Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 15,158,087 | 15,990,281 | 13,912,387 | 16,173,589 | 20,962,234 | 82,196,578 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 15,158,087 | 15,990,281 | 13,912,387 | 16,173,589 | 20,962,234 | 82,196,578 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 8,520,666 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 73,675,912 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,158,087 | 15,990,281 | 13,912,387 | 16,173,589 | 20,962,234 | 82,196,578 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,637,804 | 1,712,253 | 2,152,381 | 3,531,858 | 1,801,139 | 10,835,435 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 70,223 | 38,230 | 5,554 | 12,955 | 126,962 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 93,158,975 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 (CONTINUED) | AN INDUSTRY-LEADING ADOPTION CENTER, A STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL CENTER, AND A HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC WORK SYNCHRONOUSLY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS AND AT-RISK PETS CITYWIDE. LIFESAVING RESCUE AND ADOPTION PROGRAMS SAVE NEARLY 5,000 HOMELESS PETS ANNUALLY, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 20,000 ANIMALS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES RECEIVING FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS, MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER SUPPORT INCLUDING A PET FOOD PANTRY THAT DISTRIBUTED NEARLY 18,100 POUNDS OF FOOD IN 2022. PAWS CHICAGO'S PROGRAMS IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS TO BUILD NO KILL COMMUNITIES, END PET OVERPOPULATION AND TRANSFORM ANIMAL WELFARE BY SETTING STANDARDS THAT ARE USED AS A MODEL BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. SINCE PAWS CHICAGO'S FOUNDING IN 1997, THE NUMBER OF PETS KILLED EACH YEAR IN CHICAGO HAS BEEN REDUCED BY 92.5%. PAWS CHICAGO IS ABLE TO SAVE AT-RISK ANIMALS FROM 13 ADDITIONAL HIGH KILL STATES, AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS LIKE 2022'S HURRICANE IAN IN THE GULF COAST AND HURRICANE FIONA IN PUERTO RICO. 2022 RESULTS INCLUDE 15,424 FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES; 4,629 ADOPTIONS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS INTO NEW, LOVING FAMILIES; A 98.04% SAVE RATE EVEN WHILE RESCUING EXTREMELY VULNERABLE POPULATION OF AT-RISK HOMELESS PETS; 18,108 POUNDS OF FOOD AND SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PET FOOD PANTRY; 2,174 HOMELESS ANIMALS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE; 95,386 HOURS WORKED BY VOLUNTEERS, AND THE 20TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S HIGHEST 4-STAR RATING. ALL OF PAWS CHICAGO'S PROGRAMS WORK TOWARD BUILDING NO KILL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPREHENSIVE NO KILL MODEL. THE FOUNDATION OF THE NO KILL MODEL IS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INSPIRING PEOPLE'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAUSE OF HOMELESS PETS. ATOP THIS FOUNDATION ARE PAWS CHICAGO'S MISSION-CRITICAL PROGRAMS THE PILLARS OF PREVENTION (SPAY/NEUTER), ANIMAL HEALTH & BEHAVIOR, ADOPTION AND VOLUNTEERS. DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION FOLLOWS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | 1. PAULA FASSEAS IS THE MOTHER OF ALEXIS FASSEAS. 2. MICHAEL AND MELISSA CANNING ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS. 3. BARBARA BRADFORD AND ROBERT SHERMAN ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | BEFORE THE FORM 990 IS FILED, IT IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE TREASURER AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. AFTER THAT REVIEW AND BEFORE IT IS FILED, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | BOARD MEMBERS AND SENIOR STAFF WILL ANNUALLY DISCLOSE AND PROMPTLY UPDATE ANY DISCLOSURES PREVIOUSLY MADE REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS INCLUDES FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, SUBSTANTIAL BUSINESS OR INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, OR OTHER TRANSATIONS OR AFFILIATIONS THAT MAY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILL DETERMINE WHETHER (A) NO ACTION NEED BE TAKEN, OR (B) THE SITUATION BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND RESOLUTION. IN SOME CASES THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SENSITIVE DISCUSSIONS SO AS NOT TO UNDULY INFLUENCE THE DISCUSSION OF THE CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE PRESIDENT PERFORM AN ANNUAL COMPARISON OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TOP MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION TO THAT OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND BY EVALUATING INDUSTRY STANDARDS. DURING THIS EVALUATION THE ROLES, EXPERIENCES, AND LEVEL OR EDUCATION ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THE PROCESS IS DOCUMENTED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORMS 1023, 990, 990-T (IF APPLICABLE) AND ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN IRC SECTION 6104(D). IN ADDITION,FORM 990 IS COMMONLY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE - WWW.PAWSCHICAGO.ORG |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E | OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 493,959. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 67,962. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 126,355. TOTAL EXPENSES 688,276. POSTAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 403,027. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,353. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 153,264. TOTAL EXPENSES 567,644. ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 375,138. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,197. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 398,335. MERCHANDISE COST: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,378. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,058. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 177,819. TOTAL EXPENSES 187,255. TELEPHONE AND INTERNET: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 97,586. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 36,967. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,440. TOTAL EXPENSES 136,993. BANK/CREDIT CARD FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 7,437. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,530. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 108,367. TOTAL EXPENSES 122,334. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,987. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,550. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 11,059. TOTAL EXPENSES 79,596. TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 69,682. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 69,682. EVENT CATERING AND FOOD: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 6,578. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 8,308. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 7,627. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,513. LICENSE & PERMITS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,258. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 3,039. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,513. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,810. DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,932. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,607. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,955. TOTAL EXPENSES 8,494. RENTAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,313. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,313. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: | THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR. |
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