Hope for Paws

Tax-deductible

Studio City, CA501(c)(3)Since 2008AnimalsEIN 26-2869386Revenue $6.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRShopeforpaws.org3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd 140, 91604-3709 · Studio City, CATax-exempt since Oct 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hope for Paws rescues dogs and all other animals who are suffering on the streets and in shelters. Our goal is to educate people on the importance of companion animals in our society, to reduce euthanasia rates at shelters, increase adoption rates, and inspire people all over the world to take action in order to end animal abuse, neglect, and homelessness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 8 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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $514K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$551K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $484K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.6M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$6.9M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.6M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.6M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$8.6M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$6.6M
Expenses
$6.9M
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.8M
FY2021$7.1M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.9M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$5.9M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2008.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $5.6M Management & general 7% · $511K Fundraising 12% · $837K

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; $551K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations & Finance
$164,730Pt VII · Sec A
$155,000Pt VII · Sec A
Animal Rescuer
$129,570Pt VII · Sec A
Animal Rescuer
$101,888Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Gentry’s $165K as Director of Operations & Finance is at the 83rd 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Gentry$164,730$162,426$148,915$140,185$128,794
Eldad Hagar$155,000$151,923$143,077$135,000$140,264
Katie McKittrick$129,570$131,494$124,724$111,350$101,940
Joann Wiltz———$104,582—
Loreta Frankonyte$101,888$101,502——$101,813
Alexandra Babcock——$101,888——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues suffering animals, educates on companion animal importance, and reduces euthanasia.

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1 program · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

At the beginning of 2024 hope for paws had to wait for our medical partners at cares to complete the construction of their new 7,000-SQUARE-FOOT surgical hospital. While waiting for this, we used different hospitals locally in order to continue our rescue work.

$5.6Mprogram 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
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Grants paid · 38 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
La Animal RescueCA · FY2024$143,348
Maison Sure FoundationCA · FY2024$60,000
Little Red Dog INCCA · FY2024$36,600
Maui Cat RescueHI · FY2024$15,000
Last Chance Dog Ranch INCTN · FY2024$10,204
Kitt Crusaders INCCA · FY2024$10,000
For the Love of Street DogsSC · FY2024$10,000
La Animal RescueCA · FY2023$120,000
Maui Cat RescueHI · FY2023$35,000
Animal Rescue MissionCA · FY2023$20,000
The Kris Kelly FoundationCA · FY2023$10,000
Last Chance Dog Ranch INCTN · FY2023$10,000
Foxy and the HoundsCA · FY2023$10,000
For the Love of Street DogsSC · FY2023$10,000
Little Red Dog INCCA · FY2023$6,127
La Animal RescueCA · FY2022$168,308
Maui Cat RescueHI · FY2022$13,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$580K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Money outPt IX
$6.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$511K
Fundraisingcol D$837K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$974K
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$580K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7$495K
Total revenueLn 12$6.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$968K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$974K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$676K$974K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.6M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$6.9M$7.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$5.6M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$291K$291K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$138K$15K$29K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$476K$362K$38K$76K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47K$36K$4K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$85K$65K$7K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$38K$4K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$68K$68K
Legal feesLn 11b$35K$35K
Accounting feesLn 11c$112K$112K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$325K$81K$244K
Office expensesLn 13$146K$9K$74K$63K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$20K$60K
OccupancyLn 16$560K$400K$75K$84K
TravelLn 17$37K$7K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$489K$371K$39K$78K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$19K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.9M$3.7M$7K$169K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.9M$5.6M$511K$837K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.6M$6.9M−$301K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$6.0M$509K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.6M$7.8M$812K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.8M$7.1M$690K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $6.6M$5.8M$859K$4.0M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,611,715 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,365,430$5,990,124
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,271$580,238
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,625$41,353
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,473,326$6,611,715
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $287,141$310,776
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $920,043$841,043
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,757,592$5,761,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,964,776$6,913,011
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $508,550−$301,296
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,611,715 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,990,124
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,523
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,990,124
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,701$85,701
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $494,537$494,537
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $41,353$41,353
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $41,353 · Excluded from tax $580,238$6,611,715
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,913,011 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $290,776$290,776
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $138,307 · Management $14,559 · Fundraising $29,117$181,983
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $361,649 · Management $38,068 · Fundraising $76,137$475,854
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $36,069 · Management $3,796 · Fundraising $7,594$47,459
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $64,788 · Management $6,820 · Fundraising $13,640$85,248
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,379 · Management $4,040 · Fundraising $8,080$50,499
IX-11a Management feesManagement $68,344$68,344
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $35,428$35,428
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $111,639$111,639
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $81,220 · Fundraising $243,661$324,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,856 · Management $74,334 · Fundraising $62,763$145,953
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,145 · Fundraising $60,434$80,579
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $400,445 · Management $75,065 · Fundraising $84,304$559,814
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,084 · Management $30,356$37,440
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $371,357 · Management $39,090 · Fundraising $78,180$488,627
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,076 · Management $2,008 · Fundraising $4,016$25,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,707,264 · Management $7,096 · Fundraising $169,027$3,883,387
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,565,415 · Management $510,643 · Fundraising $836,953$6,913,011
Part X · Balance sheet $7,186,058 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $675,042$968,264
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $657$5,329
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,707$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,604$85,761
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,565,091$3,284,809
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $859,174$1,810,321
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $316,539$63
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,201,399$1,031,511
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,912,772$7,186,058
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $101,911$165,702
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,216,627$1,072,736
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,318,538$1,238,438
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,573,527$5,924,797
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,707$22,823
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,594,234$5,947,620
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,912,772$7,186,058
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,947,620 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,611,715
XI-2 Total expenses$6,913,011
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$301,296
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,594,234
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$250,789
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$403,893
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,947,620

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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