Paws & Pals EIN 87-1187179

Paws & Pals

EIN  87-1187179 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Independence, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Use therapy animals to help young people heal from mental health challenges.
Leadership
Tonia Haakonstad · CEO · $50K
Money in and out
$330K revenue, $329K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Use therapy animals to help young people heal from mental health challenges. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $330K in revenue, $329K in expenses.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$330K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$329K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -94% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
95%
of revenue is gifts & grants▲ +39% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$330K
FY2023▲ +67%
Total revenue
$330K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$329K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$0
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$326K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $206K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

We use Animal Assisted Therapy to help children and teens struggling with mental health issues find hope and healing for their futures. We offer individual therapy, group therapy, play therapy and SEL programing to youth.

$206Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPaws & Pals
EINHdr · item D87-1187179
Principal addressHdr · item CIndependence, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jpawsandpals.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A

Tonia Haakonstad’s $50K as CEO is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1218 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Tonia Haakonstad$50,000$25,000

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$313K · 95%
Other revenue$17K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$313K
Other revenue5%$17K
Total revenueLn 12$330K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.07
Program services78%$255K
Management & general15%$50K
Fundraising7%$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$326K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$326K
Total net assetsLn 32$0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves — · Operating expenses/yr $329K
Highly liquid reserves (cash & marketable securities on Pt X) ÷ monthly operating expenses (Pt IX total, less non-cash grants & depreciation when reported).
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $255K · Total expenses $329K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $50K · Total expenses $329K
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $24K · Total expenses $329K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $24K · Solicited contributions $313K
$0.08 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $313K · Total revenue $330K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $330K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $330K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $330K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $329K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $330K · Prior year $197K
+67%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $330K · Expenses $329K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $326K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $326K
0%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $326K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tonia Haakonstad · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $329K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $150K · Total expenses $329K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 67%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
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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
FY2023 (Latest)$330K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$197K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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