Paws and More

Tax-deductible

Washington, IA501(c)(3)Since 1977EIN 42-1096734

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 22 employees.
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $336K a year · 45% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $49K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$371K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$707K
-65% vs prior year
Spent
$518K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$707K
FY2025▼ -65%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$514K
FY2022$436K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$707K
Expenses
$518K
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$397K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$518K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$503K
FY2021$740K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$784K
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2025 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 Apr 1978.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $458K Management & general 11% · $57K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$42,496Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing & Finance
$2,080Pt VII · Sec A
Fundraising Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Events Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Appreciation Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amber Talbot$42,496$42,293$46,464$42,266$38,110$35,182
Sara O'Donnell$2,080—————

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 humane care and finds homes for animals needing protection.

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1 program service account for $458K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Paws & more animal shelter is a private, adoption guarantee shelter located in washington, iowa. "paws" stands for 'providing animals with shelter', while "more" stands for the loving care and treatment we give to every animal who passes through our door.

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$49K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$707K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Money outPt IX
$518K
Ln 25
Programscol B$458K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$471K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$371K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$598K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$116K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$707K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1
SavingsLn 2$471K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$292K
Other assetsLn 15$625K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$371K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$920K$471K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$913K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$310K$292K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$371K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K$192K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$444$444
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$15K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$419$419
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$3K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2$2
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$178K$178K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$11K$733
Total functional expensesLn 25$518K$458K$57K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $707K$518K$190K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$501K$1.5M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $481K$464K$17K$784K 990 PDF
FY2022 $436K$397K$40K$745K 990 PDF
FY2021 $514K$318K$196K$740K 990 PDF
FY2020 $335K$264K$71K$503K 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 $707,106 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$115,683
VIII-1e Government grants$44,377
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$438,104
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$598,164
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,169$54,169
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $47,000$47,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $10,120$10,120
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$2,347−$2,347
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,289 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$2,347$707,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $517,513 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $44,576$44,576
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $192,131$192,131
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,681 · Management $1,275$5,956
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $444$444
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,698 · Management $3,251$17,949
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $419$419
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,215$2,215
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,592$1,592
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,035$1,035
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,112$2,112
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,575 · Management $2,576 · Fundraising $1,248$6,399
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2$2
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,718$21,718
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,167$18,167
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,449 · Management $1,304$12,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $178,119$178,119
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,193 · Fundraising $733$11,926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $458,324 · Management $57,208 · Fundraising $1,981$517,513
Part X · Balance sheet $2,869,813 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$1
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $920,026$471,415
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $310,336$292,167
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $913,375$1,480,999
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $154,088$625,231
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,297,825$2,869,813
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,260$371,391
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,260$371,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,296,565$2,498,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,297,825$2,869,813
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,498,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$707,106
XI-2 Total expenses$517,513
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$189,593
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,296,565
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,264
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,498,422

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