Paws for Patrick: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 85-2758570)

Nikki Smith’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023
Nikki Smith	$85,000	$65,000
Darrin Utynek	$34,135	—
Anna Grace Betts	—	$15,000

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

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects young people with emotional support animals for mental illness.

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3 programs · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Emotional Support Animal (esa) Program

Our goal is to help alleviate the burden of those trying to acquire an esa for mental health purposes through our unique wish granter program. Whether it be obtaining an esa certification letter; finding a new companion and paying for adoptions fees; securing and paying for a trainer that works for each person; coordinating approval for…

$29Kprogram expense

02

Raising Awareness by Breaking the Stigma

We believe in animal power; the unbreakable bond between people and their pets. We believe in the positive emotional health impact animals can have on an individual. And, we believe that it is imperative that we raise awareness to the rising and alarming rate of young people struggling with mental health.

$3Kprogram expense

03

Therapy Dog Program

We provide opportunities for young people to interact with our trained therapy dogs and their handlers in group and individual settings such as schools, therapy sessions, youth organizations and more. We are actively building a network of partners and school consortiums to engage our therapy dogs wherever young people need them most.

$3Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Henry Pope FoundationFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$290K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K

Money outPt IX

$84K

Ln 25

Programscol B$34K

Managementcol C$49K

Owns and owesPt X

$445K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$440K

Total assetsLn 16$445K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25

PeoplePt VI, VII

17

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$304K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K

Total revenueLn 12$290K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$440K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$440K

Total assetsLn 16$445K

LiabilitiesLn 26$25

Net assetsLn 32$445K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6150

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$235K	$440K
Total assetsLn 16	$239K	$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$24	$25
Net assetsLn 32	$239K	$445K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$9K	$726	$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$4K	$339
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$75	$14K
OccupancyLn 16	$2K		$2K
TravelLn 17	$918		$918
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$52K	$28K	$24K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1K	$900	$454
Total functional expensesLn 25	$84K	$34K	$49K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$594K	$516K	$78K	$742K	990 PDF
FY2023	$427K	$208K	$219K	$664K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$290K	$84K	$206K	$445K	990 PDF
FY2021	$292K	$72K	$219K	$239K	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

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Part I · Summary $289,894 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,912$304,066

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,642−$14,172

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $291,554$289,894

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,500$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,970$83,636

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $72,470$83,636

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $219,084$206,258

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $289,894 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $155 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,100

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$268,966

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$304,066

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,327−$14,327

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $155 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,327$289,894

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $83,636 across 7 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $726 · Management $8,144$8,870

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,453 · Management $339$4,792

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $75 · Management $13,668$13,743

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,832$1,832

IX-17 TravelManagement $918$918

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,247 · Management $23,880$52,127

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $900 · Management $454$1,354

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,401 · Management $49,235 · Fundraising $0$83,636

Part X · Balance sheet $444,828 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $234,556$439,789

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,013$5,039

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $238,569$444,828

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24$25

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24$25

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,545$444,803

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $238,545$444,803

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $238,569$444,828

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $444,803 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$289,894

XI-2 Total expenses$83,636

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$206,258

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$238,545

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$444,803

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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