2021-03-23T12:12:57-05:00 2020-08-31 271728945 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 3001 SUMMER STREET 5TH FLOOR EAST STAMFORD CT 06905 990 2019-09-01 066067445 PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT INC PETA 2037509572 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 ELLEN SIMMONDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2037509572 2021-03-23 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 2033232400 2021-03-22 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ELLEN SIMMONDS 504 MAIN AVENUE NORWALK CT 06851 1217526 0 X WWW.PAWSCT.ORG X 1962 CT 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. 5 5 21 45 0 0 653756 627959 143465 180863 43905 36351 0 1465 841126 846638 0 0 0 0 414362 398010 0 0 7522 427770 481241 842132 879251 -1006 -32613 4540389 4617998 40041 103327 4500348 4514671 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. 0 0 741370 180863 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 741370 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 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 ELLEN SIMMONDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 57180 0 24487 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 BOARD MEMBER 8.00 X 0 0 0 57180 0 24487 0 0 0 0 0 1959 7811 618189 2938 627959 ADOPTION INCOME 900099 180863 180863 180863 40408 40408 354914 2732 358971 2732 -4057 0 -4057 -4057 10650 7811 9185 1465 1465 846638 180863 0 37816 79821 68518 10720 583 271106 232717 36410 1979 2777 2384 373 20 44306 38032 5951 323 3905 3905 15724 15724 10793 10793 11670 8920 2738 12 267 267 19208 4541 10413 4254 12524 12524 30634 28591 1982 61 477 73 404 48247 43422 4825 12861 12861 VETERINARY EXPENSE 180065 180065 PET CARE SUPPLIES 123484 123484 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 11382 10623 736 23 879251 741370 130359 7522 28258 85737 225271 207012 2070 5848 2121089 857586 1308338 1263503 795614 821227 56301 32327 2124537 2202344 4540389 4617998 16439 14618 3960 3960 19642 13749 0 71000 40041 103327 X 2536276 2464197 1964072 2050474 4500348 4514671 4540389 4617998 X -32613 -30871 77807 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 379686 366272 886293 653756 627959 2913966 379686 366272 886293 653756 627959 2913966 1033103 1880863 48980 43158 30485 37996 40408 201027 1465 1465 5596 13711 21537 40844 3157302 527973 0.59570 0.58680 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,596. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 13,711. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 21,537. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 384624 384624 1608780 762663 846117 127685 94923 32762 1263503 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 2000654 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 201690 2202344 PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 71000 71000 X 891966 -30871 86992 56121 835845 10793 10793 846638 877643 9185 9185 868458 10793 10793 879251 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. HAPPY TAILS GALA 18461 7811 10650 4280 4905 18461 7811 10650 4280 4905 9185 1465 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.