Pawsco: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-0955547)

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

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1 program · $277K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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In 2025, PAWSCO rescued and fostered 309 dogs and cats. It was the organization's fourth largest rescue year to date. While fewer dogs were taken in than in prior years, this was due to PAWSCO responding to evolving shelter needs.

$277Kprogram expense

Funders

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Community First FoundationFY2024$18K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$8K

Lucille Drinkwater Allen Trust 2218137FY2024$2K

McIntosh Stephenson FoundationFY2024$1K

Joseph and Helen Skilken FoundationFY2024$250

The Janus Henderson FoundationFY2024$50

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$29K

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$338K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$258K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$325K

Ln 25

Programscol B$277K

Managementcol C$6K

Fundraisingcol D$42K

Owns and owesPt X

$322K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K

Total assetsLn 16$340K

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$258K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$101K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$73K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Other incomeLn 4–11$2K

Total revenueLn 12$338K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$100K

SavingsLn 2$232K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K

Total assetsLn 16$340K

LiabilitiesLn 26$18K

Net assetsLn 32$322K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$322K	$332K
Total assetsLn 16	$333K	$340K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$24K	$18K
Net assetsLn 32	$309K	$322K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Payroll taxesLn 10	−$5	−$5
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K	$995	$110
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K	$6K	$670
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$1K	$112
Information technologyLn 14	$13K	$12K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$30K	$27K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$3K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$4K	$3K	$357
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$180K	$180K	$0	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$87K	$43K	$755	$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$325K	$277K	$6K	$42K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$338K	$325K	$13K	$322K	990 PDF
FY2024	$334K	$289K	$44K	$309K	990 PDF
FY2023	$402K	$327K	$76K	$265K	990 PDF
FY2022	$298K	$293K	$5K	$189K	990 PDF
FY2021	$230K	$236K	−$7K	$184K	990 PDF
FY2020	$254K	$185K	$68K	$196K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $337,897 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $180,517$258,104

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $78,740$73,475

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,363$3,926

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $70,277$2,392

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,897$337,897

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,146−$5

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $243,319$325,266

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $289,465$325,261

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,432$12,636

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $337,897 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $2,392 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$101,238

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$156,866

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$258,104

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$73,475

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,926 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,926

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,793 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$337,897

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,261 across 10 lines filed

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms −$5−$5

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $995 · Management $110$1,105

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,032 · Management $670$6,702

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,010 · Management $112$1,122

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,906 · Management $1,323$13,229

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,612 · Management $2,957$29,569

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,119$3,119

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,209 · Management $357$3,566

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $180,207 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$180,207

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,495 · Management $755 · Fundraising $42,397$86,647

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $276,580 · Management $6,284 · Fundraising $42,397$325,261

Part X · Balance sheet $339,846 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,440$99,731

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $231,060$231,986

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,737$3,859

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,986$4,270

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $333,223$339,846

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,432$7,585

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,723$10,556

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,155$18,141

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $309,068$321,705

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $309,068$321,705

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $333,223$339,846

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $321,705 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$337,897

XI-2 Total expenses$325,261

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,636

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$309,068

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$321,705

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

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