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Nonprofit · EIN 93-1888752

SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY

Tax-exempt · SEGUIN, TX 78156

Financials

$72K$61K2024$108K$86K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$108,383$86,434$21,949$60,879$0$60,879
December 31, 2024990-EZ$72,332$60,954$11,378$38,930$0$38,930
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$108,295
Investment income
$88

Expenses

Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$105
Occupancy
$40,654
Printing, publications and postage
$3,194
Other expenses
$42,481
Program services (functional)
$74,529

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$38,930
Total assets, end of year
$60,879
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$60,879
Cash, savings and investments
$60,879
Gross receipts
$108,383

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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CAROLE HARRISONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR24$0
CATE SITTONDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS28$0
CATHY FENNELBOARD MEMBER8$0
DR SAVANNAH CLARKBOARD MEMBER10$0
STEPHANIE DRENNINGPRESIDENT8$0
DIANE WASSICKSECRETARY/TREASURER14$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Carole HarrisonExecutive Director24$0
Stephanie DrenningPresident4$0
Diane WassickSecretary/Treasurer12$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 1917, SEGUIN, TX 78156-8917
Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
PO Box 1917, SEGUIN TX 78156
Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
Carole Harrison, 569 Capote Oaks Dr, Seguin TX 78155
Signed the 990-EZ
CAROLE HARRISON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(412) 913-4724
Return prepared by
THE MESERVEY GROUP PLLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY IS TO SUPPORT ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN NO LONGER CARE FOR THEIR SENIOR PETS BY PROVIDING A SAFE AND LOVING HOME FOR THEIR CHERISHED COMPANIONS. THE SANCTUARY OFFERS TWO PRIMARY PROGRAMS TO ENSURE THESE CHERISHED COMPANIONS CONTINUE TO RECEIVE LOVE AND CARE: 1) THE SANCTUARY PETS PROGRAM PROVIDES A LIFELONG, LOVING HOME FOR SENIOR PETS WHOSE ELDERLY OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR CARE DUE TO LIFE TRANSITIONS SUCH AS MOVING INTO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. THESE PETS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE CARE, INCLUDING PROPER NUTRITION, GROOMING, EXERCISE, SOCIALIZATION, PAIN MANAGEMENT, AND DIGNIFIED END-OF-LIFE CARE. THE SANCTUARY ALSO FACILITATES VISITATIONS BETWEEN THE PETS AND THEIR ORIGINAL OWNERS IN ASSISTED LIVING OR NURSING FACILITIES. 2) THE GUARDIAN ANGEL PROGRAM ALLOWS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE PERMANENT FOSTER HOMES FOR SENIOR PETS WHILE SDSPS RETAINS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PETS' MEDICAL CARE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LIVES.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • AT THE OUTSET OF 2025, THE SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY (SDSPS) HAD 16 SENIOR DOGS AND 4 SENIOR CATS IN ITS CARE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, THE SANCTUARY RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL 7 SENIOR DOGS, RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 23 SENIOR DOGS AND 4 SENIOR CATS ENROLLED IN OUR PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE ALSO HAD 3 DEATHS, SO WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH 20 SENIOR DOGS AND 4 SENIOR CATS. THESE ANIMALS WERE SURRENDERED PRIMARILY DUE TO CHANGES IN THEIR ELDERLY OWNERS' CIRCUMSTANCES, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO DECLINING HEALTH, TRANSITIONS TO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES AND NURSING HOMES, OR OTHER HOUSING SITUATIONS WHERE PET OWNERSHIP WAS NO LONGER FEASIBLE. SIX ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WERE DIRECTLY SUPPORTED IN 2025 BY THE MISSION OF SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY DURING PERIODS OF SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGE, SUCH AS TRANSITIONING INTO ASSISTED LIVING OR EXPERIENCING DECLINING HEALTH. THROUGH THE STRUCTURED SURRENDER PROCESS, THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO PLACE THEIR SENIOR PETS INTO THE SANCTUARY'S CARE, ENSURING THAT THEIR COMPANIONS WOULD CONTINUE TO RECEIVE CONSISTENT, HIGH-QUALITY CARE IN A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. THIS SERVICE NOT ONLY PROVIDED PEACE OF MIND TO THE INDIVIDUALS BUT ALSO ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL OF PREVENTING THE ABANDONMENT OR SHELTER PLACEMENT OF AGING PETS. IN ADDITION TO SERVING ELDERLY SENIORS WHO ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO CARE FOR THEIR SENIOR PETS, SDSPS HAS A FAR GREATER IMPACT. SDSPS REDUCES THE BURDEN ON THE FAMILIES OF THOSE SENIORS WHO ARE FACED WITH REHOMING THE PETS, THE SHELTERS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE TO HOUSE THE PETS, AND THE AMAZING NUMBER OF HARDWORKING RESCUE VOLUNTEERS WHO MUST MAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS DAILY BECAUSE OF AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF SURRENDERED ANIMALS.
    Expenses $68,101
  • AT THE OUTSET OF 2025, FOUR SENIOR DOGS WERE PLACED IN LOVING HOMES THROUGH OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL PROGRAM. THROUGHOUT 2025, WE HAD A TOTAL OF TEN SENIOR DOGS AND ONE SENIOR CAT LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS INITIATIVE ALLOWS ANIMALS TO LIVE IN PERMANENT FOSTER PLACEMENTS, WHERE THEY RECEIVE CONSISTENT COMPANIONSHIP AND CARE TAILORED TO THEIR NEEDS. ALTHOUGH THESE ANIMALS RESIDE WITH THEIR FOREVER FOSTERS, THEY REMAIN ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR PROGRAM, WITH SDSPS RETAINING FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MEDICAL CARE. THIS ARRANGEMENT ENSURES THAT EACH ANIMAL CONTINUES TO RECEIVE HIGH-QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE CARE WITHOUT PLACING AN UNDUE BURDEN ON THEIR FOSTER FAMILIES. TO DATE, 14 COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS HAVE EMBRACED THE ROLE OF GUARDIAN ANGELS, OPENING THEIR HOMES AND HEARTS TO SENIOR PETS IN NEED. THESE FOSTERS HAVE PROVIDED LOVING, STABLE ENVIRONMENTS FOR ANIMALS WHO MAY HAVE OTHERWISE FACED AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. THROUGH THE GUARDIAN ANGEL (FOREVER FOSTER) PROGRAM, EACH PARTICIPANT HAS EXPERIENCED THE JOY AND EMOTIONAL FULFILLMENT THAT COMES WITH PET COMPANIONSHIP WITHOUT THE ADDED STRESS OF MANAGING VETERINARY COSTS. THIS MODEL HAS PROVEN ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LONGED TO CARE FOR A PET BUT WERE PREVIOUSLY LIMITED BY FINANCIAL OR MEDICAL CONSTRAINTS. BY ALLEVIATING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN, SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY HAS EMPOWERED THESE FOSTERS TO FORM DEEP, LASTING BONDS WITH THEIR SENIOR COMPANIONS, ENHANCING THE LIVES OF BOTH PET AND HUMAN. MANY HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THE PRESENCE OF A SENIOR PET HAS BROUGHT RENEWED PURPOSE, DAILY ROUTINE, AND EMOTIONAL COMFORT, THUS DEMONSTRATING THE PROFOUND MUTUAL BENEFIT OF THIS PROGRAM.
    Expenses $6,428

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-N on file

File the 2026 990-EZ for SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
93-1888752
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2023
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D20)
Assets (IRS master file)
$60,879
Income (IRS master file)
$108,383

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$108,383$86,434$60,879XML
990-EZDecember 2024$72,332$60,954$38,930IRS
990-N for 2023
Officer: Carole Harrison
December 31, 2023≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 93-1888752).

Questions about SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY

What is the EIN of SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY is 93-1888752.
Is SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
Are donations to SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY 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 SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY?
The 990-N for 2023 names Carole Harrison.
Who are the officers and directors of SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SWEET DREAMS SENIOR PET SANCTUARY have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $108,383, expenses of $86,434 and total assets of $60,879 at year end.

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