The mission of Pawsitive Teams is to enhance the lives of individuals with special needs who live in San Diego county by using the skills of highly trained service, facility and therapy dogs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$330K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$265K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$330K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$280K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$326K
FY2025$265K
Expenses
$265K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$290K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$337K
FY2025$323K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1999.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $207K Management & general 22% · $58K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Secretary
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains service dogs to improve the lives of people with special needs.

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1 program · $207K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021, two service dogs were placed with disabled individuals, 4 dogs were in training, and one dog was released to a pet home due to inappropriate temperament for a service animal

$207Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $6K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$330K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$556
Money outPt IX
$265K
Ln 25
Programscol B$207K
Managementcol C$58K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$322K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$789
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$556
Total revenueLn 12$330K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$213K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$540K
Other assetsLn 15$705K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K$213K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$560K$540K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$32K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$54K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$460$460
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$12K$20K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$265K$207K$58K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $265K$323K−$58K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $326K$337K−$11K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $695K$309K$386K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $280K$290K−$10K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $330K$265K$65K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $272K$230K$42K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $329,651 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,307$322,232
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,582$6,863
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $268$556
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,157$329,651
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,765$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,977$103,731
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,157$161,018
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $229,899$264,749
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,258$64,902
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $329,651 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $556 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$322,232
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$789
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$322,232
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,863$6,863
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,863 · Excluded from tax $556$329,651
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $264,749 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,400 · Management $3,600$36,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,000 · Management $6,000$60,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,731$7,731
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,300$6,300
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $460$460
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,436$11,436
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,680 · Management $20,075$31,755
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,551$20,551
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,730 · Management $2,083$12,813
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,452$70,452
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,251$7,251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $207,064 · Management $57,685 · Fundraising $0$264,749
Part X · Balance sheet $1,462,716 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,702$213,453
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,229$4,509
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $559,721$539,570
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $619,720$705,184
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,306,372$1,462,716
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,831$6,514
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,831$6,514
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $683,821$852,922
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $619,720$603,280
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,303,541$1,456,202
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,306,372$1,462,716
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,456,202 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$329,651
XI-2 Total expenses$264,749
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,902
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,303,541
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$88,549
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$790
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,456,202

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