PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE

Financials

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 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

100-190 RANCHO ROAD 365, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362-0000

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

ALEXANDRA TONNER, 2154 LA GRANADA DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362

Signed the 990

ALEXANDRA TONNER, PRESIDENT

Phone

(310) 738-0842

Website

PAWSFORLIFEK9.ORG

Return prepared by

ROJAS & ASSOCIATES CPAS

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 83-0757621 or by the name PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers

Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Secretary of State, bizfile Online

Corporation status, entity number, agent for service

Franchise Tax Board

Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)

Mission

PFLK9 PULLS DOGS FROM CITY AND COUNTY SHELTERS AND PLACES THEM IN OUR PAWS FOR LIFE (PFL) CALIFORNIA STATE PRISON PROGRAM WITH OUR INCARCERATED TRAINERS WHO ARE ABLE TO DEDICATE ALL OF THEIR TIME TO THEIR REHABILITATION. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF LIVING AND WORKING WITH OUR INMATE TRAINERS, OUR DOGS EARN THEIR AKC CANINE GOOD CITIZEN CERTIFICATION AND ARE READY FOR ADOPTION AND FAMILY LIFE. SOME PFL GRADUATES COMPLETE FURTHER TRAINING TO BECOME SERVICE ANIMALS FOR MILITARY VETERANS SUFFERING FROM PTSD. THE PFL PROGRAM ENRICHES THE LIVES OF THE INMATES AND DOGS ALIKE. BY LOWERING EUTHANASIA RATES AND PREPARING DOGS FOR SERVICE JOBS, PFL IS PROVING THAT EVERYONE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE.

Program accomplishments

• THE PFLK9 SHELTER PROGRAM READIES LAAS DOGS FOR SUCCESSFUL HOME PLACEMENTS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING - FACILITATED BY OUR PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINERS, INCARCERATED DOG TRAINERS AT CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR) FACILITIES, AND REENTRY PROGRAM DOG TRAINERS ON-SITE AT OUR PEOPLE AND PET INNOVATION CENTER. OUR TRAINERS WORK WITH DOGS TO ADDRESS BEHAVIORAL ISSUES BEFORE ADOPTION, AND AFTER ADOPTION TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES FOR THE CANINES. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, DOGS ALSO RECEIVE ESSENTIAL VETERINARY CARE AND MICROCHIPPING, PARTICIPATE IN PLAYGROUPS FOR SOCIALIZATION, AND MUCH MORE. SHELTER IS ON AVERAGE A 6 TO 8-WEEK PROGRAM THAT TAKES PLACE WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL SETTING, AT THE PEOPLE AND PET INNOVATION CENTER (PPIC), AND IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ROUGHLY TWO TO FOUR HOURS EACH DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK. BECAUSE OF THE HANDS-ON TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION THE DOGS RECEIVE, SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM HOME PLACEMENTS AND FEWER OWNER SURRENDERS DUE TO TEMPERMENT AND CORRECTABLE BEHAVIOR ISSUES ARE MORE LIKELY. BEST OF ALL, THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT NO COST - THIS INCLUDES ANY NECESSARY CONTINUED TRAINING POST-ADOPTION. WE CURRENTLY SERVE BETWEEN 700-800 LAAS DOGS EACH YEAR AND HAVE A GOAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THOSE NUMBERS EACH YEAR.
  Expenses $543,411
• THE PFL SERVICE DOG PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR) THAT REHABILITATES RESCUE DOGS INTO HIGHLY TRAINED SERVICE DOGS FOR MILITARY VETERANS WITH PTSD. INCARCERATED PARTICIPANTS IN CDCR FACILITIES SPEND HUNDREDS OF HOURS TRAINING THE DOGS TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF TASKS THAT ALLEVIATE MAY OF THE DAILY CHALLENGES OF PTSD. IN THE PROCESS THEY FIND HEALING, ACCOUNTABILITY, A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND FOR MANY, A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND EMPATHY FOR THE FIRST TIME. PARTICIPANTS ALSO BUILD JOB SKILLS THAT CAN LEAD TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT UPON RELEASE, LOWERING REENTRY RISK SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS PROGRAM IS A 40-WEEK TRAINING PROCESS THAT PREPARES THE DOG TO HANDLE THE RIGORS OF PERFORMING IN VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS AND PTSD DISABILITY-SPECIFIC TASKS. AT THE END OF THE CORE SIX MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM, OUR TRAINERS PLACE DOGS WITH CLIENTS (VETERANS) DURING A SEVEN-DAY EDUCATION AND TRAINING BOOT CAMP. THE BOOT CAMP TEACHES VETERANS HOW TO UTILIZE HIS/HER NEW SERVICE DOG APPROPRIATELY. THE TRAINING TAKES PLACE IN VARIOUS PUBLIC SETTINGS/SITUATIONS, AS WELL AS, WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO TRAINED THE SERVICE DOGS. PFL'S STAFF AND TRAINERS SUPPORT THE VETERAN ADOPTERS AT EVERY STEP OF THE PROGRAM, AND BEYOND. THE PLF PTSD SERVICE DOG PROGRAM RUNS TWO 52-WEEK CYCLES ANNUALLY, SERVING 25 INCARCERATED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 7 DOGS, AND 7 MILITARY VETERANS EACH CYCLE. VETERANS AND THEIR DOGS CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING IS OFFERED TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE FIT FOR HUMANS AND CANINES.
  Expenses $135,853
• THE WRAPAROUND SERVICES PROVIDED AT THE PEOPLE AND PET INNOVATION CENTER (PPIC) INCLUDE ONGOING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP DOG TRAINING, SOCIALIZATION, PLAYGROUPS, TRANSPORT, AND MAY OTHER ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO ENSURE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF DOGS POSSIBLE ARE PLACED IN FOREVER HOMES. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY REMAIN IN LOVING HOMES AND DO NOT RETURN TO OVERBURDENED SHELTERS. MANY DOG OWNERS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE SKILLS TO NAVIGATE DIFFICULT TRAINING SCENARIOS WITH THEIR DOGS NOR THE FINANCIAL ABILITY TO HIRE A TRAINER. PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE (PFL) HAS COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND KEEP DOGS IN THIER HOMES, SUPPORT OTHER RESCUES, AND TACKLE ISSUES WITH DIFFICULT-TO-ADOPT DOGS - ALL AT ABSOLUTELY ZERO COST TO ADOPTERS! IN 2023, 2,030 DOGS RECEIVED SERVICES AT THE PEOPLE AND PET INNOVATION CENTER. MOVING FORWARD, THE PPIC IS POISED TO TRAIN 2,500 DOGS IN A SINGLE YEAR, WITH A STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER YEAR AFTER YEAR. SERVICES AT THE PPIC INCLUDE GROUP TRAINING, 1:1 DOG TRAINING/TUTORING, SOCIALIZATION, PLAYGROUPS, BOOT CAMPS (FOR PTSD VETERANS), FIREFIGHTER CAMPS (FOR FIRST RESPONDERS), AND MUCH MORE. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND AVAILABLE EARLY IN THE MORNING, EVENING, AND ON WEEKENDS, TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE CAN ACCESS THE RESOURCES, REGARDLESS OF INCOME, WORK, OR LIFE SCHEDULES.
  Expenses $1,867,974
• THE PAWS FOR LIFE FIRST RESPONDER - FIREHOUSE PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2021 IN RESPONSE TO THE EMOTIONAL, MENTAL (AND PHYSICAL) TOLL THAT THE UNPRECEDENTED CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA HAD ON THE PEOPLE ON THE FRONTLINES. MUCH OF THE PROGRAM TAKES PLACE WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL SETTING, OVERSEEN BY PFL'S PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AND FACILITATED BY INCARCERATED DOG TRAINERS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH FORMERLY HOMELESS DOGS TO LEARN THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND COMMANDS TO MEET THE CRITERIA TO SERVE AS EFFECTIVE THERAPY DOGS. AROUND 10 WEEKS INTO TRAINING, A THERAPY DOG WILL BE PAIRED WITH A FIRST RESPONDER TO BEGIN WORKING TOGETHER IN THE FIELD. OUR PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINERS PROVIDE AROUND-THE-CLOCK TRAINING SERVICES, ADVICE, AND VIDEOS TO ENSURE THE PROCESS IS SUCCESSFUL AND THE FIRST RESPONDERS FEEL ADEQUATELY SUPPORTED. THE FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM RUNS 3 CYCLES ANNUALLY, SERVING 25 INCARCERATED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, 2-3 DOGS, AND AS MANY AS 100 FIRST RESPONDERS PER CYCLE (DEPENDING ON THE SIZE AND LOCATION OF A FIRE STATION OR PLACEMENT OF A DOG WITH A FIRE CAMP). TO DATE, WE HAVE PLACED OUR SPECIALLY TRAINED THERAPY DOGS AT FIRE STATIONS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA: SACRAMENTO COUNTY, SONOMA VALLEY FIRE, SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY. IT IS GENUINELY REWARDING TO WITNESS THE DOGS AND FIRST RESPONDERS SUPPORTING EACH OTHER.
  Expenses $849,079

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.

IRS record

EIN

83-0757621

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

2019

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Animal-related (D20)

Assets (IRS master file)

$2,344,901

Income (IRS master file)

$3,734,488

Filing history

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 83-0757621).

Questions about PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE

What is the EIN of PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE is 83-0757621.

Is PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.

Are donations to PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE 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 FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALEXANDRA TONNER.

Who are the officers and directors of PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $153,791 (ALEXANDRA TONNER, PRESIDENT).

How much revenue does PAWS FOR LIFE K9 RESCUE have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,723,516, expenses of $3,396,317 and total assets of $2,344,901 at year end.

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