2015-11-13T15:01:41-06:00 2014-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 1 S WACKER DRIVE STE 800 CHICAGO IL 60606 990 2014-01-01 364219778 PAWS Chicago PAWS 7739357297 1997 N Clybourn Avenue Chicago IL 60614 Paula J Fasseas Chairman & CEO 7739357297 2015-11-13 1 Zack Fortsch P00052725 3126343400 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z Paula J Fasseas 1997 N Clybourn Avenue Chicago IL 60614 17898408 0 X www.pawschicago.org X 1998 IL PAWS Chicago is a national model in No Kill animal welfare, offering robust adoption and spay/neuter programs. 22 22 205 5000 56950 0 7254385 11609561 1851942 2012478 542159 1442251 452778 277271 10101264 15341561 0 0 0 0 3604090 5287140 0 10528 486489 4143260 5001067 7747350 10298735 2353914 5042826 31139434 36448022 253162 586683 30886272 35861339 X PAWS Chicago's mission is to build No Kill communities, starting with a No Kill Chicago; to end pet overpopulation; and to transform animal welfare by setting higher standards. Since its founding, the number of pets killed each year in Chicago has been reduced by 77 percent. PAWS Chicago's lifesaving success is rooted in The No Kill Model, which can be replicated and scaled in any community. The foundation of all lifesaving is community engagement. By raising awareness about pet homelessness and engaging people in lifesaving efforts, we can make lasting change for animals. PAWS Chicago's mission-critical programs - our No Kill pillars of Prevention, Adoption, Animal Health & Behavior, and Volunteers -- sit atop this foundation. These are the robust programs that are essential to building No Kill communities. 0 0 3204043 6325 Animal Health & Behavior:Committing to the life of each treatable pet and providing all medical treatment and behavioral enrichment needed to optimize health and wellbeing is one of the most critical elements of No Kill. Because of our expert veterinary and behavior teams, we are one of the few shelters in the country that can treat and rehabilitate a large volume of sick, injured and behaviorally challenged animals. In 2014, we had a 97.37 percent Save Rate, even while taking in a vulnerable population of animals. Shelter Medicine: The Medical Center-the first stop for homeless animals when they arrive at PAWS-treats the most serious cases onsite. We also utilize a robust foster network for pets receiving more simple treatment. In 2014, thousands of animals were treated at our Medical Center-2,191 pets had upper respiratory infections alone-and 3,467 pets went into foster care. More than 41,000 vaccinations, microchips and blood tests were provided in 2014.Training & Behavior Enrichment: In 2014, we celebrated the opening of our Training & Foster Care Center. This 3,000 square-foot space is now home to our innovative dog training and enrichment programming and a hub to expand our geographic reach to new foster families. Through this center, our team of behavior professionals and trained volunteers provide our homeless dogs with one-on-one and group training, agility and enrichment. And it's making an impact. In 2014, 122 behaviorally challenged dogs found new loving homes. Expanding the Medical Center: With the progress we are seeing in Chicago, healthy animals are being saved in record numbers at the city pound, which means we are seeing a sicker population of animals in need of rescue, requiring enhanced medical resources to treat. To save more lives, PAWS Chicago is launching a major expansion of our Medical Center and shelter medicine program to triple our capacity to take in, isolate and treat sick and injured animals. 2918914 974383 Prevention & Spay/Neuter:Spay/Neuter Services: With the PAWS Chicago Lurie Clinic located in Little Village and the GusMobile Spay/Neuter Van, which brings life-saving solutions directly to neighborhoods most in need, we performed 18,290 spay/neuter surgeries in 2014. Seventy-two percent of client surgeries were provided free of charge.Preventing unwanted pets from being born is key to building a No Kill Chicago. The majority of stray, feral and unwanted pets originate in low income, under resourced communities. Important pet resources like free spay/neuter surgeries, information on pet care and training and affordable medical care are all necessary ingredients to reducing pet homelessness and building a humane community. Trap-Neuter-Return program: PAWS Chicago's feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program is critical aspect of our targeted spay/neuter approach. It is aimed at 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 sheltering system each year while also saving kittens and finding them adoptive homes. In 2014, PAWS performed 4,763 spay/neuter surgeries on feral cats. Outreach Efforts: Expanding our reach and meeting people who would never knew about PAWS Chicago's support and resources is the key objective of our outreach efforts. In late 2014, we launched two PAWS for Life outreach programs to connect families in need with resources and information to help them better care for their pets. Our first neighborhood of focus was Englewood, where more than 49 percent of the population lives below the poverty line. The team achieved spay/neuter conversion rate of 89 percent of all unaltered pets they met. We also began counseling and offering resources to individuals coming to the city pound (Animal Care & Control, or ACC) to give up their pets, preventing animals from entering the sheltering system. 2423886 973780 Adoption:Rescuing homeless pets and uniting them with their new families is at the forefront of what we do. Through PAWS Chicago's adoption centers, offsite events and innovative programming, 5,952 animals found loving homes in 2014. While saving pets from the local community is PAWS Chicago's primary mission, because of the progress we have made in Chicago, we are able to rescue at risk animals from other states. Our dog spay/neuter efforts have been so successful that in Chicago all the puppies at the city pound are being rescued, and there are more families wanting puppies than the Chicago rescue community can provide. To meet adoption demand, we have developed relationships with groups in Tennessee, Oklahoma and Mississippi to save puppies who would otherwise be killed.Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center: The Pippen Fasseas Adoption Center in Lincoln Park, which opened in 2007, redefined animal sheltering as the first cageless, state-of-the-art, No Kill shelter in the Midwest. Innovative on-site adoption events like our Spring and Holiday 36-Hour Adopt-a-Thons raise awareness and bring in the community, resulting in more lives saved.Glenn L. Felner Adoption Center: PAWS Chicago's first satellite adoption facility-the Glenn L. Felner Adoption Center- opened in December 2014 in Highland Park. The opening of the North Shore Center represents an important step in PAWS Chicago's mission to expand lifesaving and build No Kill communities. Located inside the Highland Park Petco, the center was responsible for 76 adoptions in its first month of operation. In 2015, we are working to find new families 500 additional homeless pets.Offsite Adoption Events: Through our Angels with Tails off-site adoption events in Chicago and various suburban locations, we bring adoptable animals to high-traffic shopping centers and retail stores where people will stop, play with the animals and think about adopting. PAWS Chicago also hosted additional offsite adoption events almost every weekend during 2014. 532548 Volunteers are the life-force behind PAWS Chicago's operations and an essential ingredients to building a No Kill Chicago. In 2014 alone, more than 2,500 volunteers dedicated 103,718 hours of service, fulfilling the work of 50 full time employees. And this doesn't even include 1,155 foster families who took in and cared for animals in need. In addition to the time they commit to PAWS Chicago, volunteers are also our ambassadors, reaching new people and engaging new communities in the cause of homeless animals through their everyday interactions. In 2014, we hosted 171 volunteer orientations, introducing 2,824 interested animal-lovers to PAWS Chicago and the cause of homeless pets. 318894 57990 Community engagement is the foundation for creating lasting change for animals and is the basis upon which all of our programs are built. Shining a light on pet homelessness-and the resultant killing-has mobilized thousands of people to get involved in our cause by adopting, volunteering, fostering, advocating for and donating to homeless pets. We continued to raise awareness by working with the media to promote the cause of homeless pets, as well as through our web site, social media and PAWS Chicago Magazine, which has the largest circulation of any Chicago magazine publication. Impacting the broader movement: Through our No Kill model in action, PAWS Chicago is leading a movement, creating a community and preparing the foundation to be able to share our learnings on a national basis. Every year, we welcome shelters, rescue groups and individuals from around the country to shadow our operations. Our teams help start-up adoption groups and spay/neuter clinics around the world. We help rescue groups and shelters close to home by providing low cost medical services at the Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic and by increasing exposure of their homeless animals through our Angels with Tails adoption events. 851442 57990 9398285 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 1 205 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 22 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 IL X X Sandra Almazan 7734753309 1933 N Marcey Street Chicago IL 60614 X Paula Fasseas Chairman, CEO 60.00 X X 0 0 3464 Pam Carey President, Board Member 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Alexis Fasseas Treasurer, Board Member 50.00 X X 0 0 2078 George Karcazes Secretary, Board Member 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Prof Mark Duggan Advisory Board Member 0.30 X 0 0 0 Suzanne LeMignot Advisory Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 William Smithburg Advisory Board Member 0.50 X 0 0 0 Janice Beck Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Bradford Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Crown Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Day Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Dent Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Fasseas Board Member 2.00 X 0 0 0 Raj Fernando Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sonia Florian Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Suzie Glickman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Mack Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mayari Pritzker Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Barbara Royal Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Sherman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Smithburg Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Sweig Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Thieman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Davis Executive Director 60.00 X 122382 0 3097 Dr Jessica Von Waldau Chief Veterinarian 40.00 X 177821 0 2890 Dr Barbara Hanek-Reschke Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine 40.00 X 153462 0 2654 Dr Claire Conrath Veterinarian - Surgery 40.00 X 115536 0 2725 Dr Barbara Kompare Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine 40.00 X 103468 0 25 672669 0 16933 5 0 1 0 Kingery Printing Co 515 University Avenue PO Box 189 Henry IL 61537 Magazine Printing 148545 Aqueity Inc 2805 Butterfield Road Ste 300 Oak Brook IL 60523 IT Service Provider 138868 Print Mail Communications Inc 4333 Davenport Road Frederickburg VA 22408 Direct Mail Marketing 132322 The Drake Hotel 140 E Walton Pl Chicago IL 60611 Special Events Facility Costs 111786 CrossRealms Inc 55 W Monroe St Suite 3330 Chicago IL 60603 IT Service Provider 102021 5 2517902 9091659 1896726 11609561 Adoption Fees 900099 973780 973780 Lurie Clinic Income 900099 963369 963369 Training Center 900099 57990 57990 GUS Mobile 900099 11014 11014 Admission Center 900099 6325 6325 2012478 736698 736698 127080 0 127080 127080 127080 2286312 1580759 705553 705553 705553 990041 2517902 941985 48056 48056 56058 7808 48250 48250 23230 26295 -3065 -3065 Magazine Advertising 541800 56950 56950 56950 15341561 2012478 56950 1662572 672668 666549 6119 4005593 3754089 157438 94066 211012 168613 30784 11615 397867 374186 15411 8270 22400 22400 10528 10528 766572 663871 69001 33700 140901 109660 31241 441146 384661 23061 33424 493339 414119 41910 37310 158494 152853 1936 3705 38473 38473 3086 3086 424185 414136 5578 4471 47767 28739 19028 Admission Supplies 663984 663984 Humane Education 657865 657865 Clinic Supplies 344295 344295 Adoption Supplies 240699 240699 557861 318407 21295 218159 10298735 9398285 413961 486489 2846286 3758300 1414680 1572941 780748 791563 219625 328458 74503 108373 113219 132043 14554421 2263042 11715664 12291379 13974709 17464965 31139434 36448022 243162 522538 10000 64145 253162 586683 X 20770473 23783776 9925799 10171087 190000 1906476 30886272 35861339 31139434 36448022 5042826 -67759 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7428782 6490297 5367311 7254385 11609561 38150336 7428782 6490297 5367311 7254385 11609561 38150336 38150336 225818 228528 428342 577388 863778 2323854 40474190 9206408 0.94260 0.95900 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10859822 1244550 1374460 13478832 7283370 837336 2739116 10859822 2622688 1994501 2683507 17326 7283370 1324098 1298590 2622688 961107 362991 1324098 0.87610 0.12390 0 0 3514619 3514619 9082575 1125399 7957176 42625 42625 1783504 1137643 645861 131098 131098 12291379 16328050 -67759 78160 976088 986489 15341561 0 15341561 11352983 78160 976088 1054248 10298735 0 10298735 Part V, Line 4: The Board has restricted funds for the purpose of funding future operations. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Special Events Expenses 949,793. Cost of Goods Sold 26,295. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Special Events Expenses 949,793. Cost of Goods Sold 26,295. Fur Ball 1714883 1147967 566916 163802 34440 115533 3700 57033 TEAM PAWS Chicago 788214 746441 41773 2300 10439 4971 166165 5 1004846 623494 381352 139970 51424 50782 3500 137926 3507943 2517902 990041 306072 96303 171286 7200 361124 941985 48056 56058 139 7669 0 56058 139 7669 7808 48250 IL 1 0 1 0 1.00000 Sandra Almazan 1933 N Marcey Street Chicago IL 60614 0 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dr Jessica Von Waldau Chief Veterinarian 177821 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2890 0 180711 0 0 0 Dr Barbara Hanek-Reschke Veterinarian - Shelter Medicine 153462 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2654 0 156116 0 0 0 X 54 91175 Selling Price X 18 1278333 Fair Market Value X 3125 210640 Cost X 305 2837 Cost X Special Events Items 495 313741 Cost 0 0 0 0 Part I, Column (b): is the number of contributions. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 1) Paula Fasseas, Chairman and CEO, and Peter Fasseas, Board Member, are married; 2) Alexis Fasseas, Treasurer and Board Member is the daughter of Peter and Paula Fasseas; 3) William and Maria Smithburg are married. They are major fundraisers and contributors; 4)Barbara Bradford and Robert Sherman are married. They are major fundraisers and contributors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 Before the Form 990 is filed it is reviewed in detail by the Secretary, Treasurer, the Chairman of the Board, and the independent auditors. 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 12c Board members and senior staff will annually disclose and promptly update any disclosures previously made to the Chairman of the Board in the section below that requests them to identify their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members as well as other nonprofit organizations. For each interest disclosed, the Chairperson of the board will determine whether the organization should: (a) take no action or (b) disclose the situation more broadly and invite discussion/resolution by the full board of what action to take, or (c) refrain from taking action and otherwise avoid the conflict. In some cases the person with the conflict may be asked to rescues him/herself from sensitive discussions so as not to unduly influence the discussion of the conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Chairman of the Board and President perform an annual comparison of PAWS Chicago's top management compensation to other similar organizations and by evaluating industry standards. During this evaluation the roles, experience, and level of education are taken into consideration. The process was documented. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its Forms 1023, 990, 990-T 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 VII, Section A, Column F: Paula Fasseas and Alexis Fasseas received non-taxable benefits from the organization due to an error in payroll administration. Paula Fasseas and Alexis Fasseas do not receive compensation and benefits from the organization. To compensate for the error, Paula Fasseas and Alexis Fasseas made contributions to the organization equal to the non-taxable benefits they received.