PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT (EIN 06-6067445)
Tax period: 2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed: 2021-03-23
IRS object ID: 202130829349301018
Schema version: 2019v5.2
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	2021-03-23T12:12:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271728945	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP	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	2019-09-01	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	ELLEN SIMMONDS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2037509572	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-03-23	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARRETT M HIGGINS	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543209	PTIN
Phone	2033232400	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-03-22	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELLEN SIMMONDS	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	$1,217,526	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. 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) AS WELL AS A SENIOR PET SUPPORT PROGRAM; AND (3) ADOPTION, CAREFULLY PLACING DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING FAMILIES AND HOMES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	45	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$653,756	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$627,959	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$143,465	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$180,863	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$43,905	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$36,351	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,465	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$841,126	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$846,638	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	$414,362	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$398,010	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$7,522	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$427,770	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$481,241	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$842,132	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$879,251	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,006	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$32,613	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,540,389	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,617,998	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$40,041	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$103,327	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,500,348	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,514,671	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.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$741,370	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$180,863	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADOPTIONS: DURING A DIFFICULT COVID-19 YEAR, PAWS TOOK IN 1,000 ANIMALS AND ADOPTED A RECORD NUMBER OF 989 TOTAL CATS AND DOGS. WITHOUT ADDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, PAWS ENDED THE YEAR WITH 764 CAT AND KITTEN ADOPTIONS (VERSUS 689 IN 2019) AND 225 DOG AND PUPPY ADOPTIONS (VERSUS 213 IN 2019) A TOTAL OF 989 CAT AND DOG ADOPTIONS IN 2020 VERSUS 902 CAT AND DOG ADOPTIONS IN 2019. IN-HOUSE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES: PAWS IN-HOUSE SURGERIES STRENGTHENED OUR MISSION AND ADOPTIONS BECAUSE ANIMALS COULD BE SPAY/NEUTERED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON INTAKE, THUS REDUCING THE TIME SPENT AT PAWS WAITING FOR SPAY/NEUTER PROCEDURES BY ALMOST 1 WEEK. IN-HOUSE SPAY NEUTERS ALSO REDUCED THE STRESS OF TRANSPORT AND SAVED MONEY ON COSTLY EMERGENCY SURGERIES. 2018: BEFORE THE S/N CLINIC, 416 ANIMALS WERE S/N USING OUTSOURCED FACILITIES.2019: THE YEAR THAT THE S/N CLINIC WAS IMPLEMENTED. 284 ANIMALS WERE S/N IN-HOUSE VERSUS 282 ANIMALS OUTSOURCED.2020: 403 ANIMALS WERE S/N IN-HOUSE AND 132 WERE OUTSOURCED. ONE CAN SEE THE INCREASE IN THE S/N IN-HOUSE SURGERIES IN 2020. THIS NUMBER DOES NOT COUNT THE AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY SURGERIES WE COULD DO BECAUSE WE HAD THE SURGICAL EQUIPMENT (MASS REMOVALS, EMERGENCY C SECTIONS DURING PREGNANCY, ETC.) SENIOR PENSION PLAN: WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND AN AGING HUMAN POPULATION, PAWS EXPERIENCED A 33% INCREASE (IN 2020 FROM 2019) IN SURRENDERED ELDERLY ANIMALS BECAUSE THEIR OWNERS COULD NO LONGER CARE FOR THEM. PAWS ASPIRES TO SAVE ALL HEALTHY PETS, REGARDLESS OF AGE, AND NEEDS TO MEET THE CHALLENGE OF PLACING OLDER FRIENDS INTO NEW, LOVING HOMES. 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 A SENIOR. 689 ADOPTIONS IN (35 SENIORS) 2018 902 ADOPTIONS (30 SENIORS) IN 2019989 ADOPTIONS (40 SENIORS) IN 2020	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$741,370	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	Yes (1)	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	10	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	21	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	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
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	5	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	5	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	ELLEN SIMMONDS	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 (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
ELLEN SIMMONDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	$57,180	$0	$24,487
ANDREA FERRARA
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARK REISS
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LOIS WALKER
TREASURER	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER
SECRETARY	8.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARK HALAN
BOARD MEMBER	8.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$57,180	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$24,487	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	$1,959	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising	$7,811	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$618,189	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,938	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$627,959	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADOPTION INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$180,863	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$180,863	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$180,863	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$40,408	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$40,408	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$354,914	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,732	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$358,971	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$2,732	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$4,057	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$4,057	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$4,057	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$10,650	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$7,811	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$9,185	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,465	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,465	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$846,638	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$180,863	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$37,816	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,518	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,720	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$583	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$271,106	TotalAmt
Program Services	$232,717	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,410	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,979	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,384	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$373	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,032	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,951	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$323	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,905	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,905	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,724	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,793	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,793	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,670	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,920	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,738	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$267	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,208	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,541	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,254	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,524	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,634	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,982	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$61	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$73	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,247	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,422	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,825	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,861	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
VETERINARY EXPENSE	$180,065	$180,065
PET CARE SUPPLIES	$123,484	$123,484
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$11,382	$10,623	$736	$23

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$879,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$741,370	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$130,359	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,522	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,258	BOYAmt
EOY	$85,737	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$207,012	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,848	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,121,089	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$857,586	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,308,338	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,263,503	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$795,614	BOYAmt
EOY	$821,227	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,327	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,124,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,202,344	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,540,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,617,998	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,439	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,618	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,960	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,749	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,327	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	$2,536,276	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,464,197	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,964,072	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,050,474	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,500,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,514,671	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,540,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,617,998	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$32,613	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$30,871	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$77,807	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	$379,686	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$366,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$886,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$653,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$627,959	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,913,966	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$379,686	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$366,272	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$886,293	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$653,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$627,959	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,913,966	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,033,103	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,880,863	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$48,980	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$43,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,485	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,996	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,408	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$201,027	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$1,465	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,465	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21,537	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$40,844	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,157,302	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$527,973	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.59570	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.58680	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	OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,596. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 13,711. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 21,537.	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	$1,608,780	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$762,663	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$846,117	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$127,685	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$94,923	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$32,762	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,263,503	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST	$2,000,654
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	$201,690

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,202,344	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN	Desc
Amt	$71,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$71,000	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$891,966	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$30,871	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$86,992	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$56,121	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$835,845	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$10,793	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$10,793	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$846,638	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$877,643	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$9,185	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$9,185	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$868,458	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$10,793	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$10,793	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$879,251	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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. THE ENTITY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO AUGUST 31, 2017.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 9,185. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 9,135. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 68,672.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 9,185.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	HAPPY TAILS GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$18,461	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$7,811	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$10,650	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$4,280	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$4,905	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$18,461	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$7,811	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$10,650	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$4,280	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$4,905	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$9,185	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$1,465	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. ONCE PREPARED AND REVIEWED, A COMPLETE COPY IS SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERING ALL MEMERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL EMPLOYEES. ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ARE DISCLOSED BY THE PERSON OR PERSONS CONCERNED. 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 SAID PERSON(S) DOES NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, THE PERSON(S) DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION AND RETIRES FROM THE ROOM DURING THE VOTE OF 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 (WERE) 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 2019.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDTION, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION AT 504 MAIN AVENUE, NORWALK, CT 06851 OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT (203)-750-9572.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST FROM CHARITABLE TRUST 68,672. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 9,135.
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.