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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PAWS4PEOPLE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,706,111
Total expenses
$4,545,770
Contributions and grants received
$1,558,429
Grants paid
$9,208
Program service revenue
$115,021
Investment income
$107,867
Other revenue
$924,794
Total assets, end of year
$18,148,824
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,890,786
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,258,038
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,200,718
Management and general expenses
$84,389
Fundraising expenses
$260,663
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,200,718

Program services were 92.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $35,256

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $167,085

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $507,716

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $848,372

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $169,435

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TUITION

    total $77,692 · related or exempt $77,692

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PUBLIC AWARENESS EVENT

    total $37,329 · related or exempt $37,329

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $67,877 · excluded $67,877

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $28,894 · other assets $16,810

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0 · other assets $5,714

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $28,894 · other assets $11,096

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $39,990 · excluded $39,990

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $969,185

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $167,085

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $169,045

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $800,140 · excluded $800,140

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $21,947

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,807

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $14,140 · related or exempt $14,140

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $95,000 · related or exempt $95,000

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $15,514 · related or exempt $15,514

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $110,514

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $9,208 · program services $9,208

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $168,400 · program services $152,987 · management and general $8,162 · fundraising $7,251

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $770,358 · program services $699,850 · management and general $37,339 · fundraising $33,169

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,835 · program services $72,753 · management and general $1,634 · fundraising $3,448

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $73,846 · program services $69,024 · management and general $1,551 · fundraising $3,271

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,150 · program services $1,820 · management and general $196 · fundraising $3,134

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,101 · program services $24,620 · management and general $1,314 · fundraising $1,167

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $103,216 · program services $39,473 · management and general $3,838 · fundraising $59,905

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,003 · program services $12,277 · management and general $12,795 · fundraising $3,931

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $100,397 · program services $95,084 · management and general $2,656 · fundraising $2,657

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $116,059 · program services $98,230 · management and general $3,630 · fundraising $14,199

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $62,410 · program services $58,666 · management and general $1,872 · fundraising $1,872

  • 17 · Travel

    total $56,452 · program services $56,452

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,786 · program services $10,786

  • 20 · Interest

    total $67,132 · program services $63,104 · management and general $2,014 · fundraising $2,014

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,287,294 · program services $2,275,010 · management and general $6,142 · fundraising $6,142

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $74,311 · program services $71,505 · management and general $1,246 · fundraising $1,560

  • 24a · Other expenses: CANINE OPERATIONS AND C

    total $318,200 · program services $316,294 · fundraising $1,906

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN KIND GOODS

    total $127,725 · program services $12,688 · fundraising $115,037

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES, LICENSES AND REG

    total $53,509 · program services $53,509

  • 24d · Other expenses: GIFTS

    total $7,378 · program services $7,378

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $43,438 · end of year $61,501

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $766,203 · end of year $589,216

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $17,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,883 · end of year $20,712

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,811 · end of year $22,999

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $22,271,935

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $8,310,260

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,279,063 · end of year $13,961,675

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $350,203 · end of year $330,224

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,940,930 · end of year $3,144,997

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $95,465 · end of year $63,183

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $570,437 · end of year $214,360

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,693,121 · end of year $1,613,243

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,060,989 · end of year $16,229,233

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,519 · end of year $28,805

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF PAWS4PEOPLE, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") IS EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO UTILIZE ASSISTANCE DOGS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO UTILIZE ASSISTANCE DOGS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES.

  • THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT NON-STOCK CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA ON JULY 6, 1999 WITH ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND OPERATIONS IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE ORGANIZATION IS REGISTERED AS A FOREIGN CORPORATION IN THE STATES OF NORTH CAROLINA, WEST VIRGINIA, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, AND TEXAS, AND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS AS PAWS4PEOPLE, PAWS4PEOPLE FOUNDATION, PAWS4PRISONS, AND PAWS4VETS. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES, TRAINS, AND PLACES SERVICE DOGS AND FACILITY DOGS, AND PROVIDES CERTIFICATION, INSURANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR EACH CLIENT-ASSISTANCE DOG TEAM OR HANDLER-FACILITY DOG TEAM FOR THE DURATION OF THE TEAM'S CAREER. THE ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZES IN TRAINING CUSTOMIZED SERVICE DOGS FOR TWO GENERAL GROUPS: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PHYSICAL, NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES; AND VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS WITH CHRONIC/COMPLEX POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (C-PTSD), TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI), AND MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA (MST). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRAINS, CERTIFIES AND PLACES FACILITY DOGS WITH SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL USE THE FACILITY DOG WITHIN HIS/HER PROFESSION AND/OR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND/OR COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE INDIVIDUAL(S) INVOLVED AND IN WHICH THE HANDLER-FACILITY DOG TEAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART.

    Expenses $4,200,718 · Grants $9,208 · Revenue $239,675

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kyria H Whisenhunt

    VICE-CHAIRMAN & PERMANENT

    Total calculated
    $70,799
    From this org
    $56,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,399
    Hours/week
    60

  • Terry L Henry

    CHAIRMAN & PERMANENT TRUST

    Total calculated
    $60,717
    From this org
    $52,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,717
    Hours/week
    60

  • Danielle Cockerham

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $67,778
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,778
    Hours/week
    60

  • Donna Shiro

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George Zimmerman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Will Cameron

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Christopher Lantz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark George

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tonya Callahan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Maino

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • INNOVATION WAY LLC

    PROVIDES PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT RECOVERY VIA K9-CENTRIC POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH. · NC · income $7,419

    Directly controlled by PAWS4PEOPLE INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
11 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622549349301117

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