Paws with a Cause FY2022 filing

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Wayland, MI501(c)(3)Since 1979Human ServicesEIN 38-2370342

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$191K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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 $1.9M a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$191K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$124K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.5M
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$8.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.5M
FY2022▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.8M
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$7.2M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2022▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2025$6.2M
Net assets
$8.5M
FY2022▲ +28%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$8.5M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$15.5M
FY2025$16.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · 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 Sep 1981.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $3.4M Management & general 6% · $291K Fundraising 20% · $925K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $191K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$108,174Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$82,826Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michele Suchovsky’s $128K as CEO is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michele Suchovsky$127,610$121,708$113,583$108,174$107,374—
Carol Homann—$110,000$110,000———
Elizabeth Ritchie$106,575—————
Michele Suchovsky—————$105,000
Teri Crosby$100,000$89,567$85,000$82,826$81,289—
Teresa Newmarch—$95,198$93,371———
Teri Crosby—————$79,600
Valerie Lego—$8,400————

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 and provides custom assistance dogs to enhance independence for people with disabilities.

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2 program services account for $3.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Training and Services

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$3.4Mprogram expense
02

General Education

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$11Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$376K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$291K
Fundraisingcol D$925K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$155K
Investment incomeLn 3$376K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Total revenueLn 12$7.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 574
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.8M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.8M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K$124K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$8.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$191K$96K$86K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$2.1M$1.8M$37K$312K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$303K$223K$46K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$188K$145K$21K$23K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$370K$370K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$107K$78K$17K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$56K$7K$1K$47K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$49K$9K$27K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$55K$6K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$115K$92K$13K$11K
TravelLn 17$66K$48K$2K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$222K$185K$17K$20K
InsuranceLn 23$61K$47K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$589K$555K$21K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$97K$84K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$3.4M$291K$925K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.2M$6.2M$1.1M$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.0M$5.4M$1.6M$15.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.0M$4.4M$4.6M$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $7.5M$4.7M$2.9M$8.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.0M$4.4M$1.6M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.8M$4.3M−$513K$4.6M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $7,547,679 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$629,678
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,254,501
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,242
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,884,179
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$154,858
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $376,272$376,272
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,149$60,149
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $72,221 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$72,221
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $227,079 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $436,421$7,547,679
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,653,433 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $95,500 · Management $85,950 · Fundraising $9,550$191,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,772,982 · Management $36,712 · Fundraising $312,457$2,122,151
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $223,102 · Management $45,660 · Fundraising $33,769$302,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $144,873 · Management $20,768 · Fundraising $22,591$188,232
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $370,500$370,500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $78,290 · Management $17,206 · Fundraising $11,482$106,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,449 · Management $1,466 · Fundraising $46,792$55,707
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $48,937 · Management $8,951 · Fundraising $27,000$84,888
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $54,752 · Management $5,906 · Fundraising $19,866$80,524
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $91,992 · Management $12,666 · Fundraising $10,582$115,240
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,462 · Management $2,252 · Fundraising $15,623$66,337
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $184,807 · Management $17,377 · Fundraising $19,907$222,091
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $46,970 · Management $6,666 · Fundraising $7,242$60,878
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $554,820 · Management $21,446 · Fundraising $13,165$589,431
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $84,249 · Management $8,265 · Fundraising $4,431$96,945
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,437,185 · Management $291,291 · Fundraising $924,957$4,653,433
Part X · Balance sheet $8,636,909 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,451,551$2,126,981
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,526$450,585
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,898$16,936
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $60,510$26,303
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,363,502$1,209,935
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,827,077$4,806,169
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,769,378$8,636,909
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,687$123,926
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,687$123,926
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,588,357$5,062,213
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,063,334$3,450,770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,651,691$8,512,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,769,378$8,636,909
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,512,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,547,679
XI-2 Total expenses$4,653,433
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,894,246
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,651,691
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,032,954
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,512,983

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