Paws of La Rescue

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
825522526
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Marina Del Rey, CA, USA
Phone
3108456418
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$50,014
Expenses
$51,765
Assets
$5,494

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROLINA RODRIGUEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CAROLINA RODRIGUEZ (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • CORINNA McCARTHY (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)
  • HEATHER SIGMAN (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To rescue shelter, abandoned and neglected dogs and find appropriate permanent homes through adoption, education and awareness to the public about the understanding of humane animal care and the importance of spaying and neutering.

What it reported doing in 2024

Our Foster-to-Adopt is where an interested family fills out an Adoption Application, but starting out as a Foster parent to the dog with the intent to Adopt the dogBefore being accepted into the program, the family must complete the Adoption Application, Video Interview, Home Check and Meet & Greet with the dogUnder this program Paws of L.A. Rescue covers various medical expenses. Training sessions can be in person or virtual.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 12
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 11.6%; rating input score 12

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.5%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -83.8% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12% of revenue deployed · 11.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.