2026-08-20T07:07:54-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 271918794 WORLD ANIMAL AWARENESS SOCIETY WORL 8185615109 8533 Fairhaven St Suite 14 San Antonio TX 78229 Tom McPhee Executive Director 3135101444 2026-07-28 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X WA2S.org X X 64080 X 59247 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1949 0 1949 2884 0 2884 0 64080 19746 0 0 27408 5991 5828 0 58973 5107 4088 -6145 3050 X 4088 3050 0 0 0 0 4088 3050 0 0 4088 3050 The World Animal Awareness Society is a 501(c)(3) educational and scientific nonprofit dedicated to exploring, inspiring, and supporting the global animal welfare community. Our primary exempt purpose is to translate emotional commitment into tangible progress by focusing on the animals people save and the people saving them. We fulfill this through three core areas: (1) Scientific Research & Data: Conducting systematic street-level animal population surveys, GPS asset mapping, and spatial data analysis to help municipalities and NGOs allocate resources effectively; (2) Community Empowerment: Applying Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) models to build sustainable, community-driven animal welfare programs and alliances; and (3) Educational Media: Producing unobtrusive documentary films, public service campaigns, and educational programming to amplify animal stories and promote humane education globally without exploitation. World Animal Awareness Society (WA2S) - 2025 Program Service Accomplishments In 2025, the World Animal Awareness Society (WA2S) significantly advanced its educational, scientific, and charitable mission through three primary programmatic focus areas although our revenue was short by $100,000 in 2025 due to loss in YouTube ad revenue: (1) Scientific Research, Spatial Data & Community Mapping; (2) Educational Media & Documentary Production; and (3) Community Empowerment & Public Engagement Initiatives. Operating under the philosophy of "Community Cooperation Converting Caring Into Change," all activities directly served our primary exempt purpose of translating emotional commitment to animals into tangible, community-driven progress. 1. Scientific Research, Spatial Data & Community Mapping Throughout 2025, WA2S expanded its street-level research and spatial data collection initiatives to help municipalities, animal welfare organizations, and local advocates strategically deploy resources. Street-Level Population Surveys & Spatial Tracking: Utilized open-source digital mapping tools, mobile spatial tracking applications (including OSMTracker database traces), and high-resolution camera systems to conduct systematic observational surveys of stray and free-roaming dog populations. This empirical data provides objective baselines for municipal planning and targeted community intervention. GIS Story Mapping Partnerships: Collaborated with academic and geographic information system (GIS) research partners to process raw observational survey data into interactive digital story maps. These visualizations transform complex field data into accessible educational tools for community stakeholders, researchers, and public officials. 2. Educational Media & Documentary Production WA2S utilized unobtrusive documentary production and multi-platform storytelling to educate the public, elevate grassroots animal welfare advocates, and promote humane education globally without animal exploitation. Unleashed: The Dogs of San Antonio: Achieved substantial progress on the longitudinal feature documentary film capturing the systemic, cultural, and socioeconomic dynamics of free-roaming dog populations in South Texas. In 2025, the project advanced through critical field filming, digital asset organization, and editing phases-documenting both the municipal challenges and the tireless efforts of independent rescuers on the front lines. Riding Shotgun with Strays: Conducted early development, conceptualization, and production planning for an immersive ride-along podcast interview series. The program is structured to highlight the lived experiences, field methodologies, and emotional realities of grassroots animal welfare workers, animal control officers, and independent rescuers operating directly in the field. 3. Community Empowerment & Public Engagement Initiatives WA2S applied proven sociological frameworks to build sustainable, community-driven animal welfare infrastructure and foster productive public dialogue. Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Implementation: Actively integrated the ABCD framework across all ongoing community outreach programs. Rather than imposing external solutions, WA2S worked directly within neighborhoods to identify, connect, and mobilize existing local assets-empowering citizens, local businesses, and independent advocates to build self-sustaining animal welfare networks. Dogs of San Antonio: An Open Forum Series: Organized and hosted public community forum gatherings bringing together neighborhood residents, independent rescuers, municipal leaders, and animal welfare organizations. These structured events provided a neutral, constructive environment to review street-level survey data, discuss localized challenges, and collaboratively formulate grassroots solutions. Animalis Fabula Film Festival: Planned, organized, and hosted the annual animal story film festival during Thanksgiving weekend. The event served as a vital educational platform and public forum, showcasing diverse animal stories from global filmmakers, celebrating the human-animal bond, and fostering community dialogue around animal welfare without reliance on traditional industry competition frameworks. 52876 52876 52876 Deanna McPhee President 2 0 0 0 Tom McPhee Executive Director 60 0 0 0 Kevin McPhee Director 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TX Tom McPhee 8533 Fairhaven Street Suite 14 San Antonio TX 78229 8185615109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 108638 67890 29242 205770 0 97666 34471 132137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108638 165556 63713 337907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 337907 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 108638 165556 63713 337907 1 1 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B Our initial return had an timing error, we missed a $12,093 contractor payment we thought was paid in 2024 and under reported our expenses. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 The World Animal Awareness Society had a major loss of nearly $65,000 in revenue from YouTube. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 no other assets Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 no other liabilities The organization exercised ordinary business care and prudence in preparing its 2025 Form 990-EZ but experienced unexpected administrative and technical delays. During the filing period, the organization was undergoing significant digital workflow transitions and consolidating extensive field research and programmatic data from multiple specialized platforms. These technical hurdles temporarily delayed the final reconciliation of our financial and programmatic records. As soon as the data verification and accounting reconciliations were completed, the organization worked diligently to finalize and submit this return as quickly as possible.