Peace4Paws Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452616678
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Westwood, NJ, USA
Phone
2012808696
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Animal Protection and Welfare
Affiliation
Jainism

Reported finances

Revenue
$276,029
Expenses
$251,810
Assets
$143,778
Liabilities
$29,211

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JENNIFER CECE (PRESIDENT & FOUNDER)
  • LUCILLE NARDELLO (MEDICAL DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JENNIFER CECE (PRESIDENT & FOUNDER)
  • SUSAN WEINRICH (BOARD MEMBER)
  • CHARLES BELLON (TREASURER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Through our foster and adoption program we provide medical care, nurishment, leashes/martingale collars, slip leads, toys, training and rehabilitation, transportation and love to the puppies and dogs in need. Our dogs are retired research dogs, shelter dogs, or owner surrendered dogs We were inspired by the ahimsa which means non-violence to all living things. We wish safety and peace to all living creatures.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our funds were spent on rehabilitation and rehoming dog. During 2025 we rescue 294 puppies and dogs. They all received extensive medical prior to adoption which included puppy vaccines, adult vaccines, de-worming, treatment for Lyme, Erlichia, and other tickborne diseases as needed, microchips, and spay and neuter surgeries (as the puppy long as the puppy is old enough for spay or neuter prior to adoption.)..(To ensure that adopter of very young puppies get the spay and neuter later, we have them sign a contract and take a deposit that is refundable only after the surgery is done). While in our foster care many have received more extensive procedures such as ACL and FHO surgeries, malignant mass removal, chemo, bilateral ectopic ureter corrective surgery, dental cleaning and dental extractions. hen needed emergency surgery at emergency hospitals have also been performed. Such procedures have included foreign object removal, bladder stone removal, complex dental procedures, orthopedic surgery, undescended testicle surgery, hemolytic anemia treatment, parvo and distemper treatment (isolation and supportive care) and heartworm treatment. Puppies and adult dogs have received training from private and commercial trainers including behavioralists. Mental and physical go hand in hand. The first step in training is to make sure there is no medical cause for the behavior. So, we cover medical and training as needed to best help the puppy or dog in need. We care!

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 64
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 97.1%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.8%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.7% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.6% of revenue deployed · 97.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $245K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 19 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 16/100.