BIG HEARTS 4 PAWS RESCUE INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $873K · expenses $475K · assets $1.2M

EIN
46-4900483
Address
14732 HALTER RD, WELLINGTON, FL 33414-4503
Website
BIGHEARTS4PAWSRESCUE.ORG
NTEE code
D20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 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
Deborah Bruggeman (its 2013 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2013 (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 FIND GOOD HOMES FOR PETS FROM LOCAL COUNTY FACILITIES, SHELTERS, AND HUMANE SOCIETIES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE EUTHANIZED, USING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING METHODS: A MOBILE PET ADOPTION UNIT, PET SUPPLY STORES, ADOPTION OUT OF FOSTER CARE FAMILIES AND PLACEMENT FROM A FAMILY WHO CAN NO LONGER KEEP THEIR PET.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Deborah Klein PRESIDENT2015-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Robby Roknich TREASURER2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Virginia Sayre DIRECTOR2014-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Raquel Chapuis (former) TREASURER2021-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Mirentxu Gonzales (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ruthann Rice (former) TREASURER2020 0 $0 reported 1
Debra Shields (former) VICE PRESIDE2014-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Brittany Carames (former) TREASURER2014-2019 0 $0 reported 1
Deborah Bruggeman (former) PRESIDENT2014 0 $0 reported 1
Lorinda Mchale (former) SECRETARY2014 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
ROBBY ROKNICH TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
ROBBY ROKNICH TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
ROBBY ROKNICH TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RAQUEL CHAPUIS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
MIRENTXU GONZALES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RAQUEL CHAPUIS TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
MIRENTXU GONZALES DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
MIRENTXU GONZALES DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
RUTHANN RICE TREASURER0 $0-- $01
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBRA SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
BRITTANY CARAMES TREASURER0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBRA SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
BRITTANY CARAMES TREASURER0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBRA SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
BRITTANY CARAMES TREASURER0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBRA SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
BRITTANY CARAMES TREASURER0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH KLEIN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBRA SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
BRITTANY CARAMES TREASURER0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DEBORAH BRUGGEMAN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
DEBRA SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
LORINDA MCHALE SECRETARY0 $0-- $01
BRITTANY CARAMES TREASURER0 $0-- $01
VIRGINIA SAYRE DIRECTOR0 $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 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$872,569$475,394 $1,175,026$1,169,088 $830,000$42,569 -0-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,183,696$666,040 $777,198$771,913 $1,155,000$28,696 -0-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$702,955$459,747 $258,288$254,257 $661,138$41,817 -02
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$306,518$299,644 $15,125$11,049 $246,204$60,314 -04
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$306,236$307,732 $7,131$4,175 $242,479$63,757 -04
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,780$143,791 $7,878$5,671 $91,691$44,089 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,176$98,658 $14,662$13,680 $81,111$15,065 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,547$53,101 $17,681$16,159 $35,140$17,407 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,390$20,490 $17,320$16,716 $6,475$19,915 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$43,244$35,566 $12,943$10,817 $21,641$21,603 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,823$39,937 $4,764$3,139 $3,882$32,941 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,631$62,378 $8,502$6,253 $41,108$27,523 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $25,338 in all, tax years 2019 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
KLEIN TOOLS INC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIG HEARTS 4 PAWS RESCUE” 2019, 2021-2022, 2024 4$25,000 2024$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIG HEARTS 4 PAWS RESCUE INC” 2020-2023 4$338 2023$101
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HUMANE SOCIETY OF LAKE COUNTY INCFLD20 $763,367$336,319 Executive Dir.$56,094 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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SAFE ANIMAL SHELTER OF ORANGE PARK INCFLD20 $800,371$795,899 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
ENGLEWOOD ANIMAL RESCUESFLD20 $791,987$378,643 Director$65,125 Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, same state
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$528,10437 252016–2025 A HEINZ57 PET RESCUE AND TRANSPORT INC; CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITY PET CLINIC INC; UNDERDOG RESCUE INC; APOLLO SUPPORT & RESCUE INC and 21 more

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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 990 · $475,394 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $305,031$285,373$19,658- 64.2%
Occupancy $113,005$113,005-- 23.8%
Depreciation and depletion $56,458$55,969$489- 11.9%
Fees: accounting $900-$900- 0.2%
Total$475,394100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $666,040 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $340,416$321,520$18,896- 51.1%
Depreciation and depletion $221,728$221,238$490- 33.3%
Occupancy $103,146$103,146-- 15.5%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 0.1%
Total$666,040100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $459,747 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $348,402$335,316$13,086- 75.8%
Occupancy $109,224$109,224-- 23.8%
Depreciation and depletion $1,471$750$721- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $650-$650- 0.1%
Total$459,747100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $299,644 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $252,606$237,720$14,886- 84.3%
Occupancy $45,455$45,455-- 15.2%
Depreciation and depletion $983-$983- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $600-$600- 0.2%
Total$299,644100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $307,732 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $289,274$273,885$15,389- 94.0%
Occupancy $16,804$16,804-- 5.5%
Depreciation and depletion $1,104-$1,104- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $550-$550- 0.2%
Total$307,732100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $143,791 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $104,987 73.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $38,284 26.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $520 0.4%
Total$143,791100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $98,658 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,650 53.4%
Fees to independent contractors $36,343 36.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,665 9.8%
Total$98,658100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $53,101 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $51,773 97.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $914 1.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $414 0.8%
Total$53,101100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $20,490 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $19,209 93.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,281 6.3%
Total$20,490100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $35,566 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $30,105 84.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,461 15.4%
Total$35,566100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $39,937 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $39,631 99.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $306 0.8%
Total$39,937100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $62,378 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $60,949 97.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,429 2.3%
Total$62,378100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Trademarks

1 US trademark, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
BIG HEARTS 4 PAWS RESCUE, INC.869419422016-03-16AbandonedTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

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