Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,495,629
- Total expenses
- $2,586,378
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,846,594
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $609,103
- Investment income
- $2,538
- Other revenue
- $37,394
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,033,812
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $156,734
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $877,078
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,187,805
- Management and general expenses
- $299,373
- Fundraising expenses
- $99,200
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,187,805
Program services were 84.6% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$191,528
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,655,066
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2a · Program service revenue: Low cost veterinary se
total $609,103 · related or exempt $609,103
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3 · Investment income
total $2,538 · related or exempt $2,538
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$57,166
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$191,528
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$38,742
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $18,424 · excluded $18,424
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11a · Other revenue: Other income
total $18,970 · related or exempt $18,970
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11e · Other revenue, total
$18,970
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $128,486 · program services $77,092 · management and general $25,697 · fundraising $25,697
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,033,733 · program services $867,138 · management and general $98,343 · fundraising $68,252
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $78,641 · program services $78,641
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $97,360 · program services $83,092 · management and general $9,017 · fundraising $5,251
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11b · Fees: legal
total $7,126 · management and general $7,126
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $50,985 · management and general $50,985
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11g · Fees: other
total $384,490 · program services $384,490
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $97,748 · program services $97,748
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13 · Office expenses
total $92,271 · program services $62,139 · management and general $30,132
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16 · Occupancy
total $20,547 · management and general $20,547
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17 · Travel
total $13,450 · program services $13,450
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $15,122 · program services $15,122
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20 · Interest
total $1,177 · management and general $1,177
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $45,764 · program services $45,764
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23 · Insurance
total $46,270 · management and general $46,270
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24a · Other expenses: Direct Program Expenses
total $362,072 · program services $362,072
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24b · Other expenses: Auto Expenses
total $83,283 · program services $83,283
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24c · Other expenses: Utilities
total $27,853 · program services $17,774 · management and general $10,079
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $672,431 · end of year $472,412
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $70,015 · end of year $83,219
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,863
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $51,306 · end of year $2,975
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$587,718
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$222,855
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $297,529 · end of year $364,863
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $15,694 · end of year $110,343
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $74,969 · end of year $143,015
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $3,039 · end of year $13,719
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,006,237 · end of year $666,905
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $26,593 · end of year $210,173
Mission and programs · 2025
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.
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Since its founding in 2009, C.A.R.E.4Paws short for Community Awareness, Resources & Education has worked to reduce pet overpopulation and improve pet family welfare on California's Central Coast. The organization serves low-income, senior, disabled and unhoused pet families throughout Santa Barbara County and, since 2022, San Luis Obispo County. In 2025, C.A.R.E.4Paws assisted more than 25,000 pets and their families with free and low-cost veterinary care, pet food distribution, emergency medical assistance and other support services.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OC.A.R.E.4Paws' Mobile Community Medicine & Spay/Neuter Outreach Program represents approximately 80% of total operational expenditures and remains the organization's largest program. Operating from two mobile veterinary units that travel throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, the program brings affordable veterinary care directly to underserved communities, helping families overcome financial, transportation, geographic and other barriers to care.In 2025, the mobile clinic program assisted more than 16,300 pets through free and low-cost vaccines, wellness services, medical treatment and spay/neuter surgeries. Medical services included examinations, dental procedures, diagnostics, treatment of ear, eye and skin conditions, bloodwork and other veterinary care.Through its Veterinary Partner Services program and the Albus Pet Lifeline Fund, C.A.R.E.4Paws helps families access urgent, emergency and specialty veterinary care when treatment falls outside the scope of its mobile clinics. The organization maintains partnerships with 25-plus veterinary hospitals and clinics throughout the Central Coast. More than 600 dogs and cats received critical medical treatment through this program in 2025, at an average of $250 per pet.C.A.R.E.4Paws' Companion Pet Assistance program provides pet food, supplies and other resources to families experiencing financial hardship. The program also supports pet families experiencing homelessness and other vulnerable populations through community outreach and resource distribution. In 2025, C.A.R.E.4Paws continued to distribute two to three tons of pet food monthly and has distributed more than 10 million pet meals to animals in need since 2020.The organization's Safe Haven program assists pet families exposed to domestic violence by providing temporary foster care and boarding for their animals. To support this program, C.A.R.E.4Paws developed and fundraised for a Pet Refuge in 2025, which provides confidential emergency boarding for families facing domestic violence as well as those navigating hospitalization, housing instability, deportation concerns and other crises. The Pet Refuge opened in April 2026 and serves families throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.Additionally, C.A.R.E.4Paws' Paws Up For Pets humane education program teaches children compassion, accountability and respect for animals while promoting kindness toward all living beings.
Expenses $2,187,805 · Revenue $609,103
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Christopher D Harris
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Kathryn Courain
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Cynthia Whelan
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Cam Gittler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Don Connor
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dr Alex Gomes
Director
- Total calculated
- $5,531
- From this org
- $5,531
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Laura Sanders
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Isabelle Gullo
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $130,486
- From this org
- $128,486
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,000
- 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
- 2025
- Filed
- 18 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202632309349303403
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