HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION (EIN 46-3748987)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-11-16
- IRS object ID
- 202223209349201027
- Schema version
- 2021v4.0
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-11-16T02:19:07-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 463748987 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % Kristina Vlantes | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | HOUS | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Foreign Phone | 7133043356 | ForeignPhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 448 W 19th St Box 553 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Houston | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 77008 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Kristina Vlantes | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President Co-Founder | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2022-11-16 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | www.hccchou.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $175,826 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $142,097 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $24,257 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $25 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $8,034 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $8,782 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | -$748 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $1,413 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $167,044 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $13,000 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $680 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $854 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $156,462 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $170,996 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$3,952 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $37,485 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $33,533 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,485 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $32,649 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $899 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,485 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,548 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $15 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $37,485 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,533 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Rescue of Chow Chows in need. We are a volunteer only organization and our program includes pulling dogs from shelters taking dog surrenders from owners and rescuing homeless dogs on the streets. Our program provides vetting grooming and boarding when foster volunteers are unavailable. Dogs are adopted out to approved adopters. We have rescued 124 dogs in calendar year 2021. Since inception we have rescued over 1,264 dogs. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | In 2020 we rescued 171 dogs. Our major program expenses are as follows: Veterinarian costs $74,609 Boarding fees $48,348 Food and Supplies for the dogs $3,349 Dog training and grooming $7,424. Dogs come to us and we vet them spay or neuter and take care of any health issues. We have fosters to take care of many dogs however our volume is high and we use boarding so that we can serve more dogs. In addition we have costs for transportation both to the rescue or foster and to new adoptive families of $2,938. We also have postage fees of $1,373 which are for mailing of prescriptions for heartworm positive dogs as well as adoption and vet documentation. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $170,996 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $170,996 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Vlantes | ||||
| President & Co-Founder | 30 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Janet Vrasic | ||||
| Vice President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Yana Carter | ||||
| Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | Yes (true) | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | TX | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Yana Carter | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1826 Chippendale Dr | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Houston | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 77018 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3016936216 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $97,812 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $112,879 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $78,068 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $102,244 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $142,097 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $533,100 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $97,812 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $112,879 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $78,068 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $102,244 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $142,097 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $533,100 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $533,100 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $25 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $25 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $25 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $25 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $962 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,661 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $1,413 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $4,036 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $97,812 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $112,879 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $79,030 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $103,905 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $143,535 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $537,161 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.99244 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.00 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00005 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part III, line 12 | | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, $1413, Cashback Bonus| |
| Part III, line 12 | | S.No:, Year:, Description:| |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part I, line 8 | | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Cashback Bonus, $1413| |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank Charges & Fees, $1361.00| Dog Boarding, $69042.00| Dog Training, $775.00| Computer and Software, $1501.00| Dog Food and Supplies to Fosters, $6095.00| Dog Grooming, $4622.00| Insurance, $1626.00| Legal & Professional Services, $175.00| Other Business Expenses, $463.00| Dog Transportation Expenses, $7451.00| Veterinary Expenses, $63009.00| Office Supplies and miscellaneous, $342.00| |
| Part II, line 24 | | Asset Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| AR, 0, $899| |
| Part II, line 26 | | Liabilities Name:, BOY Amount:, EOY Amount:| Accounts Payable, 0, $15| |
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