Centre County Paws INC

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Place homeless cats & dogs into forever homes, reduce overpopulation & promote responsible care.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1389364) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 393 volunteers and 33 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $282K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
86% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
4.2 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $342K
10 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.2% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
14 of 14 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.4M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$846K
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$900K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1982.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.3M Management & general 9% · $139K Fundraising 5% · $75K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,258Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lisa Bahr’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Bahr$80,258$76,495$74,131$79,500—
Lisa Bahr Beg March 2020————$72,854

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Finds homes for stray cats and dogs, reducing overpopulation and promoting responsible pet care.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Centre county paws, inc. (the organization), a not-for-profit organization, is committed to placing homeless cats and dogs into forever loving homes and making a lifetime commitment to each of these companion animals, reducing companion animal overpopulation, promoting responsible pet care, acting as an advocate on behalf of companion…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 25-1389364) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$139K
Fundraisingcol D$75K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$531K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$52K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$44K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$102K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$224K
SavingsLn 2$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$531K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 6393
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$52K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$548K$531K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$4.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$90K$74K$10K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$674K$585K$37K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$15K$19K$923
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$60K$3K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$366$366
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$94K$44K$48K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$62K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$397K$397K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$11K$2K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.3M$139K$75K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $1.4M$1.5M−$108K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $1.2M$1.5M−$332K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.4M$1.3M$146K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $2.8M$1.1M$1.8M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $846K$900K−$54K$2.0M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $1,409,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $866,538$1,123,017
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $113,617$108,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $84,100$83,283
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $89,115$94,330
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,153,370$1,409,130
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 $691,915$866,028
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $793,379$651,315
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,485,294$1,517,343
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$331,924−$108,213
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,409,130 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $55,325 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$750
VIII-1c Fundraising events$44,410
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,077,857
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$52,310
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,123,017
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $108,500$108,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $75,603$75,603
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $7,680$7,680
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $31,082$31,082
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,923$7,923
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $108,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $177,613$1,409,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,517,343 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $73,959 · Management $9,763 · Fundraising $6,406$90,128
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $585,476 · Management $36,793 · Fundraising $51,609$673,878
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,071 · Management $19,177 · Fundraising $923$35,171
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,441 · Management $2,668 · Fundraising $3,742$66,851
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $366$366
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,115$21,115
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,206$2,206
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,448 · Management $47,513 · Fundraising $2,173$94,134
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,710$1,710
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,620$41,620
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,945$1,945
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $62,328$62,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,841$5,841
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $396,875$396,875
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,371 · Management $1,839 · Fundraising $9,965$23,175
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,303,291 · Management $139,234 · Fundraising $74,818$1,517,343
Part X · Balance sheet $3,983,660 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,098$224,230
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $403,632$307,122
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,251,103$1,225,350
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,014,614$2,226,958
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,813,447$3,983,660
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,218$8,493
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,218$8,493
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,814,081$1,719,573
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,990,148$2,255,594
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,804,229$3,975,167
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,813,447$3,983,660
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,975,167 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,409,130
XI-2 Total expenses$1,517,343
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$108,213
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,804,229
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$279,151
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,975,167

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