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Nonprofit · EIN 95-4638836

LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC

Tax-exempt · RCH PALOS VRD, CA 90275

Financials

$63K$56K2023$98K$66K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$97,619$66,146$31,473$335,437$197$335,240
December 31, 2023990-EZ$62,690$55,900$6,790$303,964$197$303,767
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$50,545
Program service revenue
$37,800
Investment income
$9,274
Net gain from sales of assets
$7,024
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$18,175
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,066
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$1,875
Program services (functional)
$37,745
Management and general (functional)
$27,353
Fundraising (functional)
$1,048

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$303,964
Total assets, end of year
$335,437
Total liabilities, end of year
$197
Net assets, end of year
$335,240
Net assets without donor restrictions
$335,240
Gross receipts
$228,505
Employees
0

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MERCEDES LEGASPIADMIN ASSISTANT12.8$18,175
SUNI COOKSONPresident
Trustee or director
25$0
TINK TEN EYCKDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL TOCKSTEINDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI RAYORSecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
ENRIQUE LEGASPIDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SUNI COOKSONPresident25$0
JANE I PRENTISSVice President5$0
TINK TEN EYCKDirector1$0
ANDREW A PRENTISS CPATreasurer12$0
MICHAEL TOCKSTEINDirector1$0
LORI RAYORSecretary1$0
ENRIQUE LEGASPIDirector1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4005 VIA VICO, RCH PALOS VRD, CA 90275-6549
Signed the 990
Suni Cookson, President
Phone
(310) 547-2200
Return prepared by
BREARD & ASSOCIATES LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4638836 or by the name LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

Love on 4 Paws, Inc. is an organization dedicated to the principle that animals can be used as an effective therapeutic means to assist in the treatments of patients. both young and old, suffering from the depressive and painful effects of their illness. To accomplish this goal, we send many teams of volunteers and their animals to children's hospitals, schools for patients with specialized needs, adult hospitals, and facilities for the elderly. The purpose of these visits is to let our animals do what they do best; decreases loneliness, isolation and pain. Our program also assists the hospital personnel in identifying those areas where animal assisted therapy can provide them with another tool to enhance the comfort of their patients and thus, increase the overall quality of their care.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • LOVE ON 4 PAWS, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT ANIMALS CAN BE USED AS AN EFFECTIVE THERAPEUTIC MEANS TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS, BOTH YOUNG AND OLD, SUFFERING FROM THE DEPRESSIVE AND PAINFUL EFFECTS OF THEIR ILLNESSES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, WE SEND OUR MANY TEAMS OF VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR ANIMALS TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS FOR PATIENTS WITH SPECIALIZED NEEDS, ADULT HOSPITALS, AND FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY. THE PURPOSE OF THESE VISITS IS TO LET OUR ANIMALS DO WHAT THEY DO BEST: DECREASE LONELINESS, ISOLATION AND PAIN. OUR PROGRAM ALSO ASSISTS HOSPITAL PERSONNEL IN IDENTIFYING THOSE AREAS WHERE ANIMAL ASSISTED THERAPY CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH ANOTHER TOOL TO ENHANCE THE COMFORT OF THEIR PATIENTS AND THUS, INCREASE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF THEIR CARE.
    Expenses $37,745 · grants $88,344

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990-EZ on file

IRS record

EIN
95-4638836
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1997
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P80)
Assets (IRS master file)
$335,437
Income (IRS master file)
$228,505

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$97,619$66,146$335,437XML
990-EZDecember 2023$62,690$55,900$303,964XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2018–––IRS

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 95-4638836).

Questions about LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC

What is the EIN of LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC is 95-4638836.
Is LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
Are donations to LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LOVE ON 4 PAWS 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 LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC 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 LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who are the officers and directors of LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $18,175 (MERCEDES LEGASPI, ADMIN ASSISTANT).
How much revenue does LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $97,619, expenses of $66,146 and total assets of $335,437 at year end.

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