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PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC (EIN 46-2371384)
Tax period
2025-04-01 to 2026-03-31
Filed
2026-09-10
IRS object ID
202642539349200609
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-09-10T13:20:18-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2026-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462371384EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPAWSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6316818217PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Meredith Festa 252 Locust DrAddressLine1Txt
CityRocky PointCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11778ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMeredith FestaPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5167212552PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-10SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.pawsunitepeople.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$191,048GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$191,048ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$191,048TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$21,029FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$91,317OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$93,995OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$206,341TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$15,293ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,088NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$14,205NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,088BOYAmt
EOY$1,741EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,088BOYAmt
EOY$1,741EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$15,946EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,088BOYAmt
EOY-$14,205EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeOur mission is simple. We support animals and the people who love them when they need it the most through our animal welfare and humanitarian aid programs. We assist shelter, abused, and neglected animals in finding their purpose in life through rehabilitation and training. We help the people who care about them when they need us whenever we can. We believe in helping cats and dogs get a second chance in life. Through their interactions with people, they can bring hope to others. Our goal is always to help animals and the people who love them. There is always hope, all is not lost. One at a time, we strive to make a difference. The Beatles were right "Love is all you need." Our goal is to create programs designed to benefit both people and animals in their daily life interactions. We strive to help both animals and people when they need assistance. We believe both human and animal alike deserve help and a second chance. We support animals and humans in their time of need.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
P.U.P. 2nd Chance Program Luna's House Rehab Center: The goal of the 2nd Chance Program is to foster, rehabilitate, and train shelter cats and dogs. Candidates will be selected by our trainers through evaluation. They will be put through a rehabilitation and training program, and learn how to be the best pet they can be. We will help them find their purpose in life, whether it be as a therapy animal or a beloved family pet. We will work to find the animals permanent homes once they have completed the program. Luna's House is Paws Unite People's Rehabilitation Facility and is designed to benefit both people and animals in their daily life interactions. We believe both human and animal alike deserve assistance and a second chance. We had a Dog and Cat Rehabilitation Center open in East Patchogue, NY and moved that Facility to East Setauket in March 2025. Cats and Dogs are not kept in cages, they live in an open environment. We have special need adults come visit and work with the cats, we train our therapy animals there, and we use the space to rehabilitee abused, neglected, and shelter animals.$0$85,000
P.U.P Outreach: P.U.P. For Life:Our humane education program feature lectures and discussions which create a focus on responsible pet care and humane treatment of animals. In schools and with youth groups - Teaching children compassion toward living creatures from an early age; they can become positive role models in their community and home. In the community - Though our years of experience, we have noticed that most abuse and neglect cases started because of lack of knowledge or lack of funds. By creating a presence in a community that the residents feel they can trust, you can break the cycle of abuse and neglect in an area. Teaching people how to properly care for and train a pet, giving them access to low cost veterinary care and spay and neuter, and providing pet food when needed helps better both the animals and the communities quality of life. In situations where education of the owner will not change the animals' quality of life, we offer the option to assume ownership of the pet so it does not suffer. In most cases that isn't necessary and we are able to work with the pet owner and leave the pet in their original home. P.U.P. Abroad: We are currently working with the Maasai through the MAGSA-Outreach program. A tribe of the Maasai are looking to improve their resources to care for their domesticated animals. Chief Joseph Ole Tipanko leads a tribe of over 5000 people. Joseph is the president of the MAGSA-OUTREACH which draws its members from Ntashat, an area with economic and social problems some 40 km outside of Nairobi. He believes that animals provide so much to his people and they should be treated with respect and love. They do not have proper access to veterinary care, which causes illness for their animals AND their tribal members. Our goal is to help them set up a solid system of consistent care and the skills to train their domesticated dogs to do more for the community.$0$20,000
P.U.P. Patriot: The P.U.P. Patriot program trains Veterans to assist shelter dogs in their training as they achieve therapy dog status. Those Veterans and their dogs will then visit VA Hospitals, Hospitals, Nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers bringing a little hope to those who need it most. Veterans suffering from PTSD will go through an additional program, so the dogs will be able to help them cope with their disorder.$0$5,000
P.U.P. Families/ P.U.P. Abroad/Rescues Helping Rescuers: We believe families should stay together. Through this program, we will provide assistance to pet families in their time of need so they can stay together. All too often pets are surrendered to rescue groups due to lack of training knowledge, a natural disaster, or a financial set back. Whether is be a temporary fostering during a natural disaster, rent assistance or vet care coverage during a personal economic crisis, or training to help the pet better adapt to the home, we will make sure pets and their families get what they need to stay together, happy and healthy. We believe the people who love animals need support too. We are currently providing assistance to all the former animal shelter staff members and their families who were supposed to make it in to the airport prior to the end of the withdrawal. There are 169 people in our group. We have been able to evacuate 93 so far, and have 76 people still in Afghanistan waiting to move while we secure more funding. We are continuing to work to evacuate the remainder that want to leave and are continuing to liaison with the US State Department and attorneys to document the people who still need to leave that lost their paperwork during the suicide bombing at HKIA in August so they can exit the country. This has been a huge undertaking for our tiny rescue, but these people are worth the effort. We are currently working with the Maasai through the MAGSA-Outreach program. A tribe of the Maasai is looking to improve their resources to care for their domesticated animals. Chief Joseph Ole Tipanko leads a tribe of over 5000 people. Joseph is the president of the MAGSA-OUTREACH which draws its members from Ntashat, an area with economic and social problems some 40 km outside of Nairobi. He believes that animals provide so much to his people and they should be treated with respect and love. They do not have proper access to veterinary care, which causes illness amongst their animals AND their tribal members. Our goal is to help them set up a solid system of consistent care and the skills to train their domesticated dogs to do more for the community. We are currently assisting several international rescue partners in Egypt and Kuwait with the rehabilitation of abused cats and dog on a case by case basis. We are also working with the No Dog/Cat meat campaign to end the cruelty in that industry.$0$100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$110,100TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Meredith M Festa
Director of Programs/President70$0$0$0
JoAnn Lobello
Vice President30$0$0$0
Allison Spencer
secretary/community coordinator15$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersYes (1)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$15,946LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMeredith M FestaPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1252 Locust DrAddressLine1Txt
CityRocky PointCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11778ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5167212552PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$112,282CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$483,137CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$242,908CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$197,800CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$191,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,227,175TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$839,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$839,000TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$951,282CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$483,137CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$242,908CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$197,800CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$191,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,066,175TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,066,175PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$951,282CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$483,137CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$242,908CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$197,800CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$191,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,066,175TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMeredith FestaPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPresidentRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeOrganizational operating expensesLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$25,148OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$15,946BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$15,946TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Animal care and shelter operating expenses, including veterinary care, animal food and supplies, insurance, communications, website services, equipment, cleaning supplies and other program-related operating expenses.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Loans payable to officers and other individuals for funds advanced to support organizational operations.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationDuring the filing period, the organization experienced extraordinary operational disruption caused by significant water intrusion and ongoing building conditions at its animal rehabilitation facility. The organization was simultaneously involved in legal proceedings concerning the facility and was required to devote substantial volunteer resources to maintaining safe operations and continuous care for approximately 70 animals. These circumstances delayed completion of the return. The organization has completed the return and is filing as promptly as practicable.ExplanationTxt

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