Pets Help the Heart Heal Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842400397
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA
Phone
9549982557
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$22,678
Expenses
$21,054
Assets
$20,616
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Stephanie Jones DVM (Board President)

People named in this filing

  • Stephanie Jones DVM (Board President)
  • Debra Allen (Director/Treasurer)
  • Chandria Jones (Director)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Pets Help The Heart Heal's primary purpose is charitable. Within that context, PHTHH provides coordinated programs to assist youth, especially foster kids and youth who are homeless, to deal with emotional, psychological, and physical challenges by using the human animal bond. Our outreach programs and support services, including life skills, pet therapy, counseling, and coping skills, assist underserved and less fortunate individuals. We provide educational opportunities for youth to explore careers in the animal industry through internships, tours, day camps, and shadow programs. PHTHH establishes and engages in any other outreach activities that further the nonprofit activities of the organization.

What it reported doing in 2025

Thriving With Pets: Youth from ages 14 and up can participate in the Shadow Program. The youth volunteer their time to learn more about careers in the animal industry. During their time, they observed doctors, work with the assistant, and have sessions with the animals. We had 439 youth and 14 events of educational sessions, workshops, and field trips. Sessions allowed them to gain a better understanding of the human animal bond. They had the opportunity to learn how animals are used in therapy sessions, stress reduction activities, and our signature puppy love sessions. PHTHH continued its veterinary shadow and mentorship opportunities for middle school, high school, and college students interested in veterinary medicine and animal science careers. Students observed daily operations within veterinary hospitals and participated in guided educational experiences related to patient care, surgery, diagnostics, and animal wellness. The program also included mentorship, career guidance, and exposure to veterinary schools and industry professionals to help expand educational and career opportunities for participating youth. Community Outreach and Wellness Education PHTHH participated in community outreach events, educational presentations, and collaborative partnerships focused on youth empowerment, mental wellness, responsible pet ownership, and the importance of the human-animal bond. Programs emphasized compassion, emotional healing, leadership development, and increased awareness of opportunities within veterinary medicine and related fields. Through its programs and partnerships, Pets Help The Heart Heal, Inc. continued to positively impact youth and families by creating meaningful educational experiences that foster confidence, compassion, literacy, wellness, and career exploration.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. 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: 34
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.9%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 35.4%; rating input score 35

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.2%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.98; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.7% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.9% of revenue deployed · 35.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $7K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 35/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.