Nonprofit · EIN 06-6067445
PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT
Tax-exempt · NORWALK, CT 06851
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $894,913 | $976,101 | -$81,188 | $7,359,407 | $57,357 | $7,302,050 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,396,481 | $979,677 | $416,804 | $7,108,098 | $27,016 | $7,081,082 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,986,281 | $909,030 | $1,077,251 | $6,190,394 | $32,646 | $6,157,748 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $643,316
- Program service revenue
- $98,029
- Investment income
- $150,137
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $50,055
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,251
- Other revenue
- $3,431
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $96,361
- Other salaries and wages
- $328,558
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $461,890
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $38,966
- Occupancy
- $34,346
- Depreciation
- $58,148
- Program services (functional)
- $809,856
- Management and general (functional)
- $154,860
- Fundraising (functional)
- $11,385
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,108,098
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,359,407
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $57,357
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,302,050
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,213,757
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,216,364
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,256,576
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,045,474
- Gross receipts
- $1,028,497
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY DOBSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $74,750 | $14,607 |
| ANDREA FERRARA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK REISS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF LUPOFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAYNA CHUCTA | DIRECTOR THRU 09/2024 Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HALAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY DOBSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $72,122 | $10,048 |
| ANDREA FERRARA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK REISS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF LUPOFF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAYNA CHUCTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HALAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| LOIS WALKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 8 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN SIMMONDS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THRU DEC. 2022 Officer | 40 | $99,070 |
| KERRY DOBSON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AS OF DEC. 2022 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $3,750 |
| ANDREA FERRARA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK REISS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LOIS WALKER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ILONA BENCZE-ZIMMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| DAYNA CHUCTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK HALAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 504 MAIN AVE, NORWALK, CT 06851-1038
- In care of
- % MARK REISS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KERRY DOBSON, 504 MAIN AVENUE, NORWALK, CT 06851
- Signed the 990
- KERRY DOBSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (203) 750-9572
- Website
- WWW.PAWSCT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CT (PAWS), ESTABLISHED IN 1962, IS A NO-KILL ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER DEDICATED TO THE RESCUE AND ADOPTION OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HOMELESS AND ABUSED DOGS AND CATS. PAWS EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON THREE CRITICAL NEEDS: (1) RESCUE & SAFE SHELTER; (2) MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER AND TNR (SPAY/NEUTER/RELEASE PROGRAM FOR FERAL CATS) AND; (3) ADOPTION, CAREFULLY PLACING DOGS AND CATS WITH LOVING FAMILIES AND HOMES.
Program accomplishments
- FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, 10% OF THE ADOPTIONS WERE PETS OF OWNER SURRENDER SITUATIONS. THE REMAINING 90% OF OUR ADOPTIONS ARE CATS AND DOGS FROM STRAY SITAUTIONS, LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROLS, AND KITTEN BIRTHS BECAUSE THE PREGNANT CATS COME INTO OUR CARE.PAWS'S EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON 4 CRITICAL NEEDS: 1) RESCUE & SAFE SHELTER - SUPPORTED BY 150 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND 20 FOSTER HOMES AVAILABLE FOR THE VARIOUS NEEDS OF CATS, KITTENS, DOGS, OR PUPPIES NEEDING A FOSTER HOME. PAWS BELIEVES IN THE FIVE FREEDOMS ALL ANIMALS DESERVE: A) FREEDOM FROM HUNGER AND THIRST ACCESS TO FRESH WATER AND DIETB) FREEDOM FROM DISCOMFORT PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT INCLUDING SHELTER AND A COMFORTABLE RESTING AREA.C) FREEDOM FROM PAIN, INJURY OR DISEASE PREVENTION OR RAPID DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENTD) FREEDOM TO EXPRESS NORMAL BEHAVIOR PROVIDING SUFFICIENT SPACE, PROPER FACILITIES, AND COMPANY OF THE ANIMAL'S OWN KINDE) FREEDOM FROM FEAR AND DISTRESS ENSURING CONDITIONS AND TREATMENT WHICH AVOID MENTAL SUFFERING.2) MEDICAL SUPPORT - SUPPORTING THE TREATMENT OF PAWS PETS BEFORE THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION. PETS RECEIVE VACCINATIONS, SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY, AND A MICROCHIP ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT AS NEEDED. PAWS ALSO SUPPORTS OUTSOURCED MEDICAL PROCEDURES THOSE PROCEDURES THAT PAWS CANNOT DO IN-HOUSE LIKE X-RAYS, ULTRASOUNDS, ETC. 3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION FOR THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ALL ANIMALS, INCLUDING OUR TNR (TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN) PROGRAM DEDICATED TO REDUCING AND MANAGING THE NUMBERS OF FERAL AND STRAY CATS IN OUR COMMUNITY. FERAL CATS ARE TRAPPED, SPAY/NEUTERED, AND THEN RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL TERRITORY. FRIENDLY ADULTS AND YOUNG KITTENS CAN BE PLACED FOR ADOPTION.4) ADOPTIONS AND FOSTER PROGRAMS: EVERY ADOPTION REQUIRES AN APPROVED APPLICATION AND AT LEAST ONE SCHEDULED VISIT WITH AN ADOPTION COUNSELOR TO OUR SHELTER. IN FY 2025, WE HAD 385 CAT/KITTENS ADOPTIONS AND 79 DOG/PUPPY ADOPTIONS. THE REQUESTS FOR DOG AND CAT OWNER SURRENDERS HAVE INCREASED POST COVID WITH THE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES OF THE PET OWNER OWNERS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 PAWS RECEIVED 625 OWNER SURRENDER APPLICATIONS. ADOPTION COUNSELORS STRIVE TO FIND THE RIGHT PET FOR EVERY HOME AND THE RIGHT HOME FOR EVERY PET. OUR FOSTER PROGRAM TARGETS OUR MOST VULNERABLE ANIMALS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE SICK, INJURED, AND TOO YOUNG FOR ADOPTION OR IN NEED OF EXTRA SOCIALIZATION. OUR GREATEST NEED IS PLACEMENT FOR OUR PREGNANT CATS, MOMS WITH NURSING KITTENS, AND KITTENS TOO YOUNG TO THRIVE IN THE SHELTER.5) VOLUNTEERING: INDIVIDUALS PART OF THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ARE TRAINED TO ASSIST IN CLEANING AND SOCIALIZING FOR THE CATS; SOCIALIZING AND EXERCISING THE DOGS; COORDINATE DAY TRIPS FOR DOGS; COORDINATING DOGS TO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS PAWS IS PARTICIPATING IN; PROCESSING ADOPTION APPLICATIONS BY MAKING CALLS TO REFERENCES; LAUNDRY DUTIES; GREETER FOR READING TO RESCUES PROGRAM. OUR FOSTERS ARE ALSO VOLUNTEER BASED.Expenses $809,856 · revenue $98,029
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-6067445
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D200)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,359,407
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,028,497
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $894,913 | $976,101 | $7,359,407 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $1,396,481 | $979,677 | $7,108,098 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $1,986,281 | $909,030 | $6,190,394 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $1,095,785 | $868,539 | $5,055,674 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-6067445).
Questions about PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT
- What is the EIN of PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT is 06-6067445.
- Is PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names KERRY DOBSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $74,750 (KERRY DOBSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PET ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $894,913, expenses of $976,101 and total assets of $7,359,407 at year end.
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