Nonprofit · EIN 46-2371384
PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC
Tax-exempt · ROCKY POINT, NY 11778
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | 990-EZ | $191,048 | $206,341 | -$15,293 | $1,741 | $15,946 | -$14,205 |
| March 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $197,800 | $197,700 | $100 | $1,088 | $0 | $1,088 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $242,925 | $242,908 | $17 | $988 | $0 | $988 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $519,181 | $522,380 | -$3,199 | $379,471 | $378,500 | $971 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended March 31, 2026
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $191,048
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $21,029
- Occupancy
- $91,317
- Other expenses
- $93,995
- Program services (functional)
- $110,100
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,088
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,741
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,946
- Net assets, end of year
- -$14,205
- Cash, savings and investments
- $1,741
- Gross receipts
- $191,048
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith M Festa | Director of Programs/President | 70 | $0 |
| JoAnn Lobello | Vice President | 30 | $0 |
| Allison Spencer | secretary/community coordinator | 15 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended March 31, 2025: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith M Festa | Director of Programs/President | 40 | $0 |
| JoAnn Lobello | Vice President | 30 | $0 |
| Allison Spencer | secretary/community coordinator | 18 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith M Festa | Director of Programs/President Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 |
| JoAnn Lobello | Vice President Trustee or director | 30 | $0 |
| Allison Spencer | secretary/community coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meredith M Festa | Director of Programs/President Officer | 40 | $0 |
| JoAnn Lobello | Vice President Officer | 25 | $0 |
| Allison Spencer | secretary/community coordinator Officer | 16 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- C/O MEREDITH FESTA 252 LOCUST DR, ROCKY POINT, NY 11778-0000
- In care of
- % MEREDITH FESTA
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 252 Locust Dr, Rocky Point NY 11778
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Meredith Festa, 252 Locust Dr, Rocky Point NY 11778
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Meredith Festa, President
- Phone
- (631) 681-8217
- Website
- www.pawsunitepeople.com
Mission
Our mission is simple. We support animals and the people who love them when they need it the most through our animal welfare and humanitarian aid programs. We assist shelter, abused, and neglected animals in finding their purpose in life through rehabilitation and training. We help the people who care about them when they need us whenever we can. We believe in helping cats and dogs get a second chance in life. Through their interactions with people, they can bring hope to others. Our goal is always to help animals and the people who love them. There is always hope, all is not lost. One at a time, we strive to make a difference. The Beatles were right "Love is all you need." Our goal is to create programs designed to benefit both people and animals in their daily life interactions. We strive to help both animals and people when they need assistance. We believe both human and animal alike deserve help and a second chance. We support animals and humans in their time of need.
Program accomplishments
- P.U.P. 2nd Chance Program Luna's House Rehab Center: The goal of the 2nd Chance Program is to foster, rehabilitate, and train shelter cats and dogs. Candidates will be selected by our trainers through evaluation. They will be put through a rehabilitation and training program, and learn how to be the best pet they can be. We will help them find their purpose in life, whether it be as a therapy animal or a beloved family pet. We will work to find the animals permanent homes once they have completed the program. Luna's House is Paws Unite People's Rehabilitation Facility and is designed to benefit both people and animals in their daily life interactions. We believe both human and animal alike deserve assistance and a second chance. We had a Dog and Cat Rehabilitation Center open in East Patchogue, NY and moved that Facility to East Setauket in March 2025. Cats and Dogs are not kept in cages, they live in an open environment. We have special need adults come visit and work with the cats, we train our therapy animals there, and we use the space to rehabilitee abused, neglected, and shelter animals.Expenses $85,000
- P.U.P Outreach: P.U.P. For Life:Our humane education program feature lectures and discussions which create a focus on responsible pet care and humane treatment of animals. In schools and with youth groups - Teaching children compassion toward living creatures from an early age; they can become positive role models in their community and home. In the community - Though our years of experience, we have noticed that most abuse and neglect cases started because of lack of knowledge or lack of funds. By creating a presence in a community that the residents feel they can trust, you can break the cycle of abuse and neglect in an area. Teaching people how to properly care for and train a pet, giving them access to low cost veterinary care and spay and neuter, and providing pet food when needed helps better both the animals and the communities quality of life. In situations where education of the owner will not change the animals' quality of life, we offer the option to assume ownership of the pet so it does not suffer. In most cases that isn't necessary and we are able to work with the pet owner and leave the pet in their original home. P.U.P. Abroad: We are currently working with the Maasai through the MAGSA-Outreach program. A tribe of the Maasai are looking to improve their resources to care for their domesticated animals. Chief Joseph Ole Tipanko leads a tribe of over 5000 people. Joseph is the president of the MAGSA-OUTREACH which draws its members from Ntashat, an area with economic and social problems some 40 km outside of Nairobi. He believes that animals provide so much to his people and they should be treated with respect and love. They do not have proper access to veterinary care, which causes illness for their animals AND their tribal members. Our goal is to help them set up a solid system of consistent care and the skills to train their domesticated dogs to do more for the community.Expenses $20,000
- P.U.P. Patriot: The P.U.P. Patriot program trains Veterans to assist shelter dogs in their training as they achieve therapy dog status. Those Veterans and their dogs will then visit VA Hospitals, Hospitals, Nursing homes, and rehabilitation centers bringing a little hope to those who need it most. Veterans suffering from PTSD will go through an additional program, so the dogs will be able to help them cope with their disorder.Expenses $5,000
- P.U.P. Families/ P.U.P. Abroad/Rescues Helping Rescuers: We believe families should stay together. Through this program, we will provide assistance to pet families in their time of need so they can stay together. All too often pets are surrendered to rescue groups due to lack of training knowledge, a natural disaster, or a financial set back. Whether is be a temporary fostering during a natural disaster, rent assistance or vet care coverage during a personal economic crisis, or training to help the pet better adapt to the home, we will make sure pets and their families get what they need to stay together, happy and healthy. We believe the people who love animals need support too. We are currently providing assistance to all the former animal shelter staff members and their families who were supposed to make it in to the airport prior to the end of the withdrawal. There are 169 people in our group. We have been able to evacuate 93 so far, and have 76 people still in Afghanistan waiting to move while we secure more funding. We are continuing to work to evacuate the remainder that want to leave and are continuing to liaison with the US State Department and attorneys to document the people who still need to leave that lost their paperwork during the suicide bombing at HKIA in August so they can exit the country. This has been a huge undertaking for our tiny rescue, but these people are worth the effort. We are currently working with the Maasai through the MAGSA-Outreach program. A tribe of the Maasai is looking to improve their resources to care for their domesticated animals. Chief Joseph Ole Tipanko leads a tribe of over 5000 people. Joseph is the president of the MAGSA-OUTREACH which draws its members from Ntashat, an area with economic and social problems some 40 km outside of Nairobi. He believes that animals provide so much to his people and they should be treated with respect and love. They do not have proper access to veterinary care, which causes illness amongst their animals AND their tribal members. Our goal is to help them set up a solid system of consistent care and the skills to train their domesticated dogs to do more for the community. We are currently assisting several international rescue partners in Egypt and Kuwait with the rehabilitation of abused cats and dog on a case by case basis. We are also working with the No Dog/Cat meat campaign to end the cruelty in that industry.Expenses $100
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2371384
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,741
- Income (IRS master file)
- $191,048
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | March 2026 | $191,048 | $206,341 | $1,741 | XML |
| 990-EZ | March 2025 | $197,800 | $197,700 | $1,088 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $242,925 | $242,908 | $988 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $519,181 | $522,380 | $379,471 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Meredith Festa | March 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-2371384).
Questions about PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC
- What is the EIN of PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC is 46-2371384.
- Is PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended March 2026.
- Who is the principal officer of PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC?
- The 990-N for 2013 names Meredith Festa.
- Who are the officers and directors of PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 3 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PAWS UNITE PEOPLE INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $191,048, expenses of $206,341 and total assets of $1,741 at year end.
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