PAWS ATLANTA INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: PAWS ATLANTA INCORPORATED (EIN 58-6074088)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-15
IRS object ID: 201333199349300428
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-15T07:31:06-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STRESSER & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8505 DUNWOODY PL 12	AddressLine1
City	ATLANTA	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	303503330	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	586074088	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PAWS ATLANTA INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PAWS	NameControl
Phone	7705931155	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5287 COVINGTON HWY	AddressLine1
City	DECATUR	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30035	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	NANCY LONGACRE	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	7705931155	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RYAN HOLLOWAY	Name
Phone	7706406400	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	NANCY A LONGACRE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5287 COVINGTON HWY	AddressLine1
City	DECATUR	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	30035	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	2172996	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.PAWSATLANTA.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1967	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	GA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF PAWS ATLANTA IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF CARING BY PEOPLE HELPING PETS AND PETS HELPING PEOPLE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	26	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	2865	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	816052	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	470954	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	256081	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	215304	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	-30844	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	98504	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	17590	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	121603	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1058879	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	906365	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	605563	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	625401	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	450355	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	580160	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1055918	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1205561	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	2961	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-299196	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2358641	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2062176	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	31620	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	39307	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2327021	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2022869	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE MISSION OF PAWS ATLANTA IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF CARING BY PEOPLE HELPING PETS AND PETS HELPING PEOPLE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	976334	Expense
Revenue	305876	Revenue
Description	PAWS ATLANTA RECEIVES HOMELESS ANIMALS FROM THE METRO ATLANTA COMMUNITY AND PROVIDES LOVE, NUTRITION, MEDICAL CARE, AND BASIC TRAINING UNTIL PERMANENT, SAFE HOMES CAN BE FOUND FOR THEM. ALL OF OUR ANIMALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1967, WE HAVE FOUND PERMANENT HOMES FOR OVER 43K DOGS AND CATS WITHIN THE METRO ATLANTA COMMUNITY. PAWS ATLANTA OPERATES AS A NO KILL ANIMAL SHELTER WITH NO ANIMALS BEING EUTHANIZED DUE TO SPACE OR TIME CONSTRAINTS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	30288	Expense
Revenue	107423	Revenue
Description	PAWS ATLANTA PROVIDES LOW COST PET VACCINATION CLINICS TO THE PUBLIC TWICE PER MONTH. APPROXIMATELY 2,750 DOGS AND CATS ARE VACCINATED PER YEAR AT A PAWS ATLANTA VACCINATION CLINIC AND APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 1,800 ARE SPAYED OR NEUTERED. IN ADDITION TO THESE LOW COST PUBLIC SERVICES, WE ALSO OFFER HEALTH PREVENTATIVES & BEHAVIORAL TRAINING CLASSES TO THE PUBLIC. ALL OF OUR SERVICES ARE FOCUSED ON PROVIDING FOR THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS AND ENSURING RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1006622	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	10	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	26	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PAWS ATLANTA INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	7705931155	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5287 COVINGTON HWY	AddressLine1
City	DECATUR	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	300352202	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
ANNA SUMNER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
MARTHA BAUMGARTNER
CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0
LISA CLANCEY
SECRETARY	2.00	X	0	0	0
BOB MARCUS
FINANCE CHAI	2.00	X	0	0	0
LIZ FREEDMAN
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0
STEVE COURTADE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL FELLIN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY LONGACRE
ED / ACTING	40.00		95000	0	6792	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	95000	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	6792	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	470954	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	39611	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	470954	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
PUBLIC CLINIC & RESCUE GROUP	900099	107423	107423
SPAY/NEUTER REVENUE	900099	61026	61026
ADOPTION REVENUE	900099	46855	46855

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	215304	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	44721	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$44,721	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1297805	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1244022	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	53783	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	53783	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	53783	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	79927	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	16738	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	63189	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	63928	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	5871	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	58057	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	58057	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER SUPPORT	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	357	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	357	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	357	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	906365	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	327501	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$44,721	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	101792	Total
Program Services	82317	ProgramServices
Management And General	19475	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	405387	Total
Program Services	355805	ProgramServices
Management And General	49582	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	74297	Total
Program Services	65210	ProgramServices
Management And General	9087	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43925	Total
Program Services	38553	ProgramServices
Management And General	5372	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8201	Total
Management And General	8201	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27438	Total
Management And General	27438	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14218	Total
Management And General	14218	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2805	Total
Management And General	2805	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1092	Total
Program Services	1092	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39443	Total
Program Services	32992	ProgramServices
Management And General	6451	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12269	Total
Program Services	6408	ProgramServices
Management And General	5861	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	73872	Total
Program Services	52776	ProgramServices
Management And General	21096	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	23	Total
Program Services	23	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	52829	Total
Program Services	52829	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	44490	Total
Program Services	33367	ProgramServices
Management And General	11123	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
ANIMAL EXPENSES	233702	233702
VACCINATION CLINIC EXPENS	30280	30280
SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM	21268	21268
OTHER FEES	11184		11184

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7046	Total
Management And General	7046	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1205561	Total
Program Services	1006622	ProgramServices
Management And General	198939	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	349009	BOY
EOY	64087	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	331246	BOY
EOY	68427	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	500	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6716	BOY
EOY	6716	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1063694	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	528175	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	588348	BOY
EOY	535519	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1070723	BOY
EOY	1323529	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12599	BOY
EOY	63398	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2358641	BOY
EOY	2062176	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31620	BOY
EOY	39307	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	31620	BOY
EOY	39307	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1698977	BOY
EOY	1477706	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	628044	BOY
EOY	545163	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2327021	BOY
EOY	2022869	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2358641	BOY
EOY	2062176	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-299196	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	-4956	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	608784	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	795505	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1067195	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	816052	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	470954	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3758490	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	313876	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	297651	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	246462	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	256081	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	359516	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1473586	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	922660	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1093156	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1313657	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1072133	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	830470	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5232076	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	320	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	250	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1570	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	15364	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79615	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	283307	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year	11496	CurrentTaxYear
Total	389782	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	15364	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79615	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	283627	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	250	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	12496	CurrentTaxYear
Total	391352	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	4840724	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	40947	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	46861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	31132	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	29715	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	44721	CurrentTaxYear
Total	193376	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	40947	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	46861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	31132	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	29715	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	44721	CurrentTaxYear
Total	193376	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17590	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	17590	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	963607	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1140017	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1344789	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1119438	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	875191	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5443042	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.88930	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.95570	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.04000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.04000	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	187653	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	10796	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	1883	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	196566	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	193822	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-6169	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	187653	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	201807	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	54357	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	12658	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	75000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	193822	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	178273	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	23534	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	201807	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	180130	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	28666	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-25523	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses	5000	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	178273	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	1.00000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	166028	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	166028	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	897666	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	528175	Depreciation
Book Value	369491	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	535519	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	909800	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-4956	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-4956	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	914756	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	14218	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	-22609	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-8391	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	906365	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1213952	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	22609	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	22609	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1191343	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	14218	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	14218	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1205561	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS BOARD DESIGNATED AS AN INTEREST BEARING FUND TO BE USED TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL VALUE.
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPTED FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE.
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -16,738 SALES TAX -5,871
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,738 SALES TAX 5,871

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	PARTY FOR THE P	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	57691	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	57691	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	9956	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Entertainment Event1	991	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	3184	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	PAWS IN THE PAR	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	22236	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	22236	GrossRevenueEvent2
Entertainment Event2	250	EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	2357	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total	79927	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	79927	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	9956	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	1241	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	5541	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	16738	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	63189	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	PET SUPPLIES	Description
Number Of Contributions	160	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	39611	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION USES THE SERVICES OF VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST IN THE SHELTER AND TO ASSIST AT REMOTE ADOPTION EVENTS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BEFORE IT IS FILED.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	PAWS ATLANTA HAS IMPLEMENTED A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES TO CIRCUMVENT ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, BEGINNING WITH WELL DEFINED OPERATING POLICIES ON ALL MATTERS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO CONFLICT. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CAREFULLY WRITTEN CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY AND REQUIRES AGREEMENT IN WRITING TO UPHOLD THE POLICY. THIS POLICY IS ALSO REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IN ADDITION, EACH BOARD & STAFF MEMBER WITH DECISION MAKING ROLES MAKE FULL DISCLOSURE AND WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS AFFECTING TRANSACTIONS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD CHAIR (CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION) LED THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION, WITH INPUT PROVIDED FROM BOARD MEMBERS AND COMPARABLE INDUSTRY DATA. THE COMPENSATION PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND AGREED TO BY THE FULL BOARD.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	ALL THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY MAKING THE REQUEST TO THE BOARD.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,738 SALES TAX 5,871 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -16,738 SALES TAX -5,871