PAWS CHICAGO: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PAWS CHICAGO (EIN 36-4219778)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349308251
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Gross Receipts$96,074,846GrossReceiptsAmt
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Activity Or MissionPAWS CHICAGO IS BUILDING COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO END THE KILLING OF HOMELESS PETS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionPAWS CHICAGO IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE NO KILL ANIMAL WELFARE MOVEMENT, HELPING MORE THAN 23,842 HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PETS EACH YEAR THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SPAY/NEUTER, MEDICAL, AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS.MissionDesc
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DescANIMAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR:ENSURING THAT EVERY SINGLE RESCUED PET RECEIVES THE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO NOT JUST SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IS THE CORE PURPOSE OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR PILLAR OF PAWS CHICAGO'S NO KILL MODEL. THE EXPANDED AND RECENTLY RENOVATED 30,000 SQUARE FOOT PAWS CHICAGO NAN & WAYNE KOCOUREK MEDICAL CENTER IS THE MOST STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS IN THE NATION, AND IT'S THE FIRST STOP FOR EVERY ONE OF PAWS CHICAGO'S 4,382 ADOPTED PETS. WITH SPECIAL QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION WARDS TO PREVENT DISEASE TRANSMISSION, A TEAM OF EXPERT MEDICAL AND BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONALS ENSURES EVERY PET RECEIVES THE INDIVIDUAL CARE THEY NEED, RESULTING IN AN INDUSTRY-LEADING 97.93% SAVE RATE. FROM UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS TO DEADLY DISEASES LIKE CANINE PARVOVIRUS AND FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA, FROM INJURIES TO SKIN INFECTIONS, THE PAWS CHICAGO MEDICAL TEAM SEES AND HEALS IT ALL. VETERINARY SURGEONS NOT ONLY SPAY AND NEUTER EVERY PET BUT ALSO PERFORMED 609 ADVANCED SURGERIES ADDRESSING ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS TORN LIGAMENTS, EYE INJURIES, HERNIA REPAIRS, MASS REMOVALS, EXTENSIVE DENTAL DISEASE REQUIRING EXTRACTIONS, AND MANY OTHER MEDICAL NEEDS. THE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS WORLD-CLASS VETERINARY TEAM TREAT THE MOST SERIOUS CASES ON SITE. A ROBUST FOSTER NETWORK CARES FOR PETS WHEN THEY ARE STABLE AND READY TO RECOVER IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT, WITH 2,254 CATS AND DOGS SPENDING TIME IN FOSTER CARE IN 2024.AS PART OF THE FOSTER PROGRAM, HELP ME HEAL (HMH) IS A FOSTER-TO-ADOPT PROGRAM THAT ENABLES ANIMALS WITH LONG-TERM MEDICAL RECOVERIES TO GO INTO FOSTER CARE WITH THEIR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES INSTEAD OF STAYING IN THE SHELTER FOR MONTHS. FOR EXAMPLE, A DOG UNDERGOING THREE MONTHS OF TREATMENT FOR HEARTWORM WILL BE CARED FOR IN ITS FUTURE ADOPTIVE HOME WHILE RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT ADMINISTERED BY PAWS IN AN OUTPATIENT CAPACITY; ONCE THAT PET IS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED, THE ADOPTION WILL BE FINALIZED. IN 2024, THERE WERE 165 PETS CARED FOR IN HMH HOMES BEFORE ADOPTION.RECOGNIZING THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIALIZATION AND ENRICHMENT ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT TO A QUALITY LIFE AS PHYSICAL HEALTH, PAWS CHICAGO ALSO HAS THREE FULL-TIME AND THREE PART-TIME TRAINERS WHO LEAD AN INNOVATIVE DOG AND CAT TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR PAWS CHICAGO'S HOMELESS ANIMALS. THIS TEAM OF BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONALS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE NEGLECTED, UNDER-SOCIALIZED, AND PREVIOUSLY ABUSED HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS WITH ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP TRAINING AS WELL AS BEHAVIOR ENRICHMENT AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TO HELP THEM BUILD CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION, WHICH LEADS TO SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM ADOPTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL PLAY GROUPS AND FIELD TRIPS FOR DOGS. THIS TEAM ALSO PROVIDES ADOPTERS WITH SUPPORT IN TRANSITIONING ANIMALS INTO A PERMANENT HOME ENVIRONMENT WITH COUNSELING AND POST-ADOPTION CONSULTATION.PAWS CHICAGO'S TRAINING CENTER ALSO HAS A TEAM THAT PROVIDES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON COURSES TO PAWS ADOPTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. FOR THE PUBLIC, PAWS TRAINERS ALSO LED 150 IN-PERSON CLASSES WITH 1,069 DOGS IN 2024. THEY ALSO CONDUCTED 22 GROUP ZOOM TRAINING CLASSES WITH 113 DOGS.Desc

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DescPREVENTION & SPAY/NEUTER: PAWS CHICAGO PERFORMED 17,168 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES IN 2024, MAKING IT THE LARGEST LOCAL PROVIDER OF FREE AND LOW-COST, HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, AND THE ONLY CLINIC LOCATED IN AND SERVING UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHERE THE MAJORITY OF STRAY, FERAL AND UNWANTED PETS ORIGINATE. THROUGH THE PAWS CHICAGO LURIE CLINIC IN LITTLE VILLAGE, LOCATED LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM CHICAGO'S ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL, THE CITY IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY, PAWS OFFERS SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST AND WHERE THEY HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT.PREVENTING UNWANTED PETS FROM BEING BORN IS KEY TO BUILDING A NO KILL CHICAGO BECAUSE PETS BREED EXPONENTIALLY. A SINGLE FEMALE CAT AND HER OFFSPRING CAN THEORETICALLY PRODUCE 420,000 KITTENS IN SEVEN YEARS. FOR DOGS, THE NUMBER IS 96,000. SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES ARE THE SOLUTION TO PET OVERPOPULATION, AND AS SUCH, ARE AT THE CORE OF PAWS'S PREVENTION INITIATIVES.PAWS CHICAGO'S FERAL CAT TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM IS ANOTHER CRITICAL ASPECT OF THE PREVENTION PILLAR. BY PROACTIVELY STERILIZING AND MANAGING THE FREE-ROAMING CAT POPULATION, THE SOURCE OF THOUSANDS OF UNWANTED KITTENS BORN EACH YEAR, TNR REDUCES THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM WHILE ALSO SAVING KITTENS AND FINDING THEM ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2024, PAWS PERFORMED 3,672 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES ON FERAL CATS. PAWS ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP TO BUILD OUTDOOR CAT WINTER SHELTERS, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE COMMUNITY.BY THE END OF 2024, PAWS CHICAGO HAD PERFORMED 332,515 FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES SINCE THE LURIE CLINIC'S OPENING IN 2000, WHICH HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN CHICAGO'S REDUCTION IN EUTHANASIA DURING THAT TIME.Desc

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Expense$3,021,732ExpenseAmt
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DescADOPTION: RESCUING HOMELESS PETS AND UNITING THEM WITH THEIR NEW FAMILIES DIRECTLY CONNECTS THE PUBLIC WITH HOMELESS PETS ON THE DEEPEST LEVEL AND PROVIDES A TANGIBLE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT FOR ANIMALS. THROUGH PAWS CHICAGO'S ADOPTION CENTER AND INNOVATIVE ADOPTION EVENTS, PAWS UNITED 4,382 ANIMALS WITH LOVING HOMES IN 2024. BY THE END OF 2024, PAWS CHICAGO HAD PERFORMED 86,616 ADOPTIONS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING IN 1997. USING A PROPRIETARY COMPETIBILITY QUIZ, PAWS USES TECHNOLOGY TO MATCH PETS WITH PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS BASED ON THEIR LIFESTYLE NEEDS, HELPING TO ENSURE A LONG-TERM FIT AND MATCH EXPECTATIONS.PAWS TRAINERS AND VOLUNTEERS OFFER ON-SITE SUPPORT AND ADVICE, PROVIDE DETAILED PET BACKGROUND AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, CONDUCTING RESIDENT PET INTRODUCTIONS AND ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THE HOME. VOLUNTEERS OFFER DETAILED ADOPTION COUNSELING AND FOLLOW-UP TO ENSURE POST-ADOPTION SUCCESS. SHOWCASING ADOPTABLE PETS IN HIGHLY TRAFFICKED PLACES OUTSIDE OF THE PAWS ADOPTION CENTER EXPANDS THE REACH OF THE MISSION AND INSPIRES ACTION FOR ANIMALS. IN 2024, PAWS HOSTED 29 OFF-SITE ADOPTION EVENTS, INCLUDING HIGH-PROFILE ANGELS WITH TAILS ADOPTION EVENTS AROUND THE CHICAGOLAND AREA WHERE LOCAL RETAILERS, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS AND GROCERS WELCOMED HOMELESS PETS TO THEIR LOCATIONS FOR ONSITE ADOPTIONS.Desc

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DescCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS AND IS THE BASIS UPON WHICH ALL OF PAWS CHICAGO'S PROGRAMS ARE BUILT. PEOPLE CAUSE THE PET OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM AND PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO SOLVE IT; ANIMALS ARE THE VOICELESS VICTIMS. THE WAY TO INSPIRE AND CREATE REAL CHANGE FOR ANIMALS IS TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO BE THEIR CARETAKERS AND ADVOCATES AND PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPORT IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES.WHEN PAWS CHICAGO WAS FOUNDED IN 1997, THE MASS KILLING OF HOMELESS PETS WAS A HIDDEN CRISIS. THE PUBLIC HAD NO IDEA THAT MORE THAN 42,000 HOMELESS CATS AND DOGS WOULD BE EUTHANIZED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO THAT YEAR. PAWS CHICAGO WAS FOUNDED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THESE VULNERABLE ANIMALS AND TO MOBILIZE PUBLIC SUPPORT TO DEVELOP HUMANE SOLUTIONS AND BUILD NO KILL COMMUNITIES. SHINING A LIGHT ON PET OVERPOPULATION AND HOMELESSNESS- AND THE RESULTANT KILLING- HAS MOBILIZED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CAUSE BY ADOPTING, FOSTERING, VOLUNTEERING, ADVOCATING FOR AND DONATING TO HOMELESS PETS.WITH ITS NO KILL MODEL IN ACTION, PAWS CHICAGO IS LEADING A MOVEMENT THAT RIPPLES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. EVERY YEAR, PAWS CHICAGO WELCOMES SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE TO SHADOW ITS OPERATIONS. PAWS CHICAGO ALSO HELPS START-UP ADOPTION/RESCUE GROUPS AND SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS AROUND THE WORLD. IN CHICAGO, PAWS HELPS CHICAGO-AREA RESCUE GROUPS AND SHELTERS BY PROVIDING LOW-COST MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE LURIE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC AND BY INCREASING EXPOSURE OF THEIR HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH ANGELS WITH TAILS ADOPTION EVENTS.BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PET HOMELESSNESS AND ENGAGING PEOPLE IN LIFESAVING EFFORTS, PAWS CHICAGO MAKES LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS. THIS INCLUDES PAWS CHICAGO MAGAZINE, WITH A DISTRIBUTION OF 115,000; THE PAWS CHICAGO WEBSITE, WITH MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION UNIQUE USERS AND 20 MILLION PAGEVIEWS IN 2024; AND THE PAWS CHICAGO E-NEWSLETTER, WITH A MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION AVERAGING 179,000 AND AN OPEN-RATE OF MORE THAN 50%. THESE VEHICLES INSPIRE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND BECOME ADVOCATES FOR HOMELESS PETS.360@CACC AND OUTREACH2024 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF PAWS CHICAGO'S 360@CACC PROGRAM, A ROBUST 360-DEGREE PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL (CACC), THE CITY'S IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY. OF THE 18% INCREASE IN INTAKE OR 2,295 ADDITIONAL CATS AND DOGS COMING INTO CACC IN 2024 - 1,875 ADDITIONAL ANIMALS HAD A POSITIVE "LIVE" OUTCOME (ADOPTIONS, TRANSFERS AND RETURNED TO OWNER) OVER 2023. WITHOUT THIS INCREASED LIFESAVING, EUTHANASIA WOULD HAVE INCREASED BY 82%. INSTEAD, EUTHANASIA WAS UP 14%. 360@CACC IS ORIENTED AT INCREASING THESE LIVE OUTCOMES AND HELPING KEEP PETS OUT OF THE CITY SHELTER THROUGH:1) PAWS CHICAGO MEDICAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND OTHER MEDICAL CARE TO ENSURE CACC PETS ARE VETTED AND READY FOR ADOPTION. THE RESCUE READY PROGRAM HELPS INCREASE TRANSFERS OF CACC PETS TO RESCUE GROUPS BY OFFERING HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED MEDICAL CARE AND SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR PETS THAT CAME FROM CACC. THE BIG FIX PROGRAM TRANSPORTS CACC PETS TO THE PAWS CHICAGO LURIE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC EACH WEEK TO BE SPAYED/NEUTERED AND VETTED. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS SPAYED OR NEUTERED 1,336 CACC PETS. 39 DIFFERENT RESCUE GROUPS TRANSFERRED IN ANIMALS WHO WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS AND, OVERALL, CACC TRANSFERS INCREASED BY 19%.2) THE ADOPTION EXPANSION PROGRAM STAFFS A FULL-TIME PAWS CHICAGO EMPLOYEE AT CACC TO SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS IN FINDING AND ADOPTING A PET. THE CACC BUDGET HAS NEVER HAD A STAFFED RESOURCE DEDICATED TO ADOPTIONS, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE WOULD OFTEN LEAVE WITHOUT A PET. WITH THIS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, CACC FACILITATED 3,019 ADOPTIONS IN 2024, A 28.6% INCREASE OVER 2023.3) PET OWNER SUPPORT, WHERE PAWS CHICAGO TEAM MEMBERS MEET FAMILIES AT THE DOOR AND HELP KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES WITH THE FAMILIES WHO LOVE THEM OR OTHERWISE PREVENT MORE PETS FROM ENTERING THE CROWDED CITY SHELTER. IN 2024, PET OWNER SUPPORT KEPT 123 PETS IN THEIR HOMES AND 135 CAME DIRECTLY TO PAWS, PREVENTING FURTHER OVERCROWDING.BEYOND 360@CACC, PAWS CHICAGO HAS OPERATED AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM SINCE 2014 TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SPAY/NEUTER AND PET RESOURCES IN CHICAGO'S MOST UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. OF THE OWNED PETS COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETS, 95% ARE NOT YET SPAYED OR NEUTERED, BUT ONCE OUR OUTREACH TEAM WORKS WITH FAMILIES, 83% END UP STERILIZING THEIR PET AT PAWS.SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2014, THE PRIMARY NEIGHBORHOOD OF FOCUS HAS BEEN ENGLEWOOD, WHERE MORE THAN 49% OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, BUT SERVICES HAVE IN RECENT YEARS EXPANDED TO NEARBY WEST ENGLEWOOD, BACK OF THE YARDS, AND WEST WOODLAWN AS WELL. PAWS PERFORMED 1,377 FREE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IN 2024.THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM ALSO OPERATES A COMMUNITY MEDICINE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES 610 APPOINTMENTS FOR WELLNESS, PREVENTATIVE AND ACUTE VETERINARY CARE TO PETS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NEVER SEE A VETERINARIAN.ADDITIONALLY, 84,430 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PAWS CHICAGO PET FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FREE PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED.VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS ARE THE LIFE FORCE BEHIND PAWS CHICAGO'S OPERATIONS AND AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO BUILDING A NO KILL CHICAGO. IN 2024, 3,283 VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED 125,071 HOURS OF SERVICE, THE EQUIVALENT OF 60 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. AND THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE FOSTER FAMILIES WHO TOOK IN AND CARED FOR 2,254 ANIMALS IN NEED IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO THE TIME VOLUNTEERS COMMIT TO PAWS CHICAGO, THEY ARE ALSO AMBASSADORS, REACHING NEW PEOPLE AND ENGAGING NEW COMMUNITIES IN THE CAUSE OF HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH THEIR EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS.ANIMAL WELFARE IS INCREDIBLY LABOR-INTENSIVE WORK, AND VOLUNTEERS WORK ALONGSIDE OUR STAFF TO AMPLIFY OUR LIFESAVING. FROM SHEPHERDING THE ADOPTION PROCESS TO ATTENDING TO THE NEEDS OF SICK PETS AT OUR MEDICAL CENTER TO MANNING OUR OFF-SITE ADOPTION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, OUR VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE WORK OF EVERY DEPARTMENT.ONLY THROUGH VOLUNTEERS IS PAWS CHICAGO ABLE TO EXECUTE ALL ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE NO KILL MODEL AND ADVANCE ON THE MISSION OF BUILDING NO KILL COMMUNITIES.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7734753323PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11933 N MARCEY STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (37 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
PAULA FASSEAS
EXECUTIVE CHAIR/FOUNDER30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM CAREY
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXIS FASSEAS
TREASURER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$196,960$0$11,206
GEORGE KARCAZES
SECRETARY - PAST5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE BECK
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA BRADFORD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA CANNING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CANNING
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ED CAREY
SECRETARY AND FINANCE CHAIR - NEW / BOARD MEMBER -5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM CORGAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE CROWN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA DENT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAJ FERNANDO
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF HALL
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE FIELD HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIMITRI KARCAZES
BOARD MEMBER - NEW1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY KREMER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE LE MIGNOT
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHLOE MENDEL CORGAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MURRAY PERETZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAYARI PRITZKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL RASKIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA SACHS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY SANTI
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT SEIDENSTICKER
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES DAY
ADVISORY BOARD0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK DUGGAN
ADVISORY BOARD0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BARBARA ROYAL
ADVISORY BOARD - PAST0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA SMITHBURG
ADVISORY BOARD0.30Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSANNA WICKHAM
CEO, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT40.00$260,600$0$7,986Yes (X)
KRISTINA MARIA ROSINIA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$176,317$0$5,416Yes (X)
DR ALYCIA EISENSTEIN DVM
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER40.00$284,534$0$8,033Yes (X)
APARNA GOPALAN BRUSH
HEAD OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT40.00$174,781$0$11,892Yes (X)
GABRIEL ENRIQUE NIEVES
HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE40.00$180,675$0$5,546Yes (X)
DR ANAIS ALAMO-ABRAHAM DVM
VETERINARY SURGEON40.00$170,201$0$18Yes (X)
DR EMILY ANDERSON YACKER DVM
MEDICAL DIRECTOR40.00$167,010$0$113Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,611,078TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$50,210TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K25IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PREFERRED COMMUNICATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1130 SEBASTIN RUNAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78738ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesCOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$107,317CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$4,980,833FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$25,542,195AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$5,243,350NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$30,523,028TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC541990$1,667,014$1,667,014
ADOPTION FEES812900$1,010,100$1,010,100
TRAINING CENTER812900$169,661$169,661
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,846,775TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,391,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,391,601ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$57,723,978SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,081,233OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$47,626,126SecuritiesAmt
Other$736,500OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,097,852SecuritiesAmt
Other$344,733OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,442,585TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$10,442,585ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$430,588FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$4,980,833ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$720,799FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$290,211TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$290,211ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$25,010GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$1,335GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,675TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,675ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$25,633GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$24,212CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,421TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,421ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVERTISINGDesc
Business541800BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$27,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$27,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$27,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$46,965,874TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,846,775RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$27,000UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$13,569,071ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$658,484TotalAmt
Program Services$611,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,471ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,937FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,116,328TotalAmt
Program Services$9,387,989ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$299,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$429,202FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,992TotalAmt
Program Services$97,433ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,454FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$674,853TotalAmt
Program Services$626,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,632FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$843,799TotalAmt
Program Services$791,635ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,414FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$153,944TotalAmt
Management And General$153,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,628TotalAmt
Management And General$181,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,805TotalAmt
Management And General$212,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,215TotalAmt
Program Services$124,394ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$31,821FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$204,770TotalAmt
Program Services$187,326ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$17,444FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,317,069TotalAmt
Program Services$1,129,774ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,752ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$155,543FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$672,780TotalAmt
Program Services$622,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,248ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,256FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$413,452TotalAmt
Program Services$312,084ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,213FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,083TotalAmt
Program Services$95,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,108ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,319FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$943,044TotalAmt
Program Services$919,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,794ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,579FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,912TotalAmt
Program Services$224,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,132FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MEDICAL SUPPLIES$1,786,150$1,785,190$960
PET FOOD$990,043$990,043
PRINTING AND PRODUCTION$684,711$499,839$184,872
BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES$341,450$20,758$302,466$18,226

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,504TotalAmt
Program Services$399,779ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,768FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,346,016TotalAmt
Program Services$18,825,595ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,089,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,431,012FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,371,129BOYAmt
EOY$4,476,581EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,311,916BOYAmt
EOY$2,388,685EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,600,557BOYAmt
EOY$6,562,744EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,290,158BOYAmt
EOY$1,094,475EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,740BOYAmt
EOY$115,482EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$233,312BOYAmt
EOY$464,708EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,511,186LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,589,979LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,588,833BOYAmt
EOY$17,921,207EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,968,791BOYAmt
EOY$117,080,949EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,506,436BOYAmt
EOY$150,104,831EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$948,925BOYAmt
EOY$781,370EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$458,422BOYAmt
EOY$703,058EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,407,347BOYAmt
EOY$1,484,428EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,015,841BOYAmt
EOY$96,373,309EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,083,248BOYAmt
EOY$52,247,094EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,099,089BOYAmt
EOY$148,620,403EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,506,436BOYAmt
EOY$150,104,831EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$25,619,858ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$98,544NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,912,387CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,173,589CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,962,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,406,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,523,028CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$108,977,679TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,912,387CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,173,589CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,962,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,406,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,523,028CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$108,977,679TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$18,248,704SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$90,728,975PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,152,381CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,531,858CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,801,139CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,862,932CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,391,601CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,739,911TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$27,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,000TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,554CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,955CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$18,509TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$121,763,099TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$20,180,913GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74510PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$88,216,122BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,132,437ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,494,426InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$110,842,985EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$60,036,086BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,849,935ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,330,101InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$88,216,122EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$70,313,856BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,674,382ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$15,952,152InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$60,036,086EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$50,449,464BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,567,620ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,296,772InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$70,313,856EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,810,232BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,639,232ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$50,449,464EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.58960BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.41040PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,874,619OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,874,619BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,684,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,467,736DepreciationAmt
Book Value$13,216,409BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$183,725OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$177,601DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,124BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,241,963OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,891,700DepreciationAmt
Book Value$350,263BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,526,734OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,052,942DepreciationAmt
Book Value$473,792BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,921,207TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$46,678,737TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$98,544NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$98,544RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$46,777,281RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$212,805InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$24,212OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$188,593RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$46,965,874TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,157,423TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$24,212OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$24,212ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,133,211ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$212,805InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$212,805ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,346,016TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE THE ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY IF THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES. THE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD -24,212.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD 24,212.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUR BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$2,086,689GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,968,465CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$118,224GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$30,249NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$21,340RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,220FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$600EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$149,415OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2TEAM PAWSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,441,593GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,373,797CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$67,796GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$41,400RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$138,965FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$13,350EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,883,139GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,638,571CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$244,568GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$14,893NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$198,707RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$83,295FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$17,300EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$10,065OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$5,411,421GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$4,980,833CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$430,588GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$45,142NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$261,447RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$223,480FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$31,250EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$159,480OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$720,799DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$290,211NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Gaming Information GamingInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Revenue Other Gaming$25,010GrossRevenueOtherGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Gaming$1,335OthDirectExpnssOtherGamingAmt
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming0VolunteerLaborOtherGamingInd
Gross Revenue Total Gaming$25,010GrossRevenueTotalGamingAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Gaming$1,335OthDirectExpnssTotalGamingAmt
Direct Expense Summary Gaming$1,335DirectExpenseSummaryGamingAmt
Net Gaming Income Summary$23,675NetGamingIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedILStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With NonmembersYes (1)GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Gaming Other Facility1.00000GamingOtherFacilityPct
Individual With BooksJOHN NOCERAIndividualWithBooksNm

Persons With Books US Address PersonsWithBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11933 N MARCEY STAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60614ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DR ALYCIA EISENSTEIN DVM
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER$284,534$0$0$0$0$0$6,953$0$1,080$0$292,567$0$0$0
SUSANNA WICKHAM
CEO, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT$260,600$0$0$0$0$0$7,818$0$168$0$268,586$0$0$0
ALEXIS FASSEAS
TREASURER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CO-FOUN$196,960$0$0$0$0$0$6,000$0$5,206$0$208,166$0$0$0
APARNA GOPALAN BRUSH
HEAD OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT$174,781$0$0$0$0$0$5,718$0$6,174$0$186,673$0$0$0
GABRIEL ENRIQUE NIEVES
HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE$180,675$0$0$0$0$0$5,420$0$126$0$186,221$0$0$0
KRISTINA MARIA ROSINIA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$176,317$0$0$0$0$0$5,290$0$126$0$181,733$0$0$0
DR ANAIS ALAMO-ABRAHAM DVM
VETERINARY SURGEON$169,951$0$250$0$0$0$0$0$18$0$170,219$0$0$0
DR EMILY ANDERSON YACKER DVM
MEDICAL DIRECTOR$167,010$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$113$0$167,123$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution24ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$23,981NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution26321ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,730,789NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution122371ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$988,042NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSPECIAL EVENTDesc
Contribution490ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$500,538NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPAWS CHICAGO USES INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS, INC. TO MANAGE THE DONATION/SALES OF VEHICLES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 (CONTINUED)AN INDUSTRY-LEADING ADOPTION CENTER, A STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL CENTER, AND A HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC WORK SYNCHRONOUSLY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PETS CITYWIDE. LIFESAVING RESCUE AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS FOUND HOMES FOR MORE THAN 4,300 HOMELESS PETS LAST YEAR; AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 ANIMALS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES, COMMUNITY CATS WHO LIVE ON THE STREET AND AT-RISK ANIMALS AT OUR LOCAL CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL (CACC) RECEIVED FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER SUPPORT, INCLUDING A PET FOOD PANTRY. PAWS CHICAGO'S PROGRAMS IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO BUILD NO KILL COMMUNITIES, END PET OVERPOPULATION, AND TRANSFORM ANIMAL WELFARE BY SETTING STANDARDS THAT ARE USED AS A MODEL BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE PAWS CHICAGO'S FOUNDING IN 1997, THE NUMBER OF PETS KILLED EACH YEAR IN CHICAGO HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 88.80%. DESPITE THIS INCREDIBLE PROGRESS OVER TIME, IN JUNE OF 2023, PAWS NOTICED A SURGE IN INTAKE TO CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL BASED ON POST-PANDEMIC EFFECTS: INFLATION MAKING PET FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY PEOPLE; A DRAMATIC RISE IN BACKYARD BREEDING; AND REDUCED AVAILABILITY OF VETERINARY CARE FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND SHELTERS. IN RESPONSE TO THESE TRENDS, PAWS LAUNCHED 360@CACC, A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ORIENTED AT PROVIDING 360-DEGREES OF SUPPORT FOR THE UNDERFUNDED AND OVERSTRETCHED CITY SHELTER. IN 2024, CACC RECORDED AN INTAKE OF 15,262 PETS- AN 18% INCREASE OVER 2023 AND 30% INCREASE OVER 2022. DESPITE THIS INCREASE, WITH 360@CACC PROGRAMS ENHANCING ADOPTIONS AND TRANSFER AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OWNED PETS, CACC'S SAVE RATE INCREASED FROM 76% IN 2023 TO 76.8% IN 2024. THE SAVE RATE IS A CALCULATES THE PROPORTION OF ANIMAL OUTCOMES THAT ARE ALIVE. MORE DETAILS ARE INCLUDED IN THE 360@CACC AND OUTREACH PROGRAM SECTION BELOW. OVERALL, PAWS CHICAGO 2024 RESULTS INCLUDE 17,168 FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES; 4,382 ADOPTIONS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS INTO NEW, LOVING FAMILIES; A 97.93% SAVE RATE EVEN WHILE RESCUING AN EXTREMELY VULNERABLE POPULATION OF AT RISK HOMELESS PETS; 84,430 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PET FOOD PANTRY; 2,254 HOMELESS ANIMALS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE; 125,071 HOURS WORKED BY VOLUNTEERS (THE EQUIVALENT OF 60 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES); AND EARNING CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S HIGHEST 4-STAR RATING CONSECUTIVELY SINCE 2003. BEYOND CHICAGO, PAWS CHICAGO IS ALSO ABLE TO SAVE AT-RISK ANIMALS FROM NINE ADDITIONAL HIGH-KILL STATES AND TOOK IN ANIMALS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE IN TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA AND THE EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN IOWA. RESPONDING TO NATIONAL DISASTERS HAS BEEN A PART OF PAWS CHICAGO'S MISSION SINCE ITS HURRICANE KATRINA RESCUE MISSIONS IN 2005. ALL OF PAWS CHICAGO'S PROGRAMS WORK TOWARD BUILDING NO KILL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPREHENSIVE NO KILL MODEL. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NO KILL MODEL IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INSPIRING PEOPLE'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAUSE OF HOMELESS PETS. ATOP THIS FOUNDATION ARE PAWS CHICAGO'S MISSION-CRITICAL PROGRAMS- THE PILLARS OF PREVENTION (SPAY/NEUTER), ANIMAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR, ADOPTION, AND VOLUNTEERS. DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION FOLLOWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 21. PAULA FASSEAS IS THE MOTHER OF ALEXIS FASSEAS. ALEXIS FASSEAS SERVES ON THE BOARD AND AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 2. MICHAEL AND MELISSA CANNING ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, BOTH SERVE ON THE BOARD. 3. ED CAREY AND PAM CAREY ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, BOTH SERVE ON THE BOARD 4. CHLOE CORGAN AND WILLIAM CORGAN ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, BOTH SERVE ON THE BOARD
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED, IT IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER THAT REVIEW AND BEFORE IT IS FILED, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF WILL ANNUALLY DISCLOSE AND PROMPTLY UPDATE ANY DISCLOSURES PREVIOUSLY MADE REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS INCLUDES FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, OR OTHER TRANSATIONS OR AFFILIATIONS THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER (A) NO ACTION NEED BE TAKEN, OR (B) THE SITUATION BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND RESOLUTION. IN SOME CASES THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SENSITIVE DISCUSSIONS SO AS NOT TO UNDULY INFLUENCE THE DISCUSSION OF THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT PERFORM AN ANNUAL COMPARISON OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION TO THAT OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND BY EVALUATING INDUSTRY STANDARDS. DURING THIS EVALUATION THE ROLES, EXPERIENCES, AND LEVEL OR EDUCATION ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORMS 1023, 990, 990-T (IF APPLICABLE) AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). IN ADDITION, FORM 990 IS COMMONLY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE - WWW.PAWSCHICAGO.ORG
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.

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