PROTECT OUR PAWS DOG RESCUE FOUNDATION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $123K · expenses $106K · assets $16K
- EIN
- 39-2183313
- Address
- 141 W LEUCADIA BLVD, ENCINITAS, CA 92024-2059
- NTEE code
- D20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- July 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROVIDE CARE FOR NEGLECTED DOGS
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelly Cerma | CEO | 2025 | 30 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Christopher Crema | CFO | 2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ryan Crema | SECRETARY | 2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY CERMA | CEO | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTOPHER CREMA | CFO | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RYAN CREMA | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $122,540 | $106,181 | $16,359 | $16,359 | $122,540 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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| PUG RESCUE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY | CA | D20 | $127,670 | $130,157 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| GUARDIAN ANGEL PET RESCUE INC | CA | D20 | $124,014 | $118,186 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WHISKERS & TAILS FOUNDATION | CA | D20 | $120,178 | $120,175 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ROTTWEILER RESCUE OF LOS ANGELES | CA | D20 | $122,666 | $49,286 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LOS ANGELES RABBIT FOUNDATION | CA | D20 | $114,553 | $121,933 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WEST COAST BOXER RESCUE | CA | D20 | $132,218 | $123,791 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PET PROJECT | CA | D20 | $133,002 | $134,108 | CFO | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FORTE ANIMAL RESCUE | CA | D20 | $125,547 | $196,527 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ALL FOR LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE INC | CA | D20 | $125,468 | $214,501 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FURRY FRIENDS RESCUE | CA | D20 | $130,499 | $145,430 | President | $82,300 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PUREBREDS PLUS CAT RESCUE | CA | D20 | $113,656 | $109,195 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| OAKTREE FOUNDATION INC | CA | D20 | $131,663 | $181,313 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FOR THE SAKE OF DOGS | CA | D20 | $123,344 | $116,551 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| ANGELS FURRY FRIENDS RESCUE | CA | D20 | $116,209 | $156,766 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $106,181 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printing, publications, postage | $106,181 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $106,181 | 100% |
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