2025-08-20T07:10:49-05:00 2025-02-02 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 20 EAST THOMAS ROAD SUITE 2300 PHOENIX AZ 85012 990 2024-01-29 454101736 PETSMART ASSOCIATE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION PETS 8004237387 19601 NORTH 27TH AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85027 STEPHANIE JENSEN TREASURER 8004237387 2025-08-18 1 1 JACQUELINE ECKMAN P01300648 6022662248 2025-08-18 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOANNE DWYER 19601 NORTH 27TH AVENUE PHOENIX AZ 85027 897392 0 X N/A X 2011 AZ TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PETSMART ASSOCIATES. 4 4 0 39 0 0 943496 867836 0 0 0 0 21227 19533 964723 887369 682519 564027 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38650 37936 721169 601963 243554 285406 2617442 2898501 4347 0 2613095 2898501 THE PETSMART ASSOCIATE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION (PAAF) PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND EMERGENCY SUPPORT TO ASSOCIATES DURING QUALIFIED, UNFORESEEN HARDSHIPS. 0 0 567683 564027 0 THE PAAF PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CURRENT ASSOCIATES OF PETSMART LLC, OR ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR QUALIFIED, UNFORESEEN HARDSHIPS INCLUDING NATURAL DISASTER, VIOLENT CRIME, ILLNESS OR INJURY, PERSONAL EMERGENCIES AND FUNERAL EXPENSES. IN 2024, THE PAAF PROVIDED 400 GRANTS TO ASSOCIATES WITH THE MAJORITY OF SUPPORT PROVIDED TO ASSOCIATES IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS OR BEING DISPLACED FROM THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS FACING MEDICAL ISSUES, ACCIDENT OR ILLNESS. 567683 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI OH WA ND NV ME CO AK DC HI OK X STEPHANIE JENSEN 6235872658 19601 N 27TH AVE PHOENIX AZ 85027 X ERICK GOLDBERG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD OLDHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LACEY BUNDY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOANNE DWYER PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 MADISON MAJOR SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE JENSEN TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 867836 9187 867836 29556 10023 19533 19533 887369 0 0 19533 547984 547984 16043 16043 19375 19375 3656 3656 1372 1372 REGISTRATION FEES 12973 12973 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 560 560 0 601963 567683 34280 0 2549773 2817747 67669 79296 1458 2617442 2898501 4347 4347 0 X 2613095 2898501 2613095 2898501 2617442 2898501 285406 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1783030 764837 927257 943496 867836 5286456 1783030 764837 927257 943496 867836 5286456 1107872 4178584 18548 26659 21227 19533 85967 5372423 0.77780 0.78120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 X 1089744 201539 201539 888205 -836 -836 887369 804338 201539 836 202375 601963 0 601963 PART X, LINE 2: THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE IRC AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME (UBI) WOULD BE TAXABLE. THE FOUNDATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ON A CONTINUAL BASIS THROUGH REVIEW OF ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, REVIEW OF ITS REGULAR TAX FILINGS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS. MANAGEMENT MUST ALSO ASSESS WHETHER UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS COULD RESULT IN THE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY FOR POSSIBLE INTEREST AND PENALTIES IF ANY. THE FOUNDATION'S POLICY IS TO INCLUDE INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSE. AS OF FEBRUARY 2, 2025 AND JANUARY 28, 2024, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT ANTICIPATE A CHANGE IN ITS TAX POSITION IN THE 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING FEBRUARY 2, 2025. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAMING EXPENSES MOVED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES TO THE -836. STATEMENT OF REVENUE PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAMING EXPENSES MOVED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES TO THE 836. STATEMENT OF REVENUE 1 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING N/A 16043 0 0 0 0 0 0 16043 0 16043 LIVING ACCOMODATIONS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES NORTH AMERICA 5 16043 CHECK 0 N/A N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ANY ASSOCIATE OF PETM CANADA CORPORATION ("PETSMART") SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR QUALIFIED, UNFORSEEN HARDSHIPS FROM THE PETSMART ASSOCIATE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION CAN COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN ON-LINE APPLICATION. ONCE AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE APPLICATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY AND MAXIMUM THRESHOLDS OF GRANTS BASED ON THE PARTICULAR LOSS CATEGORY. USING THESE GUIDES, EACH MEMBER OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE APPROVES OR DENIES THE GRANT BASED DEFINED GUIDELINES AND THRESHOLDS. ONCE THE GRANT HAS BEEN APPROVED, THE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ASSOCIATE. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE GRANT AFTER ISSUING FUNDS TO THE GRANTEE. PART I, LINE 3: ACCRUAL PART III COLUMN (D) ACCRUAL PART III COLUMN (C) ACTUAL NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS. 29556 9187 836 1 1.00000 29556 9187 836 10023 19533 AZ 1 0 1 0 1.00000 STEPHANIE JENSEN 19601 N 27TH AVE PHOENIX AZ 85027 0 JOANNE DWYER OVERSEES THE RAFFLE EVENT. X 0 1 LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS AND MEDICAL EXPENSES 395 547984 0 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: ANY ASSOCIATE OF PETSMART LLC THAT IS SEEKING A GRANT FROM THE PETSMART ASSOCIATE ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION CAN COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN ON-LINE APPLICATION. ONCE AN APPLICATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED, THE SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE APPLICATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING HOW MUCH MONEY TO GRANT ASSOCIATES IN PARTICULAR LOSSES, USING THESE GUIDES, EACH MEMBER OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE APPROVES OR DENIES THE GRANT FOR A DEFINED DOLLAR AMOUNT. ONCE THE GRANT HAS BEEN APPROVED, THE FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ASSOCIATE. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT MONITOR THE GRANT AFTER ISSUING TO THE GRANTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE EMPLOYEES OF PETSMART LLC. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES THAT HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. ONCE THE DRAFT IS AVAILABLE, IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND ANY CHANGES INCORPORATED INTO THE FILING. ONCE THIS DETAILED REVIEW IS COMPLETE, THE DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS REVIEW AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANY INTERESTED PERSON MUST PROMPTLY DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE (INCLUDING ALL MATERIAL FACTS) OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST TO THE BOARD CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTORS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON. THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD MEETING WHILE THE FINANCIAL INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON, THE REMAINING DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.