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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 15,990,281 | 13,912,387 | 16,173,589 | 20,962,234 | 27,406,441 | 94,444,932 |
| 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 | 15,990,281 | 13,912,387 | 16,173,589 | 20,962,234 | 27,406,441 | 94,444,932 |
| 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) .. | 13,298,713 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 81,146,219 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 15,990,281 | 13,912,387 | 16,173,589 | 20,962,234 | 27,406,441 | 94,444,932 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,712,253 | 2,152,381 | 3,531,858 | 1,801,139 | 1,862,932 | 11,060,563 |
| 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.).. | 38,230 | 5,554 | 12,955 | 56,739 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 105,562,234 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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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 MORE THAN 4,500 HOMELESS PETS ANNUALLY, WITH NEARLY 18,000 ADDITIONAL ANIMALS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES RECEIVING FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS, MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER SUPPORT INCLUDING A PET FOOD PANTRY. 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 90.2%. DESPITE THIS INCREDIBLE PROGRESS OVER TIME, IN JUNE OF 2023, PAWS NOTICED A SURGE IN INTAKE TO CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL BASED ON POST-PANDEMIC EFFECTS: INFLATION MAKING PET FOOD AND VETERINARY CARE UNAFFORDABLE FOR MANY PEOPLE; A DRAMATIC RISE IN BACKYARD BREEDING; AND LESS AVAILABILITY OF VETERINARY CARE FOR PEOPLE AND SHELTERS. PAWS BEGAN DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING TO HELP WITH THIS CRISIS. IN 2023, CACC SAW AN ADDITIONAL 1,203 PETS COME THROUGH ITS DOORS OVER 2022 INTAKE NUMBERS. THIS, COMBINED WITH TRANSFERS TO NON-PAWS CHICAGO RESCUES DROPPING BY 555 PETS COMPARED TO PRIOR YEAR, MEANT AN OVERCROWDING CRISIS AND A RISE IN EUTHANASIA AT THE CITY IMPOUNDMENT FACILITY. IN 2023, PAWS TRANSFERRED IN 698 ADDITIONAL PETS OVER 2022 TRANSFERS. WHILE EUTHANASIA AT CHICAGO ANIMAL CARE & CONTROL INCREASED BY 22.7% (AN ADDITIONAL 551 PETS EUTHANIZED), THAT NUMBER WOULD HAVE BEEN UP 50.6% WITHOUT PAWS IMMEDIATE ACTION. OVERALL PAWS CHICAGO 2023 RESULTS INCLUDE 16,587 FREE AND LOW-COST SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES; 4,561 ADOPTIONS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS INTO NEW, LOVING FAMILIES; A 98.62% SAVE RATE EVEN WHILE RESCUING AN EXTREMELY VULNERABLE POPULATION OF AT RISK HOMELESS PETS; 54,989 POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE PET FOOD PANTRY; 1,921 HOMELESS ANIMALS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE; 106,221 HOURS WORKED BY VOLUNTEERS (THE EQUIVALENT OF 51 FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES); AND EARNING CHARITY NAVIGATOR'S HIGHEST 4-STAR RATING CONSECUTIVELY SINCE 2003. BEYOND CHICAGO, PAWS CHICAGO IS ALSO ABLE TO SAVE AT-RISK ANIMALS FROM 8 ADDITIONAL HIGH-KILL STATES, AND SUPPORT ANIMALS IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH AS TORNADOES THAT IMPACTED ANIMAL SHELTERS IN TENNESSEE IN APRIL 2023. ANOTHER MAJOR RESCUE WAS A DONATED FLIGHT OF 79 DOGS AND CATS FROM DOMINICA, AN ISLAND NATION IN THE CARIBBEAN, WHEN THE ISLAND'S ONLY SHELTER WAS FORCED TO CLOSE AND THE PETS WERE GOING TO BE EUTHANIZED OR PUT BACK ON THE STREET WHERE THEY PREVIOUSLY FACED UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY. 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. ALEXIS FASSEAS SERVES ON THE BOARD AND AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. 2. MICHAEL AND MELISSA CANNING ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, BOTH SERVE ON THE BOARD. 3. BARBARA BRADFORD AND ROBERT SHERMAN ARE MARRIED, THEY ARE MAJOR FUNDRAISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, BOTH SERVE ON THE BOARD |
| 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 XII, LINE 2C: | THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE YEAR. |
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