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C A R E 4 Paws INC

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Santa Barbara, CA501(c)(3)Since 2009AnimalsEIN 27-0207473Revenue $2.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRScare4paws.orgPo Box 60524, 93160-0524 · Santa Barbara, CATax-exempt since Aug 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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C.A.R.E.4Paws' mission is to reduce pet overpopulation, keep animals out of shelters and improve quality of life for pet families in need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 32 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $215K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$157K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$877K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$877K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$658K
FY2022$706K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$877K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $2.2M Management & general 12% · $299K Fundraising 4% · $99K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Isabelle Gullo
Executive Director
$128,486Pt VII · Sec A
$5,531Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cam Gittler
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Connor
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Isabelle Gullo’s $128K as Executive Director is at the 64th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Isabelle Gullo$128,486$108,750$109,931$100,977$89,329$91,945
Carlos J Abitia Hawley—————$75,680
Alex Gomes—$6,850————
Dr Alex Gomes$5,531—————

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

Helps families afford pet care, reducing overpopulation and keeping animals out of shelters.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Since its founding in 2009, C.A.R.E.4Paws short for Community Awareness, Resources & Education has worked to reduce pet overpopulation and improve pet family welfare on California's Central Coast.

$2.2Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Petsmart Charities INCFY2025$200K
Resqcats INCFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$215K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$609K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$299K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$877K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$472K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$192K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$609K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$472K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$472K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$365K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$157K
Net assetsLn 32$877K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 650
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$672K$472K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$298K$365K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K$157K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$877K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$128K$77K$26K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$867K$98K$68K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$79K$79K
Payroll taxesLn 10$97K$83K$9K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$51K$51K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$384K$384K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$98K$98K
Office expensesLn 13$92K$62K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$473K$463K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$299K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.6M−$91K$877K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$2.1M$294K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.7M$67K$774K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.4M$48K$706K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.1M$246K$658K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$92K$412K 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 $2,495,629 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,655,599$1,846,594
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $676,359$609,103
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $790$2,538
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,426$37,394
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,375,174$2,495,629
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 $1,131,672$1,338,220
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $949,152$1,248,158
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,080,824$2,586,378
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $294,350−$90,749
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,495,629 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$191,528
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,655,066
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,846,594
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $609,103$609,103
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,538$2,538
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,424$18,424
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18,970$18,970
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $630,611 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,424$2,495,629
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,586,378 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,092 · Management $25,697 · Fundraising $25,697$128,486
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $867,138 · Management $98,343 · Fundraising $68,252$1,033,733
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $78,641$78,641
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,092 · Management $9,017 · Fundraising $5,251$97,360
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,126$7,126
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,985$50,985
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $384,490$384,490
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $97,748$97,748
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $62,139 · Management $30,132$92,271
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $20,547$20,547
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,450$13,450
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $15,122$15,122
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,177$1,177
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,764$45,764
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $46,270$46,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $463,129 · Management $10,079$473,208
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,187,805 · Management $299,373 · Fundraising $99,200$2,586,378
Part X · Balance sheet $1,033,812 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $672,431$472,412
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $70,015$83,219
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,306$2,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $297,529$364,863
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $15,694$110,343
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,110,838$1,033,812
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $74,969$143,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $78,008$156,734
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,006,237$666,905
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,593$210,173
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,032,830$877,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,110,838$1,033,812
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $877,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,495,629
XI-2 Total expenses$2,586,378
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$90,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,032,830
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$79,703
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$14,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$877,078

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

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