Protection of Animals in Wakefield Society Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 222512671
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2019–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Wakefield, MA, USA
- Phone
- 5518007297
- Rating
- 86
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $196,612
- Expenses
- $158,730
- Assets
- $358,865
- Liabilities
- $11,805
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SUSAN DIMEO (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- SUSAN DIMEO (PRESIDENT)
- JEAN WOODLEY (TREASURER)
- ROBIN GORFINE (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
Paws is an all-volunteer, non-profit animal welfare organization. Our mission is to promote and protect the rights and well-being of all domestic animals and wildlife, and foster greater understanding of animal welfare and animal rights through education.
What it reported doing in 2024
Humane education program - sponsor wonders of animal life lectures, kind news subscriptions,& other opportunities that help provide humane education awareness to wakefield students andpeople in our communities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 66% 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
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Liabilities are high compared with assets.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 76
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 70.1%; rating input score 70
- Program expense ratio: 86.5%; rating input score 86
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: 19.3%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.26; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 17.6% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 70.1% of revenue deployed · 86.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $137K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.