Qc Paws solely supports the rock island county animal care and control center by providing volunteers, food, medicine, and supplies to animals that need care. Paws also funds programs that facilitate pet adoptions and reduced cost spay and neutering programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $59K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 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
62 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 62.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$250
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$100K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$516K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2021▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$159K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$171K
FY2025$261K
Expenses
$100K
FY2021▲ +64%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$61K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$137K
Net assets
$516K
FY2021▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$589K
FY2025$713K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending November 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $98K Management & general 2% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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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

Programs and updates

Provides volunteers, food, medicine, and supplies to animals, funding adoptions and low-cost spay/neuter programs.

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3 programs · $47K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

30590 grant to rock island county animal shelter program expenses to cover reimbursement of employee expenses, capital expenses, and shelter operating expenses grant to government entity

$31Kprogram expense
02

8,930 subsidized adoptions - reduced cost adoptions subsidies.

$9Kprogram expense
03

7,689 medicine, vaccines and food for shelter animals

$8Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $319K · 2019–2024
Rock Island Co Animal ShelterFY2024$49,980
Rock Island County Animal ShelterFY2023$123,859
Rock Island County Animal ShelterFY2022$32,950
Rock Island County Animal ShelterFY2021$46,373
Rock Island County Animal ShelterFY2020$35,364
Rock Island County Animal ShelterFY2019$30,590

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$100K
Ln 25
Programscol B$98K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$516K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$515K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$515K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$515K
Other assetsLn 15$500
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250
Net assetsLn 32$516K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K$515K
Total assetsLn 16$458K$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$250
Net assetsLn 32$456K$516K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$685$685
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$62K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$100K$98K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $261K$137K$124K$713K 990 PDF
FY2024 $171K$154K$17K$589K 990 PDF
FY2023 $164K$134K$30K$569K 990 PDF
FY2022 $177K$154K$23K$538K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $159K$100K$59K$516K 990 PDF
FY2020 $161K$61K$100K$456K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,991 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,286$110,023
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,414$3,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37,907$45,207
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $160,607$158,991
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,590$35,364
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $30,325$64,236
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $60,915$99,600
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $99,692$59,391
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $158,991 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $264 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$886
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,137
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$110,023
VIII-3 Investment income$3,761
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$44,943
VIII-12 Total revenue$158,991
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $99,600 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $35,364$35,364
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,032$2,032
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $685$685
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,519$61,519
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,568 · Management $2,032 · Fundraising $0$99,600
Part X · Balance sheet $515,977 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $457,208$515,477
X-15 Other assets$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $458,020$515,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,684$250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,684$250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $456,336$515,727
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $458,020$515,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $515,727 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,991
XI-2 Total expenses$99,600
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$456,336
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$515,727

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