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Provides programs and facilities for animal health, well-being, and injury treatment. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $215K in revenue, $229K in expenses, and $280K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Nashville, TN
Website
www.happypawsanimalshelter.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$215KFY2025
Expenses
$229K
Net assets
$280K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  30-0611784 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Nashville, TN Founded 2010
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides programs and facilities for animal health, well-being, and injury treatment.
Leadership
Kate Paris · Director · $35K
Money in and out
$215K revenue, $229K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$229K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$280K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$14K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -17% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -402% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$215K
FY2025▼ -7%
Expenses
$229K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
Total assets
$280K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$592
FY2025
Total revenue
$215K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$229K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$280K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$280K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CHappy Paws Foundation
EINHdr · item D30-0611784
Principal addressHdr · item CNashville, TN
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.happypawsanimalshelter.com
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$35,206Pt VII · Sec A
Director/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Acting Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Paris’s $35K as Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1217 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Paris$35,206$34,347$29,664$32,643$31,536$30,506

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $222K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Providing animal shelter management services and all related operations of the checotah animal shelter.

$211Kprogram expense
02

Depreciation on cost of a new checotah city animal shelter.

$11Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$215K
— government grantsLn 1e$6K
Total revenueLn 12$215K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.03
Program services97%$222K
Management & general3%$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$592
Total net assetsLn 32$280K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $10K · Operating expenses/yr $229K
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $222K · Total expenses $229K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $7K · Total expenses $229K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $229K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $197K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $215K · Total revenue $215K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $6K · Total revenue $215K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $215K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $229K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $215K · Prior year $232K
-7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $167K · FY2025 $215K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $280K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $215K · Expenses $229K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $280K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $280K · Total assets $280K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $280K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kate Paris · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $35K · Total expenses $229K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $56K · Total expenses $229K
25%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 3%
Revenue growth -7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$180K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$215K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$232K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$141K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$141K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$167K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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