Paws for Patrick EIN 85-2758570 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Paws for Patrick FY2023 filing

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Connects young people with emotional support animals for mental illness. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $427K in revenue, $208K in expenses, and $664K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Mental Health
Location
Northbrook, IL
Website
www.pawsforpatrick.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$427KFY2023
Expenses
$208K
Net assets
$664K
People
16
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  85-2758570 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Northbrook, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects young people with emotional support animals for mental illness.
Leadership
Nikki Smith · Executive Director · $65K
Money in and out
$427K revenue, $208K expenses
Bottom line
53% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$427K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$208K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$664K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $219K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.32
Program efficiency
53%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
57.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+51%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$427K
FY2023▲ +47%
Expenses
$208K
FY2023▲ +149%
Total assets
$668K
FY2023▲ +50%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2023▲ ×152
Total revenue
$427K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$208K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$664K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$219K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$668K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $111K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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…

$111Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPaws for Patrick
EINHdr · item D85-2758570
Principal addressHdr · item CNorthbrook, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pawsforpatrick.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Director
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A
Junior Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mental Health Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nikki Smith’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $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

NameFY2024FY2023
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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$588K · 138%
Investment income$6K · 1%
Contributions & grants138%$588K
Investment income1%$6K
Total revenueLn 12$427K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.32
Program services53%$111K
Management & general15%$30K
Fundraising32%$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$664K
Total assetsLn 16$668K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$664K
Months of cash on handcomputed38.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $664K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $208K · Less non-cash grants $70K · Cash operating expenses/yr $138K
57.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $111K · Total expenses $208K
53%
Management & General
Management & general $30K · Total expenses $208K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $67K · Total expenses $208K
32%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $24K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $393K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $588K · Total revenue $427K
138%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $427K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $427K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $6K · Total revenue $427K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $208K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $427K · Prior year $290K
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $664K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $427K · Expenses $208K
+51%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $668K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $664K · Total assets $668K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $668K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nikki Smith · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $208K
31%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $107K · Total expenses $208K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 53%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 47%
Legal fee ratio 0.06%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$594K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$427K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$292K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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