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Wags Rescue & Referral

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Southampton, PA501(c)(3)Animals EIN 20-5592729Revenue $263K in FY2025Latest return filed Aug 6, 2025

On file with the IRSwagsrescue.comSouthampton, PATax-exempt since Aug 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Wags Rescue & Referral is a small group of volunteers from bucks county, philadelphia and montgomery county, PA that started because they wanted to help dogs affected by hurricane katrina by placing them in loving and safe homes. Although hurricane katrina prompted a group of people such as ourselves to reach out and help, there are still many other natural disasters that continue to give US a reason to keep going and Rescue animals. Wags continues to work with a shelter down south to find loving families for their dogs. We save dogs from gassing shelters in the south and bring them to foster homes in pennsylvania until we can find them a forever family. To DO this, the dogs first spend time with fosters in their home states until they are brought up to date on shots and receive veterinary certification to come to pennsylvania. Once in PA, they stay with their foster families. To help get these doges adopted, we hold adoption events almost every week. The events are open to the public

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-5592729) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
92% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8.2 mo
of spending, in cash
8.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
7 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$263K
+0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$258K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$177K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$263K
FY2025+0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$554K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$263K
Expenses
$258K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$460K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$213K
FY2025$258K
Net assets
$177K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$177K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2017.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $238K Management & general 8% · $20K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Barb Nowak
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Snyder
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Mallon
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Schnarr
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chrissy Gavin
Treasurer
$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

Rescues dogs from shelters and finds them loving forever homes.

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1 program · $238K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Medical, supplies and transport expenes for animal rescue.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-5592729) · Dispute this line
$238Kprogram 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
GE FoundationFY2024$50
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50
Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2022–2022
Maggie SocietyNC · FY2022$18,300

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$258K
Ln 25
Programscol B$238K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$177K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$14K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$177K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$172K$177K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$172K$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$172K$177K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$225K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$990$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K$238K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 6, 2025 $263K$258K$5K$177K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024 $263K$213K$49K$172K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 $317K$250K$67K$123K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2022 $311K$324K−$14K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021 $338K$477K−$138K$69K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2021 $554K$460K$94K$208K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $263,145 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,827$25,929
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234,934$237,209
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,768$263,145
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $625$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $212,760$258,207
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $213,385$258,207
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,383$4,938
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $263,145 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,929
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $237,209$237,209
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7$7
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $237,209 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7$263,145
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,207 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,390$8,390
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,533$4,533
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,198$5,198
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,135$7,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,050 · Management $5,306$230,356
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $990 · Management $1,605$2,595
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,373 · Management $19,834 · Fundraising $0$258,207
Part X · Balance sheet $177,396 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,493$163,414
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,965$13,982
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $172,458$177,396
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,458$177,396
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,458$177,396
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $172,458$177,396
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $177,396 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,145
XI-2 Total expenses$258,207
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,458
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$177,396

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

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