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))
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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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Shelly Cerma CEO2025 30 $0 reported 1
Christopher Crema CFO2025 10 $0 reported 1
Ryan Crema SECRETARY2025 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHELLY CERMA CEO30 $0-$0 $01
CHRISTOPHER CREMA CFO10 $0-$0 $01
RYAN CREMA SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01

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 Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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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KING OF HEARTS FOUNDATIONCAD20 $119,422$126,788 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
HOOFS & WOOFS ANIMAL RESCUECAD20 $123,927$115,308 Boughdadly$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
WAGGING TAILS DOG RESCUECAD20 $131,500$0 CEO$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PUG RESCUE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTYCAD20 $127,670$130,157 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
BELLA VISTA FARMS ANIMAL SANCTUARYCAD20 $120,578$103,305 Treasurer$2,880 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
MISSION BAY PUPPY RESCUE INCCAD20 $128,634$114,485 TREASURER$16,243 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
DEES RESCUE INCCAD20 $117,779$115,944 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
GUARDIAN ANGEL PET RESCUE INCCAD20 $124,014$118,186 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHISKERS & TAILS FOUNDATIONCAD20 $120,178$120,175 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ROTTWEILER RESCUE OF LOS ANGELESCAD20 $122,666$49,286 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
LOS ANGELES RABBIT FOUNDATIONCAD20 $114,553$121,933 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
WEST COAST BOXER RESCUECAD20 $132,218$123,791 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PET PROJECTCAD20 $133,002$134,108 CFO$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
FORTE ANIMAL RESCUECAD20 $125,547$196,527 CEO$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALL FOR LOVE ANIMAL RESCUE INCCAD20 $125,468$214,501 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
FURRY FRIENDS RESCUECAD20 $130,499$145,430 President$82,300 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
PUREBREDS PLUS CAT RESCUECAD20 $113,656$109,195 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
OAKTREE FOUNDATION INCCAD20 $131,663$181,313 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
FOR THE SAKE OF DOGSCAD20 $123,344$116,551 Director$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
RANCHO ROBEN RESCUES INCCAD20 $132,844$48,970 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ATLAS ANIMAL RESCUE CORPCAD20 $122,108$131,769 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
GONE-TO-THE-DOGS RESCUE INCCAD20 $120,372$122,877 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
QUEENS BEST STUMPY DOG RESCUECAD20 $128,077$129,544 Director of Operations$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ANGELS FURRY FRIENDS RESCUECAD20 $116,209$156,766 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
K9 KISMET DOG RESCUECAD20 $127,695$106,695 President$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GREATER GOOD CHARITIES DAF sponsor$4,563,9183 12022–2024 SOS RESCUE INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$1,696,62370 212017–2023 DOGS ON THE MOVE BY PAWSITIVE4LIFE INC; LEGACY OF HOPE DOG RESCUE INC; FALCONRIDGE EQUINE RESCUEINCORPORATED; HELPING ANIMALS LIVE TOMORROW RESCUE and 17 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,476,72082 262019–2025 ANGELS FURRY FRIENDS RESCUE; ADOPT A DOGGIE; FURRY FRIENDS RESCUE; QUEENS BEST STUMPY DOG RESCUE and 22 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$1,249,07576 362018–2024 ALL ANIMAL RESCUE & FRIENDS; GARRIDO STRAY RESCUE FOUNDATION; DOGS ON THE MOVE BY PAWSITIVE4LIFE INC; TRANSFORM A STREET DOG and 32 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$805,31248 212016–2024 AHPHA GROUP; SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA RETRIVER RESCUE ORGANIZATION; VIVA RESCUE INC; ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL and 17 more
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor$532,0006 22020–2024 AHPHA GROUP; PAWS FOR LIFE RESCUE
LESLIE L ALEXANDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$487,5009 32020–2024 DOGS ON THE MOVE BY PAWSITIVE4LIFE INC; TIRED DOG RESCUE; ARUKAH ANIMAL INTERNATIONAL
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$347,90926 142014–2024 KINDRED SPIRITS RESCUE RANCH; TRANSFORM A STREET DOG; LITTLE TROOPER RANCH; DREAM ANIMAL RESCUE and 10 more
CECIL B DE MILLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$345,0007 12019–2025 HOOFS & WOOFS ANIMAL RESCUE
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$331,00011 42014–2024 AHPHA GROUP; K9 KISMET DOG RESCUE; ALL ANIMAL RESCUE & FRIENDS; ADOPT A DOGGIE
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$183,798271 732020–2023 QUEENS BEST STUMPY DOG RESCUE; LOS ANGELES RABBIT FOUNDATION; ADOPT A DOGGIE; GARRIDO STRAY RESCUE FOUNDATION and 69 more
SATTERBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation$165,0003 12022–2024 ADOPT MY BLOCK
THORNTON S GLIDE JR AND KATRINA D GLIDE FOUNDATION Private foundation$165,00022 62017–2024 FLUFF BUDDIES; VOICE FOR THE ANIMALS; WHISKER WARRIORS ANIMAL DEFENSE FUND; MUTT MATCH LA and 2 more
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$133,00012 12010–2024 VOICE FOR THE ANIMALS
TIMOTHY T DAY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$111,0009 12016–2024 PUG RESCUE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
Printing, publications, postage $106,181 100.0%
Total$106,181100%

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