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Pets on Wheels Inc

EIN 52-1657528 · Baltimore, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

SHARING LOVE TO HELP FIGHT STRESS AND LICK LONELINESS, ONE FRIENDLY THERAPY VISIT AT A TIME

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 86% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 19.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 48% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 95% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
8 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5
Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$121,586 spent. REGULARLY VISITING FACILITIES RANGING FROM NURSING HOMES AND HOSPITALS TO ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES, HOMELESS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS, VETERANS HOSPITALS, LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, CORPORATE CAMPUSES AND MORE, PETS ON WHEELS FIGHTS STRESS AND HELPS LICK LONELINESS ONE FRIENDY THERAPY PET VISIT AT A TIME. MORE THAN 500 VOLUNTEER THERAPY PET TEAMS SEE OVER 175,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR, PROVIDING COMFORT, ASSISTING IN LEARNING AND LITERACY, AND HELPING PEOPLE TO HEAL. ALL TOLD, PETS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS GIVE MORE THAN 12,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME EVERY YEAR, AND VISIT NEARLY 400 FACILITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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