Patriots and Paws

Tax-deductible

Huntington Beach, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 38-3852940

Patriots and Paws help veterans and their families with furniture and small necessities needed, and provides them with a small animal for companion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 194 volunteers and 8 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $126K a year · 5% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
12
named funders · $172K
Looks good: 12 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$148K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.4M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$428K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2025▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +16%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$668K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$428K
FY2025▼ -73%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$428K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $4.5M Management & general 3% · $123K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairmanceo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Penny Lambright’s $105K as CEO is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Penny Lambright$104,677————
Penny Lambright—$84,443$85,000$72,000$72,000

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides veterans and families with furniture, necessities, and companion animals.

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1 program service account for $4.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provisions for Patriots provides basic home furnishings in a warehouse environment. This is the organizations largest program to date. Serving over 19,536 Veteran, Active Duty, Reservists throughout Southern California since our inception.

$4.5Mprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$428K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$116K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$187K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$428K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6194
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$110K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$269K$187K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$577K
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$428K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$182K$182K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$94K$94K
TravelLn 17$128$128
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$35K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$4.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$83K−$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.5M$123K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.4M$4.6M−$1.2M$428K 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.2M$4.0M$222K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$3.3M−$855K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.8M−$210K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.5M$427K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$668K$836K$2.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,446,928 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$115,699
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,309,262
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,926,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,424,961
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,967$21,967
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21,967 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,446,928
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,622,487 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $88,917$88,917
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $181,577$181,577
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,684$12,684
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,784$21,784
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,331$8,331
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,149$28,149
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,822$93,822
IX-17 TravelPrograms $128$128
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,406$2,406
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,430$8,430
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $35,416$35,416
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,069,611$4,069,611
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,342 · Management −$12,110$71,232
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,499,527 · Management $122,960 · Fundraising $0$4,622,487
Part X · Balance sheet $576,849 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,523$109,737
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,372,218$266,252
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,374$12,444
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $268,604$186,716
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,700$1,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,759,419$576,849
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,867$13,518
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $155,486$148,475
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,603,933$428,374
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,603,933$428,374
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,759,419$576,849
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $428,374 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,446,928
XI-2 Total expenses$4,622,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,175,559
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,603,933
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$428,374

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

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