Paws4people, Inc.
Paws4people, Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
paws4people's mission is educating and empowering people to utilize Assistance Dogs to transform their lives. Since its founding in 1999, paws4people has placed over 850 highly trained Assistance Dogs providing support in areas such as mobility and psychiatric service, educational and rehabilitative assistance, and social therapy. Together, these Dogs have made more than 1,000,000 therapeutic contacts. paws4people specializes in training customized Service Dogs for two general groups: children and adolescents with physical, neurological, psychiatric, or emotional disabilities; and Veterans and Service Members with Chronic/Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), and Military Sexual Trauma (MST)/Sexual Trauma (ST).
About
THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT NON-STOCK CORPORATION INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA ON JULY 6, 1999 WITH ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND OPERATIONS IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE ORGANIZATION IS REGISTERED AS A FOREIGN CORPORATION IN THE STATES OF NORTH CAROLINA, WEST VIRGINIA, CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, AND TEXAS, AND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE ORGANIZATION DOES BUSINESS AS PAWS4PEOPLE, PAWS4PEOPLE FOUNDATION, PAWS4PRISONS, AND PAWS4VETS. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES, TRAINS, AND PLACES SERVICE DOGS AND FACILITY DOGS, AND PROVIDES CERTIFICATION, INSURANCE, AND SUPPORT FOR EACH CLIENT-ASSISTANCE DOG TEAM OR HANDLER-FACILITY DOG TEAM FOR THE DURATION OF THE TEAM'S CAREER. THE ORGANIZATION SPECIALIZES IN TRAINING CUSTOMIZED SERVICE DOGS FOR TWO GENERAL GROUPS: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PHYSICAL, NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES; AND VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS WITH CHRONIC/COMPLEX POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (C-PTSD), TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (TBI), AND MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA (MST). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRAINS, CERTIFIES AND PLACES FACILITY DOGS WITH SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL USE THE FACILITY DOG WITHIN HIS/HER PROFESSION AND/OR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES TO PROVIDE ANIMAL ASSISTED INTERVENTIONS, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE IMPROVEMENT IN PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND/OR COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE INDIVIDUAL(S) INVOLVED AND IN WHICH THE HANDLER-FACILITY DOG TEAM IS AN INTEGRAL PART.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “The mission of paws4people, inc. (the organization") is educating and empowering people to utilize assistance dogs to transform their lives.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “Educating and empowering people to utilize assistance dogs to transform their lives.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as VA.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2020 to be 1121 C-324 MILITARY CUTOFF ROAD, WILMINGTON, NC, 28405.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2020, they have 21 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$809,625.
- The organization has 3 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1999.
- The organization pays $538,582 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $38,873 in fundraising expenses.
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