Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by C A R E 4 PAWS INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,779,362
Total expenses: $1,712,281
Contributions and grants received: $1,246,525
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $477,032
Investment income: $5,994
Other revenue: $49,811
Total assets, end of year: $851,605
Total liabilities, end of year: $78,105
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $773,500
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,381,940
Management and general expenses: $319,348
Fundraising expenses: $10,993
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,381,940

Program services were 80.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1c · Fundraising events

$89,197
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,157,328
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$1,419
2a · Program service revenue: Low cost veterinary se

total $477,032 · related or exempt $477,032
3 · Investment income

total $5,994 · excluded $5,994
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$98,549
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$89,197
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$57,102
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $41,447 · excluded $41,447
11a · Other revenue: Other income

total $8,364 · related or exempt $8,364
11e · Other revenue, total

$8,364

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $109,931 · program services $76,952 · management and general $21,986 · fundraising $10,993
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $747,532 · program services $569,917 · management and general $177,615
9 · Other employee benefits

total $36,029 · program services $36,029
10 · Payroll taxes

total $60,342 · program services $60,342
11c · Fees: accounting

total $54,946 · management and general $54,946
11g · Fees: other

total $116,533 · program services $116,533
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $89,254 · program services $89,254
13 · Office expenses

total $29,248 · program services $23,958 · management and general $5,290
16 · Occupancy

total $19,453 · management and general $19,453
17 · Travel

total $11,471 · program services $11,471
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $5,512 · program services $5,512
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $45,088 · program services $45,088
23 · Insurance

total $38,306 · management and general $38,306
24a · Other expenses: Direct Program Expenses

total $281,374 · program services $281,374
24b · Other expenses: Auto Expenses

total $50,250 · program services $50,250
24c · Other expenses: Utilities

total $17,012 · program services $15,260 · management and general $1,752

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $382,452 · end of year $303,751
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $231,942 · end of year $466
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $234,644
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $3,443 · end of year $3,443
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $3,500
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$459,472
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$150,171
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $36,940 · end of year $309,301
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $108,028 · end of year $0
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $56,425 · end of year $69,855
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $13,461 · end of year $8,250
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $446,919 · end of year $589,175
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $259,500 · end of year $184,325

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

C.A.R.E.4Paws' mission is to reduce pet overpopulation, keep animals out of shelters and improve quality of life for pet families in need.

Activities or mission (Part I)

C.A.R.E.4Paws' mission is to reduce pet overpopulation and improve pet family welfare on California's Central Coast.

Since its founding in 2009, C.A.R.E.4Paws has stayed committed to reducing pet overpopulation and improving pet family welfare on California's Central Coast. The organization supports low-income, senior, disabled and unhoused pet families in underserved communities of Santa Barbara County and, as of 2022, in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County. In 2023, more than 25,000 pet families received services. C.A.R.E.4Paws' largest program is its Mobile Community Medicine and Spay/Neuter Outreach, which supports pet families in need with critical pet wellness services. This includes free and low-cost spays/ neuters, veterinary care and vaccine clinics. C.A.R.E.4Paws operates out of CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE Otwo mobile veterinary units, a 26-foot clinic and a brand-new, 37-foot unit launched in August 2023.In 2023, C.A.R.E.4Paws' mobile clinic team assisted 17,500 pets total, compared to 13,000 in 2022 and 7,000 in 2020.The organization's Companion Pet Assistance program continued to provide several tons of pet food weekly in 2023, supporting families struggling financially. C.A.R.E.4Paws has distributed more than four million pet meals since the start of the pandemic.Additionally, C.A.R.E.4Paws continued to assist pet families exposed to domestic violence through Safe Haven and provided humane education through Paws Up For Pets with the goal to inspire kindness for all living beings.Every year, C.A.R.E.4Paws strengthens relationships with existing partners and builds new partnerships to expand its reach into the community. At the end of 2023, the organization agreed to absorb a nonprofit collaborator in SLO County, Animals In Need Fund, to operate under C.A.R.E.4Paws' umbrella of programs.In 2023, the organization received a four-year Access to Care grant from PetSmart Charities to assist pet families in Oceano. Only 10 nonprofits in the United States were selected for this grant. Also, as C.A.R.E.4Paws has expanded its services for unhoused pet families, the organization entered into a partnership with Street Dog Coalition. In 2024, C.A.R.E.4Paws' services for the unsheltered expanded even further through a collaboration with Good Samaritan Shelter and Dignity Moves. Through this partnership, C.A.R.E.4Paws provides wellness services, food, supplies, as well as pet and staff training to unhoused families moving into pet-friendly shelter facilities.

Expenses $1,381,940 · Revenue $477,032

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Christopher D Harris

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Kathryn Courain

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Thomas Fisher

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Cam Gittler

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Cynthia Whelan

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Day Yeager

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kyle Kennedy

Director

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Isabelle Gullo

Executive Director

Total calculated

$122,075

From this org

$109,931

From related orgs

$0

Other

$12,144

Hours/week

40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 15 November 2024
IRS schema version: 2023v5.1
Source object: 202423209349306212

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