Nonprofit · EIN 61-2245797
WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · WINTER SPGS, FL 32708
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ (amended) | $164,657 | $131,032 | $33,625 | $65,163 | $31,538 | $33,625 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $164,400
- Investment income
- $257
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $55,637
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $64,624
- Other expenses
- $10,771
- Program services (functional)
- $101,252
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $65,163
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,538
- Net assets, end of year
- $33,625
- Cash, savings and investments
- $64,136
- Gross receipts
- $164,657
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Schuck-Paim | Director | 40 | $0 |
| Wladimir J Alonso | Director | 40 | $0 |
| Carla Molento | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Pablo Rosado | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Renata Scarellis | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Adam Shriver | Director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5840 RED BUG LAKE RD PMB 2094, WINTER SPGS, FL 32708-5011
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Cynthia Schuck-Paim, Director
- Website
- welfarefootprint.org
- Return prepared by
- Szabad Ventures LLC
Mission
The Welfare Footprint Institute's mission is to advance the scientific quantification of animal welfare to drive improvements in policy, practice, and ethical decision-making. The Institute is an independent research organization, committed to methodological rigor and transparency, that develops and applies the Welfare Footprint Framework to conduct evidence-based estimates of welfare impacts in concrete, comparable units (cumulative time in affective states of defined intensities), with a focus on farmed animals in intensive production systems.
Program accomplishments
- The Institute conducted research to quantify the welfare impacts of pre-slaughter operations in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), a species with an estimated 550 million individuals slaughtered annually. Using the Welfare Footprint Framework, the project is developing evidence-based estimates of cumulative welfare burdens across the full pre-slaughter sequence (fasting, crowding, pumping, transport, and dewatering), encompassing six categories of biological harm: hunger, integumentary injuries, crushing injuries, respiratory distress, metabolic exhaustion, and fear and panic. The analysis aims to identify which operations impose the greatest welfare costs and where interventions would be most effective. This project is ongoing.Expenses $45,377 · grants $50,000
- The Institute conducted research on the welfare of farmed shrimp (L.vannamei), a species produced in the hundreds of billions annually. The project developed a mechanistic framework linking environmental conditions in intensive aquaculture (substrate deprivation, high stocking density, light exposure) to welfare outcomes grounded in the species' physiology and behavioral ecology. Work also included the identification and evaluation of candidate welfare indicators for real-time monitoring in intensive systems. Outputs include manuscripts in preparation for peer-reviewed publication and a feasibility assessment of predictive welfare indicators. This project is ongoing.Expenses $35,353 · grants $27,401
- The Institute is developing evidence-based estimates of the welfare impacts associated with gestation crate confinement in breeding sows, and the expected welfare outcomes of transitioning to group housing systems. The project applies the Welfare Footprint Framework to quantify and compare cumulative welfare burdens across housing systems, covering the United States, where the analysis encompasses 13 states with varying regulatory and production conditions. This project is ongoing.Expenses $20,522 · grants $72,000
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | Check at the IRS |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 61-2245797
- 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
- 2025
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $65,163
- Income (IRS master file)
- $164,657
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $164,657 | $131,032 | $65,163 | XML |
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 61-2245797).
Questions about WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE is 61-2245797.
- Is WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2025.
- Are donations to WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE 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 WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WELFARE FOOTPRINT INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $164,657, expenses of $131,032 and total assets of $65,163 at year end.
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