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The Hand2paw Foundation

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Philadelphia, PA501(c)(3)Animals EIN 45-1208489Revenue $430K in FY2024

On file with the IRShand2paw.orgPo Box 40122, 19106-0122 · Philadelphia, PATax-exempt since Aug 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Hand2paw's mission is to provide a safe and supportive work environment for youth, ages 16-24, who are experiencing housing insecurity or foster care involvement, as a means of enhancing resilience, compassion, and connection with people, animals and the community. We accomplish this goal through providing paid internships working with homeless animals, as well as, a curriculum of programming that develops empathy, self efficacy and transferable work skills.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 16 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $19K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $98K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$198
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$430K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$481K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$430K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$134K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$553K
FY2023$509K
FY2024$430K
Expenses
$481K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$182K
FY2022$409K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$481K
Net assets
$141K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$45K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$191K
FY2024$141K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $398K Management & general 7% · $33K Fundraising 10% · $50K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Penny C Ellison
President/ T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Angela Marcus
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gina Gilliam
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Trains at-risk youth by having them care for homeless animals.

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1 program · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provide paid internships and life skills training for at-risk youth, ages 16-24, facing challenges including housing instability and foster care BACKROUNDS.PARTICIPANTS gain work experience caring for shelter animals and supporting pet owners in need while developing professional and emotional skills through a structured curriculum and…

$398Kprogram 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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$28K
Philadelphia City Fund INCFY2024$25K
The Patricia Kind Family FoundationFY2024$25K
The Philadelphia FoundationFY2024$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$98K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$430K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Money outPt IX
$481K
Ln 25
Programscol B$398K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$136K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$430K
Government grantsLn 1e$37K
Total revenueLn 12$430K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$136K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$198
Net assetsLn 32$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 616
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K$136K
Total assetsLn 16$191K$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$198
Net assetsLn 32$191K$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$245K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$53K$905$5K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$297$297
Office expensesLn 13$9K$580$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$198
OccupancyLn 16$39K$29K$10K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$26K$442
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$884
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$47K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K$398K$33K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $430K$481K−$51K$141K 990 PDF
FY2023 $509K$507K$2K$191K 990 PDF
FY2022 $553K$409K$144K$190K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$182K−$36K$45K 990 PDF
FY2020 $134K$100K$34K$82K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $430,164 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $509,055$430,164
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $509,055$430,164
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $321,594$274,722
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,743$206,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $507,337$480,903
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,718−$50,739
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 $430,164 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$37,140
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$393,024
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$430,164
VIII-12 Total revenue$430,164
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $480,903 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $244,551$244,551
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,059$10,059
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,112$20,112
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,446$6,446
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $905 · Management $4,948 · Fundraising $47,540$53,393
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $297$297
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $580 · Management $6,415 · Fundraising $1,640$8,635
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,470 · Management $198$1,668
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,068 · Management $9,690$38,758
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,321$4,321
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $26,372 · Fundraising $442$26,814
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,727 · Management $884$12,611
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,328 · Management $1,822$49,150
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,058 · Management $3,030$4,088
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,551 · Management $33,433 · Fundraising $49,919$480,903
Part X · Balance sheet $140,719 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,260$135,719
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,260$140,719
X-25 Other liabilities$198
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$198
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,260$140,521
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,260$140,521
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,260$140,719
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $140,521 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$430,164
XI-2 Total expenses$480,903
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$50,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,260
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$140,521

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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