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Needy Paws Rescue FY2020 filing

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Saint Louis, MO501(c)(3)Since 2014Animals EIN 46-5424557Revenue $640K in FY2020Latest return filed May 15, 2026

On file with the IRSneedypaws.org814 Hi Crest Dr, 63125-4655 · Saint Louis, MOTax-exempt since Jul 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To assist in the Rescue and adoption of stray and surrendered animals in the st. Louis metropolitan area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$43K 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $86K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$640K
Spent
$352K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$356K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$640K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$640K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$418K
FY2024$427K
FY2025$328K
Expenses
$352K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$362K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$381K
FY2025$353K
Net assets
$356K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$563K
FY2024$609K
FY2025$583K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $352K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lora Pappas
President
$21,303Pt VII · Sec A
Lora Pappas
President
$21,303Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Croft
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bonnie Lewis
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon Lewis
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon Lewis
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cinty Gillardi
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Croft
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lora Pappas’s $19K as President is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lora Pappas$19,191$19,191$18,745$16,500$16,500$21,303
Sharon Lewis————$541—

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

Rescues and finds homes for stray and surrendered animals in the St. Louis area.

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2 programs · $703K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Rescue of animals in the ST. Louis metropolitan area

$352Kprogram expense
02

Rescue of animals in the ST. Louis metropolitan area

$352Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Petsmart Charities INCFY2025$13K
Beining Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $50K · 2021–2021
St Louis Community FoundationFY2021$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$640K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$628K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$352K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Owns and owesPt X
$356K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$628K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$640K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$358K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$356K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $328K$353K−$26K$583K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jun 4, 2025 $427K$381K$46K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $418K$393K$25K$563K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $505K$310K$195K$538K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 4, 2022 $349K$362K−$13K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $640K$352K$288K$356K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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