Max's Helping Paws Foundation

Carmel, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 81-2990529Revenue $116K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmaxshelpingpaws.org26388 Carmel Rancho Lane Suite D · Carmel, CA

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Providing financial support for pets in a health crisis.

21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 deficit $33K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
11
named funders · $87K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$116K
-83% vs prior year
Spent
$788K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$116K
FY2025▼ -83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$542K
FY2022$419K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$666K
FY2025$116K
Expenses
$788K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$356K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$525K
FY2025$788K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$532K
FY2024$673K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $166K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,515Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$19,435Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Sara Davi$60,515$80,000$76,500$40,712—
Alexis Geers————$21,224
Dyana Klein$19,435————
Shelley Wise————$10,641

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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Programs and updates

Helps pet owners pay for emergency veterinary care.

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3 programs · $391K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Critical Care/Short-Term Care

Medical diagnostics, stabilization and initial treatment for chronic illness or acute injury. Max's short-term care program for urgent or critical patients assisted 209 pets in 2024.

$201Kprogram expense
02

Diagnostic/Stabilization

DIAGNOSTICS/STABILIZATION/INITIAL treatment when the owner otherwise cannot afford to get to the vet because of financial LIMITATIONS.THIS program served 356 pets in 2024.

$150Kprogram expense
03

Continued/Long-Term Care

Continued care for newly diagnostics chronic medical CONDITIONS.THE long term care program served 7 pets in 2024.

$40Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$116K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Money outPt IX
$788K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$116K
Total revenueLn 12$116K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $116K$788K−$673K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $666K$525K$141K$673K 990 PDF
FY2023 $494K$496K−$2K$532K 990 PDF
FY2022 $419K$356K$63K$534K 990 PDF
FY2021 $542K$320K$222K$471K 990 PDF
FY2020 $341K$287K$54K$249K 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

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

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