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Pawsitive Teams INC

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Trains service dogs to improve the lives of people with special needs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $265K in revenue, $323K in expenses, and $1.8M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
San Diego, CA
Website
pawsteams.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$265KFY2025
Expenses
$323K
Net assets
$1.8M
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  33-0851474 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Diego, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Trains service dogs to improve the lives of people with special needs.
Leadership
Susan Derose · Member of at Largre
Money in and out
$265K revenue, $323K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$265K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$323K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$58K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs▲ +2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
41.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-22%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -526% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$265K
FY2025▼ -19%
Expenses
$323K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2025▲ +116%
Total revenue
$265K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$323K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$58K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPawsitive Teams INC
EINHdr · item D33-0851474
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Diego, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jpawsteams.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Member of at Largre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Heveron’s $32K as Ed/Secretary is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Eileen Heveron$32,000$34,333$36,000$36,000
Eileen Heveron$32,000

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

1 program service account for $255K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Two Pawsitive Teams trained service dogs were placed in 2025 three Pawsitive Teams trained Facility dog were placed in 2025 and six owner-trained Facility Dog. Academy graduates were placed in 2025. In addition, the therapy dog program welcomed ten new certified therapy dog teams to our program.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$223K · 84%
Investment income$34K · 13%
Program service revenue$9K · 3%
Contributions & grants84%$223K
Investment income13%$34K
Program service revenue3%$9K
Total revenueLn 12$265K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.00
Program services79%$255K
Management & general21%$68K
Fundraising$121
Total functional expensesLn 25$323K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$472K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed17.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $323K
41.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $255K · Total expenses $323K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $68K · Total expenses $323K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $121 · Total expenses $323K
0.04%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $163 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $379K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $223K · Total revenue $265K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $265K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $9K · Total revenue $265K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34K · Total revenue $265K
+13%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $9K · Total expenses $323K
3%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $265K · Prior year $326K
-19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $272K · FY2025 $265K
-0.5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.8M · Beginning of year $1.8M
-2%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $265K · Expenses $323K
-22%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $11K · Total assets $1.8M
0.6%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.8M · Total assets $1.8M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $650K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
37%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Derose · Reported title Member of at Largre · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $323K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $138K · Total expenses $323K
43%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.05%
Revenue growth -19%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,500

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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)$265K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$326K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$695K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$280K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$330K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$272K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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