PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT (EIN 06-6067445)
Tax period: 2015-09-01 to 2016-08-31
Filed: 2017-07-17
IRS object ID: 201721989349300027
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-07-17T09:36:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-08-31	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 FL 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	2015-09-01	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	LOIS WALKER	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2037509572	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-07-17	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	2017-07-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LOIS WALKER	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	$1,099,557	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1962	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OPERATES AS AN ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT, PREVENT CRUELTY AND RELIEVE SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND COOPERATE WITH OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	5	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	5	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	24	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$706,461	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$379,686	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$33,059	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$36,618	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$599,611	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$25,260	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,878	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$10,466	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,348,009	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$452,030	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$372,913	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$402,435	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$10,718	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$400,923	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$418,142	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$773,836	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$830,577	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$574,173	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$378,547	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,103,272	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,872,076	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$36,891	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$58,990	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,066,381	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,813,086	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO OPERATE AS AN ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE HUMANE TREATMENT, PREVENT CRUELTY AND RELIEVE SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND COOPERATE WITH OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATIONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$596,215	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$41,488	RevenueAmt
Desc	-DOG RESCUE AND ADOPTIONPAWS HAS TAKEN IN 62 DOGS FROM SEPTEMBER 2015-AUGUST 2016. WE NORMALLY ADMIT RELINQUISHMENTS, STRAYS FROM ANIMAL CONTROL AND OF COURSE ANY ADOPTED PAWS DOGS THAT MUST COME BACK. WE HAVE HAD 79 ADOPTIONS. IN TERMS OF POST ADOPTION ASSISTANCE, OUR ADOPTION COORDINATOR FOLLOWS UP WITH PHONE OR E-MAIL TO SEE HOW THE ADOPTION IS GOING AND WILL REVIEW ANY MEDICAL, SOCIAL OR BEHAVIOR ISSUES. WE ATTEMPT TO WORK WITH ADOPTERS AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE.THROUGH AN APPROPRIATED GRANT WE HAVE ASSISTED 8 ADDITIONAL SENIOR ADOPTED DOGS WITH FINANCIAL HELP RELATED TO MEDICAL NEEDS.-CAT RESCUE AND ADOPTIONPAWS HAS TAKEN IN 251 CATS FROM SEPTEMBER 2015-AUGUST 2016. 254 CATS WERE ADOPTED. OFTEN WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE BY COMMUNICATING WITH ADOPTERS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS AND RESOLVE ISSUES RELATED TO THE TRANSITION FOR THE CAT AND ACCLIMATION TO THE NEW HOME. WHEN IN THE CASE OF A SPECIAL NEEDS OR SENIOR CAT WE ALSO ASSIST IN AID WITH MEDICAL CARE, MEDICATIONS OR FOOD.-IN HOUSE CLINIC SPAY/NEUTERCURRENTLY CAT NEUTERS ARE BEING PERFORMED IN HOUSE AND SPAYS ARE UNDER EVALUATION. WE HAVE PERFORMED 39 CAT NEUTERS FROM SEPTEMBER 2015-AUGUST 2016.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$596,215	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	0	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	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	24	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	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SABINE NEUMANN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ANDREA FERRARA
PRESIDENT	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK REISS
VICE PRESIDENT	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LOIS WALKER
TREASURER	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER
SECRETARY	8.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RHONDA FARLING
BOARD MEMBER	8.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELE RINALDI
SHELTER DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$62,925	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$62,925	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	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	$2,602	FederatedCampaignsAmt
All Other Contributions	$377,084	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,814	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$379,686	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADOPTION INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$36,618	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$36,618	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$36,618	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$48,980	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$48,980	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$623,807	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$647,527	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$23,720	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$23,720	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$23,720	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$4,870	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,870	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$4,870	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
OTHER INCOME	900099	$3,765	$3,765
VENDING MACHINE	900099	$1,831	$1,831

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,596	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$452,030	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$41,488	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$30,856	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,829	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,532	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,887	TotalAmt
Program Services	$160,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$107,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,126	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,503	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,623	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,593	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,386	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,207	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,125	TotalAmt
Management And General	$18,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,401	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,401	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,420	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,620	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,097	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$5,097	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,382	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,378	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,819	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,001	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,016	TotalAmt
Program Services	$508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,223	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,322	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,318	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,318	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
VETERINARY EXPENSE	$162,316	$162,316
PET CARE SUPPLIES	$66,627	$66,627
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$14,359	$8,615	$5,744
SHELTER AND CREMATION E	$13,207	$13,175	$32

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,235	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,054	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,938	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,243	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$830,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$596,215	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$223,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,718	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,393	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,003	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$218,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,376	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,078,562	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$677,558	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,406,021	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,401,004	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,310,833	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,359,779	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,052,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,020,521	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,103,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,872,076	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,990	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,990	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,919,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,715,472	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,121,323	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,071,841	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,773	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,066,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,813,086	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,103,272	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,872,076	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$378,547	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$132,164	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$24,784	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$31,696	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	$460,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$523,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$680,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$706,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$379,686	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,751,399	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$460,844	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$523,540	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$680,868	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$706,461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$379,686	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,751,399	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$891,484	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,859,915	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$6,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$36,721	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$48,980	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$118,217	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,224	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$7,224	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,676	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$7,507	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,596	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$40,042	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,916,882	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$172,951	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.63760	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.68270	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 - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 13,751. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 11,676. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 7,507. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 1,512. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 5,596.	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	$1,606,280	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$591,340	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,014,940	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$87,658	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$86,218	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,440	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,401,004	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST	$1,986,677
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	$33,844

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$2,020,521	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$553,753	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$132,164	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$24,784	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$58	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$157,006	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$396,747	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$16,401	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$38,882	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$55,283	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$452,030	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$807,048	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$807,048	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$16,401	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$7,128	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$23,529	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$830,577	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 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, 2013.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FCCF 58.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN CHARITABLE TRUST 31,754. FUNDRAISING COSTS RECLASSED TO PART IX, LINE 24 1,243. RECLASS MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 5,885.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING COSTS RECLASSED TO PART IX, LINE 24 1,243. RECLASS MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 5,885.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	383 MAIN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWALK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06851	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	061083893	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)3	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION GRANTED FUNDS TO A DONOR ADVISED FUND TO BUILD UP ITS ENDOWMENT. THE SOCIETY RECEIVES A STATEMENT OF FUND ACTIVITY DETAILING THE INVESTMENT ACTIVITY OF ITS FUND BALANCE AND ANY GRANTS MADE OUT OF ITS FUNDS. THE SOCIETY MAY ADVISE ON GRANTS MADE FROM ITS FUND, SUBJECT TO THE DONOR ADVISED FUND'S APPROVAL.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ONCE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE RETURN IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	PAWS BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND STAFF PERSONS ARE OBLIGATED TO ALWAYS ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS OBLIGATION REQUIRES THAT ANY EMPLOYEE, IN THE PERFORMANCE OF PAWS DUTIES, SEEK ONLY THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PAWS MISSION. AT ALL TIMES, BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AND STAFFS ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING THEIR JOB TITLE, THE ORGANIZATION'S NAME OR PROPERTY, FOR PRIVATE PROFIT OR BENEFIT. ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL BE 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) SHALL CALL IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SAID PERSON(S) SHALL NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN ADDITION, THE PERSON(S) SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL DELIBERATION OR DECISION REGARDING THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION AND SHALL RETIRE FROM THE ROOM DURING THE VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WHEN THERE IS A DOUBT AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE MATTER SHALL BE RESOLVED 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 SHALL REFLECT 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 PACKAGE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S SHELTER DIRECTOR IS NEGOTIATED BY THE BOARD. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS SET BY THE BOARD AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW AND SURVEY OF COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR SIMILAR SHELTER DIRECTORS AND WITH CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET. ALL ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHELTER DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN EMAIL AND/OR BOARD MINUTES.
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 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 -31,754. CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN FCCF 58.
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.