Patriots and Paws FY2023 filing

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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.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2023 · 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
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $223K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.6 months of spending in cash, plus $223K in investments.
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
$139K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$3.3M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2023▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$4.2M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$3.3M
FY2023▲ +86%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$668K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$428K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $3.3M Management & general 2% · $77K Fundraising 0% · $90

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

7 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$84,443Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Penny Lambright$104,677$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 · $3.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Provisions for Patriots provides basic home furnishings in a warehouse environment. This is the organization's largest program to date. Serving over 13,500 Veteran, Active Duty, Reservists throughout Southern California since our inception.

$3.3Mprogram expense

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$3.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$90
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6194
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$1.9M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$176K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$202K$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K$139K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$1.4M
5Every 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$84K$84K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$97K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$90K$90K
TravelLn 17$433$433
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$24K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.9M$2.9M$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$113K$103K$10K$90
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.3M$3.3M$77K$90

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 15, 2026 $3.4M$4.6M−$1.2M$428K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 22, 2025 $4.2M$4.0M$222K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 17, 2024 $2.5M$3.3M−$855K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 8, 2023 $1.6M$1.8M−$210K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 22, 2022 $1.9M$1.5M$427K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2021 $1.5M$668K$836K$2.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,478,770 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,901,547$2,461,244
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,332$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,202$17,526
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,917,081$2,478,770
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $161,069$203,663
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,028,546$3,130,094
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,189,615$3,333,757
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$272,534−$854,987
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,478,770 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,461,244
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,048,251
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,461,244
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,526$17,526
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,526$2,478,770
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,333,757 across 31 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 $84,443$84,443
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $97,482$97,482
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,645$5,645
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,093$16,093
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,762$1,762
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,742$89,742
IX-17 TravelPrograms $433$433
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,979$7,979
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,357$24,357
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,857,986 · Management $35,141$2,893,127
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $102,996 · Management $9,608 · Fundraising $90$112,694
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,256,582 · Management $77,085 · Fundraising $90$3,333,757
Part X · Balance sheet $1,527,795 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $121,880$175,924
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$6,126
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,045,218$1,096,218
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,050$24,633
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $202,248$223,194
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,700$1,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,395,096$1,527,795
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,914$652
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $146,787$138,735
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $151,701$139,387
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,243,395$1,388,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,243,395$1,388,408
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,395,096$1,527,795
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,388,408 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,478,770
XI-2 Total expenses$3,333,757
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$854,987
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,243,395
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,388,408

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