HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $203K · expenses $188K · assets $49K

EIN
46-3748987
Address
PO BOX 920971, HOUSTON, TX 77292-0971
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2014 (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
Denise Bailey (its 2016 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2016 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO RESCUE AND FOSTER CHOW CHOW 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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 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
Kristina Vlantes PRESIDENT2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Yana Carter TREASURER2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Jill Mason EVENT MERCHANDISE COORDINATOR2018-2023 10 $0 reported 1
Elyse Algate SECRETARY2023 10 $0 reported 1
Janet Vrasic (former) Vice President2018-2022 10 $0 reported 1
Kelly Hood (former) Secretary2018 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KRISTINA VLANTES PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
YANA CARTER TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
JILL MASON EVENT MERCHANDISE COORDINATOR10 $0$0$0 $01
ELYSE ALGATE SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristina Vlantes President & Co-Founder30 $0-$0 $01
Janet Vrasic Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Yana Carter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristina Vlantes President & Co-Founder30 $0-$0 $01
Janet Vrasic Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Yana Carter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristina Vlantes President & Co-Founder30 $0-$0 $01
Janet Vrasic Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
Yana Carter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristina Vlantes President & Co-Founder30 $0-$0 $01
Yana Carter Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Janet Vrasic Vice President10 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kristina Vlantes President & Co-Founder30 $0-$0 $01
Kelly Hood Secretary10 $0-$0 $01
Jill Mason Marketing Coordinator10 $0-$0 $01
Yana Carter Fundraising Coordinator10 $0-$0 $01
Janet Vrasic Business Development10 $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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$203,426$188,031 $49,282$49,282 $203,365$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,964$142,631 $37,117$33,887 $107,247$31,906 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$167,044$170,996 $33,548$33,533 $142,097$24,257 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,807$159,649 $37,485$37,485 $102,244$32,300 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,222$103,848 $61,327$61,327 $78,068$21,116 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$142,040$103,870 $64,953$64,953 $112,879$30,498 ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $126,416 in all, tax years 2018 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2024 6$81,365 2024$7,229
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$33,002 2024$24,544
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION” 2020-2023 4$6,739 2023$1,704
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CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION” 2018-2020, 2022 4$4,000 2022$1,000
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MCKESSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION” 2022 1$500 2022$500
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EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION” 2024 1$460 2024$460
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SHELL USA COMPANY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Houston Chow Chow Connection” 2018-2019 2$200 2019$65
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOUSTON CHOW CHOW CONNECTION” 2018 1$150 2018$150
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $188,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $171,162-$171,162- 91.0%
Other (as described)ANIMAL FOOD $9,454$9,454-- 5.0%
Office expenses $6,193-$6,193- 3.3%
Travel $1,210-$1,210- 0.6%
Other (as described)MEALS $12-$12- 0.0%
Total$188,031100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $142,631 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $131,762 92.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,626 6.0%
Printing, publications, postage $2,243 1.6%
Total$142,631100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $170,996 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $156,462 91.5%
Fees to independent contractors $13,000 7.6%
Printing, publications, postage $854 0.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $680 0.4%
Total$170,996100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $159,649 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $150,470 94.3%
Fees to independent contractors $5,500 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,521 1.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,158 0.7%
Total$159,649100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $103,848 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $86,635 83.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,503 15.9%
Printing, publications, postage $710 0.7%
Total$103,848100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $103,870 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $86,846 83.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,723 15.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,301 1.3%
Total$103,870100%

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