2026-03-12T14:32:53-04:00 2025-12-31 813387428 LUCA 3212 6TH AVE S STE 100 BIRMINGHAM AL 35222 990EZ 2025-01-01 871890430 HOPE 4 LA PAWZ HOPE 3604992860 1004 COMMERCIAL AVENUE 155 ANACORTES WA 98221 CHARLENE ANGELO PRESIDENT 3604992860 2026-03-12 true FRANK N DALESSANDRO CPA P01258881 2057194151 2026-03-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.HOPE4LAPAWZ.ORG X X 89327 X 76245 12927 155 89327 9248 1129 363 29617 40357 48970 59944 108914 59944 108914 59944 108914 59944 108914 X RESCUE COMPANION ANIMALS FROM THE LA PAZ AREA OF THE BAJA PENINSULA; REHABILITATE THEM; AND FIND LOVING, PERMANENT HOMES FOR THEM IN MEXICO, THE US, AND CANADA. PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE PROPER CARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND ASSIST IN REDUCING THE OVERPOPULATION THROUGH SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS. THE GOAL IS TO WORK WITH PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO RESCUE DOGS AND FOSTER THEM IN THEIR OWN HOMES. WE PROVIDE FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT WHILE WE FIND PERMANENT HOMES FOR THESE ANIMALS. THIS IS NOT A SHELTER IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE. RATHER WE EMPOWER LOCAL RESCUERS WHO MAKE THE BEST ADVOCATES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR MORE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. BY THEIR EXAMPLE THEY EDUCATE FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT PROPER ANIMAL CARE INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTERING TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF UNWANTED ANIMALS. CROSS-BORDER RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND ADOPTION SUPPORT HOPE 4 LA PAWZ, A U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT, WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTARIOS POR LOS PERROS DE LA PAZ, A.C. (ALSO KNOWN AS AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS), A REGISTERED MEXICAN NONPROFIT IN LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. TOGETHER, THE ORGANIZATIONS RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND REHOME ABANDONED DOGS, WITH SUPPORT FROM A DEDICATED NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESCUERS KNOWN LOCALLY AS RESCATISTAS. THROUGHOUT 2025, HOPE 4 LA PAWZ DIRECTLY FUNDED VETERINARY CAREINCLUDING CONSULTATIONS, SURGERIES, MEDICATIONS, AND SPAY/NEUTER SERVICESFOR DOGS RESCUED AND FOSTERED BY AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS. THE U.S. CHARITY ALSO MANAGED ADOPTION OUTREACH AND TRANSPORTATION FOR DOGS PLACED IN HOMES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, WHILE ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS TAKING PLACE WITHIN MEXICO. IN 2025, 96 DOGS FOUND PERMANENT HOMESTHE SAME NUMBER AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A MAJORITY (74 DOGS) WERE ADOPTED WITHIN MEXICO, AND 22 WERE ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THIS REPRESENTS A DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM 2024, WHEN 38 DOGS WERE ADOPTED IN MEXICO AND 58 WERE ADOPTED ABROAD. THIS SHIFT IS THE RESULT OF SUSTAINED LOCAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH PETCO MEXICO, WHERE AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS NOW HOLDS WEEKLY ADOPTION EVENTS AT THEIR LA PAZ LOCATION. THESE EFFORTS HAVE EXPANDED VISIBILITY, BUILT TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND INCREASED WILLINGNESS AMONG LOCAL FAMILIES TO ADOPT REHABILITATED STREET DOGS. HOPE 4 LA PAWZ ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP TO AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS AS IT CULTIVATES LOCAL LEADERSHIP. IN 2025, THESE LEADERS ADVANCED ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH CITY OFFICIALS ON POLICY IMPROVEMENTS, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND HOSTING EVENTS THAT PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND HUMAN-ANIMAL CONNECTION. 9248 X 9248 BIENESTAR COMMUNITY CLINICS IN 2025, HOPE 4 LA PAWZ HELPED LAUNCH CLNICA 4 PATAS: BIENESTAR (BIENESTAR IS SPANISH FOR WELLNESS), A NEW COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVE IN LA PAZ. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS FREE WEEKLY STERILIZATION (SPAY/NEUTER) CAMPAIGNS TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE IS LIMITED OR UNAFFORDABLE. EACH CLINIC PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES ALONG WITH CORE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMING, AND PARASITE PREVENTIONALL AT NO COST TO PET OWNERS. THE PROGRAM IS INCLUSIVE OF BOTH DOGS AND CATS, ADDRESSING A GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE STRAY CAT POPULATION IN LA PAZ. TO RECEIVE FREE VACCINES AND PREVENTIVE MEDICATIONS, PET OWNERS MUST AGREE TO STERILIZE THEIR ANIMAL. THIS APPROACH IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUAL PETS WHILE TACKLING THE BROADER OVERPOPULATION CRISIS AT ITS ROOT. EDUCATION IS ALSO A KEY COMPONENT, AS OWNERS RECEIVE GUIDANCE ON PROPER PET CARE, VACCINATIONS, AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THE BIENESTAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN MET WITH STRONG COMMUNITY INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION. HOPE 4 LA PAWZ FUNDS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SURGICAL MATERIALS, AND STAFFING COSTS, WHILE AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS COORDINATES LOGISTICS, OUTREACH, AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AS THE PROGRAM SCALES, IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF LONG-TERM CHANGE IN ANIMAL WELFARE FOR THE REGION. 27939 37187 CHARLENE ANGELO PRESIDENT 15.00 0 IRENE PHILLIPS SECRETARY 10.00 0 MICHELLE MCCORMICK TREASURER 10.00 0 X false false false false false false false false false CA OR WA CHARLENE ANGELO 1004 COMMERCIAL AVENUE 155 ANACORTES WA 98221 3604992860 false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 24736 44568 27057 28719 76245 201325 24736 44568 27057 28719 76245 201325 51958 149367 2 192 149 155 498 201823 110846 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 CLASS OF ACTIVITY: PROGRAM NAME: VOLUNTARIOS POR LOS PERROS ADDRESS: SALVATIERRA 620 E/ALTAMIRANO Y NONCASH CONTRIBUTION: 7,580 DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: PET FOOD/SUPPLY FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 1,967 OFFICE EXPENSE 2,041 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 4,964 INSURANCE 2,249 ANIMAL TRANSPORTATION 8,667 VETERINARY SERVICES 3,494 ANIMAL CARE 5,967 LICENSES AND FEES 268 TOTAL 29,617 FORM 990-EZ, PART III RESCUE COMPANION ANIMALS FROM THE LA PAZ AREA OF THE BAJA PENINSULA; REHABILITATE THEM; AND FIND LOVING, PERMANENT HOMES FOR THEM IN MEXICO, THE US, AND CANADA. PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE PROPER CARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND ASSIST IN REDUCING THE OVERPOPULATION THROUGH SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS. THE GOAL IS TO WORK WITH PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO RESCUE DOGS AND FOSTER THEM IN THEIR OWN HOMES. WE PROVIDE FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT WHILE WE FIND PERMANENT HOMES FOR THESE ANIMALS. THIS IS NOT A SHELTER IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE. RATHER WE EMPOWER LOCAL RESCUERS WHO MAKE THE BEST ADVOCATES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR MORE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. BY THEIR EXAMPLE THEY EDUCATE FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT PROPER ANIMAL CARE INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTERING TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF UNWANTED ANIMALS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 CROSS-BORDER RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND ADOPTION SUPPORT HOPE 4 LA PAWZ, A U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT, WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTARIOS POR LOS PERROS DE LA PAZ, A.C. (ALSO KNOWN AS AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS), A REGISTERED MEXICAN NONPROFIT IN LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. TOGETHER, THE ORGANIZATIONS RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND REHOME ABANDONED DOGS, WITH SUPPORT FROM A DEDICATED NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESCUERS KNOWN LOCALLY AS RESCATISTAS. THROUGHOUT 2025, HOPE 4 LA PAWZ DIRECTLY FUNDED VETERINARY CAREINCLUDING CONSULTATIONS, SURGERIES, MEDICATIONS, AND SPAY/NEUTER SERVICESFOR DOGS RESCUED AND FOSTERED BY AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS. THE U.S. CHARITY ALSO MANAGED ADOPTION OUTREACH AND TRANSPORTATION FOR DOGS PLACED IN HOMES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, WHILE ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS TAKING PLACE WITHIN MEXICO. IN 2025, 96 DOGS FOUND PERMANENT HOMESTHE SAME NUMBER AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A MAJORITY (74 DOGS) WERE ADOPTED WITHIN MEXICO, AND 22 WERE ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THIS REPRESENTS A DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM 2024, WHEN 38 DOGS WERE ADOPTED IN MEXICO AND 58 WERE ADOPTED ABROAD. THIS SHIFT IS THE RESULT OF SUSTAINED LOCAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH PETCO MEXICO, WHERE AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS NOW HOLDS WEEKLY ADOPTION EVENTS AT THEIR LA PAZ LOCATION. THESE EFFORTS HAVE EXPANDED VISIBILITY, BUILT TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND INCREASED WILLINGNESS AMONG LOCAL FAMILIES TO ADOPT REHABILITATED STREET DOGS. HOPE 4 LA PAWZ ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP TO AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS AS IT CULTIVATES LOCAL LEADERSHIP. IN 2025, THESE LEADERS ADVANCED ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH CITY OFFICIALS ON POLICY IMPROVEMENTS, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND HOSTING EVENTS THAT PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND HUMAN-ANIMAL CONNECTION. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 BIENESTAR COMMUNITY CLINICS IN 2025, HOPE 4 LA PAWZ HELPED LAUNCH CLNICA 4 PATAS: BIENESTAR (BIENESTAR IS SPANISH FOR WELLNESS), A NEW COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVE IN LA PAZ. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS FREE WEEKLY STERILIZATION (SPAY/NEUTER) CAMPAIGNS TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE IS LIMITED OR UNAFFORDABLE. EACH CLINIC PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES ALONG WITH CORE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMING, AND PARASITE PREVENTIONALL AT NO COST TO PET OWNERS. THE PROGRAM IS INCLUSIVE OF BOTH DOGS AND CATS, ADDRESSING A GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE STRAY CAT POPULATION IN LA PAZ. TO RECEIVE FREE VACCINES AND PREVENTIVE MEDICATIONS, PET OWNERS MUST AGREE TO STERILIZE THEIR ANIMAL. THIS APPROACH IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUAL PETS WHILE TACKLING THE BROADER OVERPOPULATION CRISIS AT ITS ROOT. EDUCATION IS ALSO A KEY COMPONENT, AS OWNERS RECEIVE GUIDANCE ON PROPER PET CARE, VACCINATIONS, AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THE BIENESTAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN MET WITH STRONG COMMUNITY INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION. HOPE 4 LA PAWZ FUNDS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SURGICAL MATERIALS, AND STAFFING COSTS, WHILE AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS COORDINATES LOGISTICS, OUTREACH, AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AS THE PROGRAM SCALES, IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF LONG-TERM CHANGE IN ANIMAL WELFARE FOR THE REGION. FORM 990-EZ, PART V PART V; LINE 45A AND 45B: THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A CONTROLLED ENTITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF IRC 512(B)(13) BECAUSE ALL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION MADE UP THE MAJORITY OF ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION'S BOARD DURING THE TAX YEAR. DURING THE TAX YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION MADE CASH GRANTS OF 1,667.87 AND DONATED SUPPLIES VALUED AT 7,580.48 TO THE CONTROLLED ENTITY. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INTEREST, RENT, ROYALTIES, OR SIMILAR PAYMENTS FROM THE CONTROLLED ENTITY, AND TOTAL TRANSACTIONS DID NOT EXCEED 50,000.