Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PAWS CHICAGO.

Totals

Total revenue: $46,965,874
Total expenses: $21,346,016
Contributions and grants received: $30,523,028
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $2,846,775
Investment income: $13,834,186
Other revenue: -$238,115
Total assets, end of year: $150,104,831
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,484,428
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $148,620,403
Program services expenses (Part IX): $18,825,595
Management and general expenses: $1,089,409
Fundraising expenses: $1,431,012
Program service expenses (Part III): $18,825,595

Program services were 88.2% 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

$4,980,833
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$25,542,195
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$5,243,350
2a · Program service revenue: SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC

total $1,667,014 · related or exempt $1,667,014
2b · Program service revenue: ADOPTION FEES

total $1,010,100 · related or exempt $1,010,100
2c · Program service revenue: TRAINING CENTER

total $169,661 · related or exempt $169,661
3 · Investment income

total $3,391,601 · excluded $3,391,601
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $57,723,978 · other assets $1,081,233
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $47,626,126 · other assets $736,500
7c · Gain or loss

securities $10,097,852 · other assets $344,733
7d · Net gain or loss

total $10,442,585 · excluded $10,442,585
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$430,588
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$4,980,833
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$720,799
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$290,211 · excluded -$290,211
9a · Gaming: gross income

$25,010
9b · Gaming: direct expenses

$1,335
9c · Net income from gaming

total $23,675 · excluded $23,675
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$25,633
10b · Cost of goods sold

$24,212
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $1,421 · excluded $1,421
11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING

total $27,000 · unrelated business $27,000
11e · Other revenue, total

$27,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $658,484 · program services $611,076 · management and general $19,471 · fundraising $27,937
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $10,116,328 · program services $9,387,989 · management and general $299,137 · fundraising $429,202
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $104,992 · program services $97,433 · management and general $3,105 · fundraising $4,454
9 · Other employee benefits

total $674,853 · program services $626,266 · management and general $19,955 · fundraising $28,632
10 · Payroll taxes

total $843,799 · program services $791,635 · management and general $19,750 · fundraising $32,414
11b · Fees: legal

total $153,944 · management and general $153,944
11c · Fees: accounting

total $181,628 · management and general $181,628
11f · Fees: investment management

total $212,805 · management and general $212,805
11g · Fees: other

total $156,215 · program services $124,394 · fundraising $31,821
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $204,770 · program services $187,326 · fundraising $17,444
13 · Office expenses

total $1,317,069 · program services $1,129,774 · management and general $31,752 · fundraising $155,543
14 · Information technology

total $672,780 · program services $622,276 · management and general $8,248 · fundraising $42,256
16 · Occupancy

total $413,452 · program services $312,084 · management and general $2,155 · fundraising $99,213
17 · Travel

total $121,083 · program services $95,656 · management and general $12,108 · fundraising $13,319
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $943,044 · program services $919,671 · management and general $5,794 · fundraising $17,579
23 · Insurance

total $299,912 · program services $224,406 · management and general $71,374 · fundraising $4,132
24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SUPPLIES

total $1,786,150 · program services $1,785,190 · fundraising $960
24b · Other expenses: PET FOOD

total $990,043 · program services $990,043
24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND PRODUCTION

total $684,711 · program services $499,839 · fundraising $184,872
24d · Other expenses: BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES

total $341,450 · program services $20,758 · management and general $18,226 · fundraising $302,466
24e · All other expenses

total $468,504 · program services $399,779 · management and general $29,957 · fundraising $38,768

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $3,371,129 · end of year $4,476,581
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $3,311,916 · end of year $2,388,685
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $4,600,557 · end of year $6,562,744
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $1,290,158 · end of year $1,094,475
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $141,740 · end of year $115,482
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $233,312 · end of year $464,708
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$27,511,186
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$9,589,979
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $18,588,833 · end of year $17,921,207
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $92,968,791 · end of year $117,080,949
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $948,925 · end of year $781,370
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $458,422 · end of year $703,058
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $85,015,841 · end of year $96,373,309
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $38,083,248 · end of year $52,247,094

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PAWS CHICAGO IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE NO KILL ANIMAL WELFARE MOVEMENT, HELPING MORE THAN 23,842 HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PETS EACH YEAR THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE SPAY/NEUTER, MEDICAL, AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PAWS CHICAGO IS BUILDING COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO END THE KILLING OF HOMELESS PETS.

ANIMAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR:ENSURING THAT EVERY SINGLE RESCUED PET RECEIVES THE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESOURCES NEEDED TO NOT JUST SURVIVE BUT THRIVE IS THE CORE PURPOSE OF THE ANIMAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR PILLAR OF PAWS CHICAGO'S NO KILL MODEL. THE EXPANDED AND RECENTLY RENOVATED 30,000 SQUARE FOOT PAWS CHICAGO NAN & WAYNE KOCOUREK MEDICAL CENTER IS THE MOST STATE-OF-THE-ART HOSPITAL FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS IN THE NATION, AND IT'S THE FIRST STOP FOR EVERY ONE OF PAWS CHICAGO'S 4,382 ADOPTED PETS. WITH SPECIAL QUARANTINE AND ISOLATION WARDS TO PREVENT DISEASE TRANSMISSION, A TEAM OF EXPERT MEDICAL AND BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONALS ENSURES EVERY PET RECEIVES THE INDIVIDUAL CARE THEY NEED, RESULTING IN AN INDUSTRY-LEADING 97.93% SAVE RATE. FROM UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS TO DEADLY DISEASES LIKE CANINE PARVOVIRUS AND FELINE PANLEUKOPENIA, FROM INJURIES TO SKIN INFECTIONS, THE PAWS CHICAGO MEDICAL TEAM SEES AND HEALS IT ALL. VETERINARY SURGEONS NOT ONLY SPAY AND NEUTER EVERY PET BUT ALSO PERFORMED 609 ADVANCED SURGERIES ADDRESSING ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS TORN LIGAMENTS, EYE INJURIES, HERNIA REPAIRS, MASS REMOVALS, EXTENSIVE DENTAL DISEASE REQUIRING EXTRACTIONS, AND MANY OTHER MEDICAL NEEDS. THE MEDICAL CENTER AND ITS WORLD-CLASS VETERINARY TEAM TREAT THE MOST SERIOUS CASES ON SITE. A ROBUST FOSTER NETWORK CARES FOR PETS WHEN THEY ARE STABLE AND READY TO RECOVER IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT, WITH 2,254 CATS AND DOGS SPENDING TIME IN FOSTER CARE IN 2024.AS PART OF THE FOSTER PROGRAM, HELP ME HEAL (HMH) IS A FOSTER-TO-ADOPT PROGRAM THAT ENABLES ANIMALS WITH LONG-TERM MEDICAL RECOVERIES TO GO INTO FOSTER CARE WITH THEIR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES INSTEAD OF STAYING IN THE SHELTER FOR MONTHS. FOR EXAMPLE, A DOG UNDERGOING THREE MONTHS OF TREATMENT FOR HEARTWORM WILL BE CARED FOR IN ITS FUTURE ADOPTIVE HOME WHILE RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT ADMINISTERED BY PAWS IN AN OUTPATIENT CAPACITY; ONCE THAT PET IS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED, THE ADOPTION WILL BE FINALIZED. IN 2024, THERE WERE 165 PETS CARED FOR IN HMH HOMES BEFORE ADOPTION.RECOGNIZING THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIALIZATION AND ENRICHMENT ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT TO A QUALITY LIFE AS PHYSICAL HEALTH, PAWS CHICAGO ALSO HAS THREE FULL-TIME AND THREE PART-TIME TRAINERS WHO LEAD AN INNOVATIVE DOG AND CAT TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR PAWS CHICAGO'S HOMELESS ANIMALS. THIS TEAM OF BEHAVIOR PROFESSIONALS AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE NEGLECTED, UNDER-SOCIALIZED, AND PREVIOUSLY ABUSED HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS WITH ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP TRAINING AS WELL AS BEHAVIOR ENRICHMENT AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION TO HELP THEM BUILD CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION, WHICH LEADS TO SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM ADOPTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL PLAY GROUPS AND FIELD TRIPS FOR DOGS. THIS TEAM ALSO PROVIDES ADOPTERS WITH SUPPORT IN TRANSITIONING ANIMALS INTO A PERMANENT HOME ENVIRONMENT WITH COUNSELING AND POST-ADOPTION CONSULTATION.PAWS CHICAGO'S TRAINING CENTER ALSO HAS A TEAM THAT PROVIDES VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON COURSES TO PAWS ADOPTERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. FOR THE PUBLIC, PAWS TRAINERS ALSO LED 150 IN-PERSON CLASSES WITH 1,069 DOGS IN 2024. THEY ALSO CONDUCTED 22 GROUP ZOOM TRAINING CLASSES WITH 113 DOGS.

Expenses $8,177,739 · Revenue $169,661
PREVENTION & SPAY/NEUTER: PAWS CHICAGO PERFORMED 17,168 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES IN 2024, MAKING IT THE LARGEST LOCAL PROVIDER OF FREE AND LOW-COST, HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, AND THE ONLY CLINIC LOCATED IN AND SERVING UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WHERE THE MAJORITY OF STRAY, FERAL AND UNWANTED PETS ORIGINATE. THROUGH THE PAWS CHICAGO LURIE CLINIC IN LITTLE VILLAGE, LOCATED LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM CHICAGO'S ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL, THE CITY IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY, PAWS OFFERS SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST AND WHERE THEY HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT.PREVENTING UNWANTED PETS FROM BEING BORN IS KEY TO BUILDING A NO KILL CHICAGO BECAUSE PETS BREED EXPONENTIALLY. A SINGLE FEMALE CAT AND HER OFFSPRING CAN THEORETICALLY PRODUCE 420,000 KITTENS IN SEVEN YEARS. FOR DOGS, THE NUMBER IS 96,000. SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES ARE THE SOLUTION TO PET OVERPOPULATION, AND AS SUCH, ARE AT THE CORE OF PAWS'S PREVENTION INITIATIVES.PAWS CHICAGO'S FERAL CAT TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) PROGRAM IS ANOTHER CRITICAL ASPECT OF THE PREVENTION PILLAR. BY PROACTIVELY STERILIZING AND MANAGING THE FREE-ROAMING CAT POPULATION, THE SOURCE OF THOUSANDS OF UNWANTED KITTENS BORN EACH YEAR, TNR REDUCES THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS ENTERING THE SHELTER SYSTEM WHILE ALSO SAVING KITTENS AND FINDING THEM ADOPTIVE HOMES. IN 2024, PAWS PERFORMED 3,672 SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES ON FERAL CATS. PAWS ALSO HOSTS AN ANNUAL WORKSHOP TO BUILD OUTDOOR CAT WINTER SHELTERS, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED IN THE COMMUNITY.BY THE END OF 2024, PAWS CHICAGO HAD PERFORMED 332,515 FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES SINCE THE LURIE CLINIC'S OPENING IN 2000, WHICH HAS BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN CHICAGO'S REDUCTION IN EUTHANASIA DURING THAT TIME.

Expenses $4,174,987 · Revenue $1,667,014
ADOPTION: RESCUING HOMELESS PETS AND UNITING THEM WITH THEIR NEW FAMILIES DIRECTLY CONNECTS THE PUBLIC WITH HOMELESS PETS ON THE DEEPEST LEVEL AND PROVIDES A TANGIBLE WAY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT FOR ANIMALS. THROUGH PAWS CHICAGO'S ADOPTION CENTER AND INNOVATIVE ADOPTION EVENTS, PAWS UNITED 4,382 ANIMALS WITH LOVING HOMES IN 2024. BY THE END OF 2024, PAWS CHICAGO HAD PERFORMED 86,616 ADOPTIONS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING IN 1997. USING A PROPRIETARY COMPETIBILITY QUIZ, PAWS USES TECHNOLOGY TO MATCH PETS WITH PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS BASED ON THEIR LIFESTYLE NEEDS, HELPING TO ENSURE A LONG-TERM FIT AND MATCH EXPECTATIONS.PAWS TRAINERS AND VOLUNTEERS OFFER ON-SITE SUPPORT AND ADVICE, PROVIDE DETAILED PET BACKGROUND AND ASSESSMENT INFORMATION, CONDUCTING RESIDENT PET INTRODUCTIONS AND ENSURING A SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO THE HOME. VOLUNTEERS OFFER DETAILED ADOPTION COUNSELING AND FOLLOW-UP TO ENSURE POST-ADOPTION SUCCESS. SHOWCASING ADOPTABLE PETS IN HIGHLY TRAFFICKED PLACES OUTSIDE OF THE PAWS ADOPTION CENTER EXPANDS THE REACH OF THE MISSION AND INSPIRES ACTION FOR ANIMALS. IN 2024, PAWS HOSTED 29 OFF-SITE ADOPTION EVENTS, INCLUDING HIGH-PROFILE ANGELS WITH TAILS ADOPTION EVENTS AROUND THE CHICAGOLAND AREA WHERE LOCAL RETAILERS, PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS AND GROCERS WELCOMED HOMELESS PETS TO THEIR LOCATIONS FOR ONSITE ADOPTIONS.

Expenses $3,021,732 · Revenue $1,010,100
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS THE FOUNDATION FOR CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS AND IS THE BASIS UPON WHICH ALL OF PAWS CHICAGO'S PROGRAMS ARE BUILT. PEOPLE CAUSE THE PET OVERPOPULATION PROBLEM AND PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO SOLVE IT; ANIMALS ARE THE VOICELESS VICTIMS. THE WAY TO INSPIRE AND CREATE REAL CHANGE FOR ANIMALS IS TO MOBILIZE PEOPLE TO BE THEIR CARETAKERS AND ADVOCATES AND PROVIDE NEEDED SUPPORT IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES.WHEN PAWS CHICAGO WAS FOUNDED IN 1997, THE MASS KILLING OF HOMELESS PETS WAS A HIDDEN CRISIS. THE PUBLIC HAD NO IDEA THAT MORE THAN 42,000 HOMELESS CATS AND DOGS WOULD BE EUTHANIZED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO THAT YEAR. PAWS CHICAGO WAS FOUNDED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE PLIGHT OF THESE VULNERABLE ANIMALS AND TO MOBILIZE PUBLIC SUPPORT TO DEVELOP HUMANE SOLUTIONS AND BUILD NO KILL COMMUNITIES. SHINING A LIGHT ON PET OVERPOPULATION AND HOMELESSNESS- AND THE RESULTANT KILLING- HAS MOBILIZED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE CAUSE BY ADOPTING, FOSTERING, VOLUNTEERING, ADVOCATING FOR AND DONATING TO HOMELESS PETS.WITH ITS NO KILL MODEL IN ACTION, PAWS CHICAGO IS LEADING A MOVEMENT THAT RIPPLES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. EVERY YEAR, PAWS CHICAGO WELCOMES SHELTERS, RESCUE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS NATIONWIDE TO SHADOW ITS OPERATIONS. PAWS CHICAGO ALSO HELPS START-UP ADOPTION/RESCUE GROUPS AND SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS AROUND THE WORLD. IN CHICAGO, PAWS HELPS CHICAGO-AREA RESCUE GROUPS AND SHELTERS BY PROVIDING LOW-COST MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE LURIE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC AND BY INCREASING EXPOSURE OF THEIR HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH ANGELS WITH TAILS ADOPTION EVENTS.BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT PET HOMELESSNESS AND ENGAGING PEOPLE IN LIFESAVING EFFORTS, PAWS CHICAGO MAKES LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS. THIS INCLUDES PAWS CHICAGO MAGAZINE, WITH A DISTRIBUTION OF 115,000; THE PAWS CHICAGO WEBSITE, WITH MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION UNIQUE USERS AND 20 MILLION PAGEVIEWS IN 2024; AND THE PAWS CHICAGO E-NEWSLETTER, WITH A MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION AVERAGING 179,000 AND AN OPEN-RATE OF MORE THAN 50%. THESE VEHICLES INSPIRE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION FOR ANIMALS AND BECOME ADVOCATES FOR HOMELESS PETS.360@CACC AND OUTREACH2024 WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF PAWS CHICAGO'S 360@CACC PROGRAM, A ROBUST 360-DEGREE PARTNERSHIP WITH CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL (CACC), THE CITY'S IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY. OF THE 18% INCREASE IN INTAKE OR 2,295 ADDITIONAL CATS AND DOGS COMING INTO CACC IN 2024 - 1,875 ADDITIONAL ANIMALS HAD A POSITIVE "LIVE" OUTCOME (ADOPTIONS, TRANSFERS AND RETURNED TO OWNER) OVER 2023. WITHOUT THIS INCREASED LIFESAVING, EUTHANASIA WOULD HAVE INCREASED BY 82%. INSTEAD, EUTHANASIA WAS UP 14%. 360@CACC IS ORIENTED AT INCREASING THESE LIVE OUTCOMES AND HELPING KEEP PETS OUT OF THE CITY SHELTER THROUGH:1) PAWS CHICAGO MEDICAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES AND OTHER MEDICAL CARE TO ENSURE CACC PETS ARE VETTED AND READY FOR ADOPTION. THE RESCUE READY PROGRAM HELPS INCREASE TRANSFERS OF CACC PETS TO RESCUE GROUPS BY OFFERING HIGHLY SUBSIDIZED MEDICAL CARE AND SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR PETS THAT CAME FROM CACC. THE BIG FIX PROGRAM TRANSPORTS CACC PETS TO THE PAWS CHICAGO LURIE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC EACH WEEK TO BE SPAYED/NEUTERED AND VETTED. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS SPAYED OR NEUTERED 1,336 CACC PETS. 39 DIFFERENT RESCUE GROUPS TRANSFERRED IN ANIMALS WHO WERE SPAYED OR NEUTERED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS AND, OVERALL, CACC TRANSFERS INCREASED BY 19%.2) THE ADOPTION EXPANSION PROGRAM STAFFS A FULL-TIME PAWS CHICAGO EMPLOYEE AT CACC TO SUPPORT PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS IN FINDING AND ADOPTING A PET. THE CACC BUDGET HAS NEVER HAD A STAFFED RESOURCE DEDICATED TO ADOPTIONS, WHICH MEANS PEOPLE WOULD OFTEN LEAVE WITHOUT A PET. WITH THIS ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, CACC FACILITATED 3,019 ADOPTIONS IN 2024, A 28.6% INCREASE OVER 2023.3) PET OWNER SUPPORT, WHERE PAWS CHICAGO TEAM MEMBERS MEET FAMILIES AT THE DOOR AND HELP KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES WITH THE FAMILIES WHO LOVE THEM OR OTHERWISE PREVENT MORE PETS FROM ENTERING THE CROWDED CITY SHELTER. IN 2024, PET OWNER SUPPORT KEPT 123 PETS IN THEIR HOMES AND 135 CAME DIRECTLY TO PAWS, PREVENTING FURTHER OVERCROWDING.BEYOND 360@CACC, PAWS CHICAGO HAS OPERATED AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM SINCE 2014 TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SPAY/NEUTER AND PET RESOURCES IN CHICAGO'S MOST UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. OF THE OWNED PETS COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEETS, 95% ARE NOT YET SPAYED OR NEUTERED, BUT ONCE OUR OUTREACH TEAM WORKS WITH FAMILIES, 83% END UP STERILIZING THEIR PET AT PAWS.SINCE LAUNCHING IN 2014, THE PRIMARY NEIGHBORHOOD OF FOCUS HAS BEEN ENGLEWOOD, WHERE MORE THAN 49% OF THE POPULATION LIVES BELOW THE POVERTY LINE, BUT SERVICES HAVE IN RECENT YEARS EXPANDED TO NEARBY WEST ENGLEWOOD, BACK OF THE YARDS, AND WEST WOODLAWN AS WELL. PAWS PERFORMED 1,377 FREE SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM IN 2024.THIS OUTREACH PROGRAM ALSO OPERATES A COMMUNITY MEDICINE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES 610 APPOINTMENTS FOR WELLNESS, PREVENTATIVE AND ACUTE VETERINARY CARE TO PETS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NEVER SEE A VETERINARIAN.ADDITIONALLY, 84,430 POUNDS OF FOOD WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PAWS CHICAGO PET FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FREE PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO COMMUNITIES IN NEED.VOLUNTEERSVOLUNTEERS ARE THE LIFE FORCE BEHIND PAWS CHICAGO'S OPERATIONS AND AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO BUILDING A NO KILL CHICAGO. IN 2024, 3,283 VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED 125,071 HOURS OF SERVICE, THE EQUIVALENT OF 60 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. AND THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE FOSTER FAMILIES WHO TOOK IN AND CARED FOR 2,254 ANIMALS IN NEED IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO THE TIME VOLUNTEERS COMMIT TO PAWS CHICAGO, THEY ARE ALSO AMBASSADORS, REACHING NEW PEOPLE AND ENGAGING NEW COMMUNITIES IN THE CAUSE OF HOMELESS ANIMALS THROUGH THEIR EVERYDAY INTERACTIONS.ANIMAL WELFARE IS INCREDIBLY LABOR-INTENSIVE WORK, AND VOLUNTEERS WORK ALONGSIDE OUR STAFF TO AMPLIFY OUR LIFESAVING. FROM SHEPHERDING THE ADOPTION PROCESS TO ATTENDING TO THE NEEDS OF SICK PETS AT OUR MEDICAL CENTER TO MANNING OUR OFF-SITE ADOPTION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, OUR VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT THE WORK OF EVERY DEPARTMENT.ONLY THROUGH VOLUNTEERS IS PAWS CHICAGO ABLE TO EXECUTE ALL ELEMENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE NO KILL MODEL AND ADVANCE ON THE MISSION OF BUILDING NO KILL COMMUNITIES.

Expenses $3,451,137

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

PAULA FASSEAS

EXECUTIVE CHAIR/FOUNDER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

30
PAM CAREY

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
ALEXIS FASSEAS

TREASURER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CO-FOUNDER

Total calculated

$208,166

From this org

$196,960

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,206

Hours/week

30

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$196,960

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$6,000

Nontaxable benefits

$5,206

Filer's total

$208,166
GEORGE KARCAZES

SECRETARY - PAST

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
JANICE BECK

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BARBARA BRADFORD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MELISSA CANNING

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MICHAEL CANNING

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ED CAREY

SECRETARY AND FINANCE CHAIR - NEW / BOARD MEMBER -

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
WILLIAM CORGAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BRUCE CROWN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LISA DENT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
RAJ FERNANDO

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JEFF HALL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
STEPHANIE FIELD HARRIS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DIMITRI KARCAZES

BOARD MEMBER - NEW

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JONATHAN HARRIS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
ANTHONY KREMER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
SUZANNE LE MIGNOT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CHLOE MENDEL CORGAN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MURRAY PERETZ

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MAYARI PRITZKER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PHIL RASKIN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
LAURA SACHS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
NANCY SANTI

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KURT SEIDENSTICKER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CHARLES DAY

ADVISORY BOARD

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3
MARK DUGGAN

ADVISORY BOARD

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3
DR BARBARA ROYAL

ADVISORY BOARD - PAST

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3
MARIA SMITHBURG

ADVISORY BOARD

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.3
SUSANNA WICKHAM

CEO, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Total calculated

$268,586

From this org

$260,600

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,986

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$260,600

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$7,818

Nontaxable benefits

$168

Filer's total

$268,586
KRISTINA MARIA ROSINIA

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Total calculated

$181,733

From this org

$176,317

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,416

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$176,317

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$5,290

Nontaxable benefits

$126

Filer's total

$181,733
DR ALYCIA EISENSTEIN DVM

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

Total calculated

$292,567

From this org

$284,534

From related orgs

$0

Other

$8,033

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$284,534

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$6,953

Nontaxable benefits

$1,080

Filer's total

$292,567
APARNA GOPALAN BRUSH

HEAD OF PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Total calculated

$186,673

From this org

$174,781

From related orgs

$0

Other

$11,892

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$174,781

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$5,718

Nontaxable benefits

$6,174

Filer's total

$186,673
GABRIEL ENRIQUE NIEVES

HEAD OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

Total calculated

$186,221

From this org

$180,675

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,546

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$180,675

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$5,420

Nontaxable benefits

$126

Filer's total

$186,221
DR ANAIS ALAMO-ABRAHAM DVM

VETERINARY SURGEON

Total calculated

$170,219

From this org

$170,201

From related orgs

$0

Other

$18

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$169,951

Bonus

$250

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$18

Filer's total

$170,219
DR EMILY ANDERSON YACKER DVM

MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$167,123

From this org

$167,010

From related orgs

$0

Other

$113

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$167,010

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$113

Filer's total

$167,123

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

3 · Written employment contract
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 17 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202513219349308251

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