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Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society

Corpus Christi, TX · EIN 74-1266245 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society reported $11.4 million in revenue and $3.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.41 went to program services, $12.92 to management and general costs and $0.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 89.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $84,481 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 393% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.1M

Program services$86.41 $2.7M
Management & general$12.92 $401K
Fundraising$0.67 $20,932

For context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$89.13 $10M
Program service revenue$2.14 $243K
Investment income$8.49 $965K
Other revenue$0.24 $27,472

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 245 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	86.4%	82.1%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	12.9%	9.2%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.7%	6.5%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	89.1%	67.3%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	2.1%	19.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$84,481	$314,886
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.72%	1.63%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	10
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	46.5	26.8
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	8 of 8	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$2.7M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $243K

Gulf Coast Humane Society provides kennel shelter operations and veterinary care for abandoned animals. The programs include adoption, fostering, community outreach and low cost and free clinics

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$84,481	$0	$0	$84,481

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $84,481 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$11M	$3.1M	86.4%	$12M	$84,481
2023 ⓘ	$3.3M	$3.0M	86.0%	$4.2M	$85,277
2022 ⓘ	$2.8M	$2.6M	85.0%	$4.0M	$63,789
2021 ⓘ	$1.9M	$2.3M	85.9%	$4.0M	$53,309
2020 ⓘ	$2.6M	$2.1M	87.2%	$4.1M	—
2019 ⓘ	$2.3M	$2.2M	90.8%	$4.0M	—

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 570
Volunteers Part I, line 6212

Private foundation grants it received

4 private foundations reported grants to Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society totaling $27,775 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society reported that 86.4% of its $3.1 million in expenses went to program services, 12.9% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $84,481, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society get its money?

Of $11.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 89.1% came from contributions and grants and 2.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Paws - Gulf Coast Humane Society a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 74-1266245 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513219349313496 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202443189349302549 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349306783 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223199349312352 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202200249349300140 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023219349316317 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 74-1266245: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.