IS A NO-KILL ANIMAL 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 TNR (SPAY/NEUTER/RELEASE PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS) AND (3) ADOPTION, CAREFULLY PLACING DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING FAMILIES AND HOMES. 0 0 759345 0 220934 ADOPTIONS: DURING 2021, PAWS TOOK IN 894 ANIMALS AND ADOPTED 881 TOTAL CATS AND DOGS. SENIOR ANIMALS: PAWS ASPIRES TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY PETS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE AND NEEDS TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF PLACING OLDER FRIENDS INTO NEW, LOVING HOMES. AS SUCH, PAWS CONTINUES TO INTAKE SENIOR DOGS AND CATS. WITH THE CONTINUED COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AN AGING HUMAN POPULATION, AND EXPENSIVE MEDICAL CONCERNS, PAWS REGULARLY INTAKES ELDERLY ANIMALS. THE COMMON PERCEPTION IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T WANT OLDER ANIMALS BUT WE ARE FINDING A SMALL NICHE OF BENEVOLENT PEOPLE WHO WILL TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF GIVING A SENIOR ANIMAL A LOVING HOME. IN-HOUSE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES: PAWS IN-HOUSE SURGERIES STRENGTHENED OUR MISSION AND ADOPTIONS BECAUSE ANIMALS COULD BE SPAYED/NEUTERED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON INTAKE, THUS REDUCING THE TIME SPENT AT PAWS WAITING TO BE SPAYED/NEUTERED BY ALMOST 1 WEEK. IN-HOUSE SPAY/NEUTERS ALSO REDUCED THE STRESS OF TRANSPORT AND REDUCED COSTS ON EMERGENCY SURGERIES. DURING 2021, 425 ANIMALS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED IN-HOUSE AND 60 WERE OUTSOURCED.IN-HOUSE DENTAL SURGERIES: PAWS BELIEVES IN ANIMAL DENTAL CARE AS GUM INFLAMMATION AND TOOTH LOSS CAN BE VERY PAINFUL FOR THE ANIMAL, AS WELL AS COSTLY FOR THEIR OWNERS. DURING 2021, PAWS PERFORMED ITS FIRST IN-HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY AND COMPLETED ANOTHER 25 DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. IN-HOUSE DENTAL SURGERIES ALLOWS PAWS TO TREAT OLDER ANIMALS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE DENTAL DISEASE.PAWS ALSO PERFORMED A NUMBER OF IN-HOUSE EMERGENCY SURGERIES, SUCH AS MASS REMOVALS, EMERGENCY CESARIAN SECTIONS DURING PREGNANCY, ETC. 759345 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 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 MARK HALAN DIRECTOR 8.00 X 0 0 0 DAYNA CHUCTA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN SIMMONDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 48548 0 21410 48548 0 21410 0 0 0 0 0 303 71000 748709 119487 820012 ADOPTION INCOME 900099 220934 220934 220934 40330 40330 348392 310861 37531 37531 37531 SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS 900099 115000 115000 115000 1233807 220934 0 192861 80012 68682 10746 584 253730 217803 34075 1852 7427 6375 998 54 33065 28382 4441 242 1839 1839 11224 11224 9307 9307 74820 69792 5016 12 35 35 20664 6413 10362 3889 8883 8883 25465 23766 1648 51 1057 1057 54234 48811 5423 10590 10590 PET CARE SUPPLIES 142443 142443 VETERINARY EXPENSE 139426 139426 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 7985 7452 517 16 882206 759345 116126 6735 85737 159509 207012 294338 5848 5891 2160616 911820 1263503 1248796 821227 1121648 32327 2202344 2644680 4617998 5474862 14618 18094 3960 3960 13749 7856 71000 67125 103327 97035 X 2464197 3045872 2050474 2331955 4514671 5377827 4617998 5474862 X 351601 169218 342337 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 366272 886293 653756 627959 820012 3354292 366272 886293 653756 627959 820012 3354292 1041382 2312910 43158 30485 37996 40408 40330 192377 1465 1465 13711 21537 115000 150248 3698382 707419 0.62540 0.59570 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 13,711. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 21,537. SETTLEMENT PROCEEDS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 115,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 384624 384624 1648307 791397 856910 127685 120423 7262 1248796 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 2304628 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 340052 2644680 PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 67125 67125 X 1736055 169218 342337 511555 1224500 9307 9307 1233807 872899 0 872899 9307 9307 882206 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, 2018. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 38,363. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 303,974. X 4 1763 OPINIONS OF EXPERTS X 1 117724 AVG. SELLING PRICE 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IN COLUMN (A). PART I, LINE 32B: PAWS CT UTILIZED A THIRD-PARTY TO HANDLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTOMOBILES, INCLUDING RECEIVING, AND DISPOSING OF THE CONTRIBUTED AUTOMOBILE. 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 CONFLICT OF INTERESTS 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 OF DIRECTORS AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW AND SURVEY OF COMPENSATION OF 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 DURING THE 2021 FISCAL 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 303,973. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 38,364. 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.