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Warwick, RI501(c)(3)Since 2000AnimalsEIN 05-0513435Revenue $433K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpawswatch.orgPo Box 7005, 02887-7005 · Warwick, RITax-exempt since Mar 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To humanely reduce and improve the lives of free-roaming cats in rhode island by advocating and practicing the proven trap, neuter, return, monitor (tnrm) protocol.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 102 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $72K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$433K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$493K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$203K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$433K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$462K
FY2025$433K
Expenses
$493K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$304K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$407K
FY2025$493K
Net assets
$203K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$203K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $485K Management & general 1% · $6K Fundraising 1% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Andrea Amitrano
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Luther
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Humanely reduce and improve free-roaming cat lives using Trap-Neuter-Return-Monitor.

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1 program · $485K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Pawswatch provides TNRM assistance to ri residents related to free-roaming (feral, stray, abandoned) cats. In 2025 pawswatch expended 270,794 in veterinary surgeries and medicines for medical services including to spay and neuter cats, both through the community cat center(ccc) operated by pawswatch and through the offices of independent…

$485Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
The Rhode Island Community FoundationFY2024$53K
Frontstream Global FundFY2024$16K
Amica Companies FoundationFY2024$2K
Cvs FoundationFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$72K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$433K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Money outPt IX
$493K
Ln 25
Programscol B$485K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$203K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$325K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$433K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K
Total assetsLn 16$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$203K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6102
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$75K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$265K$208K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$203K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$174K$174K$74
Advertising and promotionLn 12$398$398
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$76K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$108K$108K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$5K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$493K$485K$6K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $433K$493K−$60K$203K 990 PDF
FY2024 $462K$407K$56K$263K 990 PDF
FY2023 $430K$423K$8K$207K 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$304K−$23K$199K 990 PDF
FY2021 $320K$242K$78K$222K 990 PDF
FY2020 $330K$312K$18K$144K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $433,412 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,883$324,850
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,320$78,605
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,240$2,507
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,869$27,450
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $462,312$433,412
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $54,426$92,762
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $352,333$400,612
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $406,759$493,374
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,553−$59,962
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $433,412 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $31,381 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$19,732
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,118
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,288
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$324,850
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $78,605$78,605
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,507$2,507
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,931−$3,931
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81,112 · Excluded from tax $27,450$433,412
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $493,374 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $85,368$85,368
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,394$7,394
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,100$1,100
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $174,278 · Management $74$174,352
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $398$398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,155 · Fundraising $2,502$7,657
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,778$12,778
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $75,617 · Management $2,322$77,939
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,930$6,930
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,876$3,876
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,122$108,122
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,172 · Management $2,288$7,460
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $485,088 · Management $5,784 · Fundraising $2,502$493,374
Part X · Balance sheet $207,774 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,166$49,602
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $135,877$75,344
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,500$7,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $74,664$75,328
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $265,207$207,774
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,633$5,162
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,633$5,162
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $262,574$202,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $262,574$202,612
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $265,207$207,774
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $202,612 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$433,412
XI-2 Total expenses$493,374
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$59,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$262,574
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$202,612

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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