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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PATRIOT PAWS SERVICE DOGS.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 20 December 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$3,304,996 changed to $3,301,551
Total expenses
$2,989,463 changed to $2,991,115
Contributions and grants received
$3,266,978 changed to $3,261,359
Investment income
$38,018 changed to $40,192
Total assets, end of year
$7,234,428 changed to $7,231,480
Total liabilities, end of year
$317,488 changed to $316,194
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,916,940 changed to $6,915,286
Program services expenses
$2,575,082 changed to $2,580,565
Management and general expenses
$248,461 changed to $244,630
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,575,082 changed to $2,580,565

Totals

Total revenue
$3,304,996
Total expenses
$2,989,463
Contributions and grants received
$3,266,978
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$38,018
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,234,428
Total liabilities, end of year
$317,488
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,916,940
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,575,082
Management and general expenses
$248,461
Fundraising expenses
$165,920
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,575,082

Program services were 86.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,266,978

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $345,282

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $39,443 · excluded $39,443

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $146,000

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

    securities $147,425

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,425

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,425 · unrelated business -$1,425

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $215,517 · program services $197,418 · management and general $2,155 · fundraising $15,944

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,449,575 · program services $1,327,837 · management and general $22,995 · fundraising $98,743

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $91,289 · program services $61,621 · management and general $29,668

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $157,892 · program services $145,493 · management and general $12,399

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,750 · program services $5,644 · management and general $4,106

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $139,726 · program services $113,576 · management and general $26,150

  • 17 · Travel

    total $128,132 · program services $93,921 · management and general $34,211

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,597 · management and general $4,597

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $222,874 · program services $200,587 · management and general $22,287

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $68,128 · program services $67,240 · management and general $888

  • 24a · Other expenses: DOG RELATED EXPENSE

    total $293,659 · program services $291,298 · management and general $2,361

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $51,233 · fundraising $51,233

  • 24c · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE/VOLUNTEER RELATIONS

    total $23,152 · program services $9,746 · management and general $13,406

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSES & PERMITS

    total $21,387 · program services $8,557 · management and general $12,830

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $112,552 · program services $52,144 · management and general $60,408

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $598,557 · end of year $1,185,402

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,051,301 · end of year $2,407,987

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,181 · end of year $10

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $85,639 · end of year $80,905

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

    $4,242,090

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

    $794,219

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,184,267 · end of year $3,447,871

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,465 · end of year $112,253

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $92,766 · end of year $105,278

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $227,794 · end of year $102,422

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $109,788

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,589,294 · end of year $6,916,940

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,556

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO TRAIN AND PROVIDE SERVICE DOGS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT NO COST TO DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND OTHERS WITH MOBILE DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO HELP RESTORE THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INDEPENDENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TRAIN SERVICE DOGS TO ASSIST DISABLED VETERANS AND OTHER AMERICANS WITH MOBILE DISABILITIES.

  • DOG TRAINING AND PLACEMENT: PATRIOT PAWS IS COMMITTED TO RESTORING AND ENHANCING THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICAN VETERANS BY PROVIDING SERVICE DOGS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT NO COST. THESE DOGS ARE PROVIDED TO VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR DISABILITIES ARE CONNECTED TO THEIR MILITARY SERVICE. IN 2023, WE TOOK A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD BY BUILDING OUR PUPPY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC) AND PRODUCING PURPOSE-BRED DOGS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ADI NORTH AMERICA BREEDING COOPERATIVE (ABC). OUR DOGS ARE CAREFULLY EVALUATED TO ENSURE ONLY THOSE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY ARE SELECTED FOR OUR PROGRAM. ONCE ACCEPTED INTO TRAINING, EACH DOG IS TAUGHT COMMANDS THAT MEET OR EXCEED THE STANDAREDS SET BY ASSISTANCE DOGS INTERNATIONAL (ADI). WITH PARTNERSHIPS FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, AND LOCAL PUPPY RAISERS, OUR COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAM ENSURES EACH DOG RECEIVES THE BEST POSSIBLE PREPARATION. ONCE TRAINING IS COMPLETED, DOGS ARE SELECTED FOR VETERANS BASED ON DETAILED OBSERVATION AND EVALUATION, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY OF THE VETERAN AND THE SERVICE DOG TO EFFECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER AND PASS THE ADI PUBLIC ACCESS TEST AS A TEAM.DURING 2023, PATRIOT PAWS PLACED 13 SERVICE DOGS, 12 IN-HOME WORKING DOGS, AND 2 FACILITY DOGS WITH VETERANS AND QUALIFYING FACILITIES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DOGS PLACED IN 2023 TO 27.

    Expenses $2,575,082

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lori Stevens

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $137,444
    From this org
    $132,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,357
    Hours/week
    40
  • Adam Cunningham

    DIRECTOR OF FIN

    Total calculated
    $78,959
    From this org
    $76,406
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,553
    Hours/week
    40
  • Mitzi Brown

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mike L Kovar

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Margulies

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elaine Ford

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
29 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403039349301970

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