PAWS FOR SENIORS
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $144K · expenses $140K · assets $94K
- EIN
- 45-4243418
- Address
- PO BOX 317, TOMS BROOK, VA 22660-0317
- Website
- www.pawsforseniors.org
- NTEE code
- D20 Animal Protection and Welfare (Animal-Related) published (IRS Business Master File)
- FURP topic
- launch: religious · shelter: animal (from its 990 text; the topic index)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- October 2013 (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))
- Principal officer
- James Scamordella (its 2014 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission
Foster Based Animal Rescue and Adoption Organizaton of homeless Cats and 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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 2015-2024 | $27,000 | $180,300 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 2015-2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 2015-2024 | 60 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $27,000 | - | - | $27,000 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 60 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $27,000 | - | - | $27,000 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $27,000 | - | $0 | $27,000 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 20 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 50 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $27K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $27,300 | - | $0 | $27,300 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $24,000 | - | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $24,000 | - | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $24K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Exec Director | 60 | $24,000 | - | $0 | $24,000 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Scamordella | President/Treasurer/Executive Director | 60 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Vernon | Vice President/Director | 30 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brenda Scamordella | Secretary/Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES SCAMORDELLA | President/Treasurer-Director | 40 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ERICA VERNON | Vice-President-Director | 30 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BRENDA SCAMORDELLA | Secretary-Director | 40 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $143,829 | $139,577 | $94,298 | $92,972 | $98,786 | $45,000 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $173,779 | $165,240 | $88,720 | $88,720 | $118,191 | $55,553 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $134,828 | $158,464 | $81,526 | $80,180 | $101,368 | $33,405 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $162,018 | $144,885 | $103,818 | $103,818 | $122,223 | $39,692 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $143,605 | $141,943 | $86,685 | $86,685 | $101,101 | $42,050 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $147,696 | $147,080 | $85,587 | $85,024 | $104,661 | $42,900 | - | - | - |
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $133,998 | $147,207 | $85,731 | $84,407 | $97,149 | $36,735 | - | - | - |
| 2016 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,757 | $95,046 | $46,741 | $46,741 | $75,167 | $34,590 | - | - | - |
| 2015 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $84,357 | $73,168 | $32,134 | $32,134 | $56,136 | $24,060 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $154,395 in all, tax years 2014 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPIRIT FOR LIFE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2015-2022, 2024 | 9 | $46,200 | 2024 | $7,700 | show |
| MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $20,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| GIVE BACK FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2018-2019 | 2 | $17,455 | 2019 | $8,773 | show |
| CHARDONNAY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2021-2022 | 2 | $16,500 | 2022 | $10,000 | show |
| MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020-2021 | 2 | $14,671 | 2021 | $7,692 | show |
| THE PRUITT FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 | $5,000 | show |
| GREATER GOOD CHARITIES | Public charity | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2014 | 1 | $9,955 | 2014 | $9,955 | show |
| PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $7,209 | 2024 | $7,209 | show |
| GRACE CURTIS & PRISCILLA OHARA FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Paws for Seniors”, “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2019-2024 | 6 | $5,000 | 2024 | $2,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $3,566 | 2023 | $1,557 | show |
| VERIZON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2020-2024 | 10 | $1,969 | 2024 | $303 | show |
| LEBARON RESCUE AND SANCTUARY INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2016 | 1 | $1,120 | 2016 | $1,120 | show |
| FAUQUIER HEALTH FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $725 | 2019 | $725 | show |
| CARMAX FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PAWS FOR SENIORS” | 2019 | 1 | $25 | 2019 | $25 | show |
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| LOUDOUN COMMUNITY CAT COALITION | VA | D20 | $142,253 | $171,123 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AMERICAN SHETLAND SHEEPDOG ASSOCIATION INC | VA | D20 | $155,053 | $213,838 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state |
| EAST OF EDEN K-9 RESCUE | CA | D20 | $146,489 | $148,769 | CEO | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
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| SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE FOR DOGS | CA | D20 | $150,172 | $140,939 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FOREVER HOMES FOR PAWS INC | KY | D20 | $150,909 | $135,412 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x |
| PIMA PAWS FOR LIFE | AZ | D20 | $141,307 | $170,997 | Member at Large | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x |
| UNOS HOME FOR WAYWARD CATS AND DOGS | AL | D20 | $155,048 | $144,242 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
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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.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $139,577 spent · pay $29,711 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $109,861 | 78.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $29,711 | 21.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $5 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $139,577 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $165,240 spent · pay $29,711 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $135,368 | 81.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $29,711 | 18.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $161 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $165,240 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $158,464 spent · pay $29,711 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $128,342 | 81.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $29,711 | 18.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $300 | 0.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $111 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $158,464 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $144,885 spent · pay $26,805 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $117,949 | 81.4% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $26,805 | 18.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $131 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $144,885 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $141,943 spent · pay $25,836 · grants $0 · events $210
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $115,973 | 81.7% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $25,836 | 18.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $134 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $210 | reported apart |
| Total | $141,943 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $147,080 spent · pay $25,836 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $120,482 | 81.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $25,836 | 17.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $762 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $147,080 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990EZ · $147,207 spent · pay $25,836 · grants $500 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $118,463 | 80.5% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $25,836 | 17.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,600 | 1.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $808 | 0.5% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $500 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $147,207 | 100% |
2016 · Form 990EZ · $95,046 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $95,011 | 100.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $35 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $95,046 | 100% |
2015 · Form 990EZ · $73,168 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,267
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $72,911 | 99.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $257 | 0.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,267 | reported apart |
| Total | $73,168 | 100% |
State business registration
- PAWS FOR SENIORS VA, Nonstock corporation, Active (Active and In Good Standing), formed 2012-01-23
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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