Paws of Wakulla Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IMPROVE THROUGH EDUCATION AND CHARITY THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF DOMESTICATED ANIMALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PREVENTING CRUELTY TO ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION AND CHARITY. GOALS INCLUDE, PROMOTE AND SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROPER CARE AND PLACEMENT OF SURRENDERED, LOST AND ABANDONED ANIMALS; PROMOTING THE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF ANIMALS; AND EDUCATION OF PET OWNER RESPONSIBILITY.
- Income
- $23,958
- Spending
- $9,180
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 50
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $8,409 spent. SENIORS' PETS MEALS ON WHEELS PROJECT - THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER DELIVERS FOOD TO OUR HOME BOUND SENIORS EACH WEEK, AND THEY NOTICED THAT MEALS WERE BEING SHARED WIT THEIR PETS AS THEY EITHER CANNOT LEAVE THEIR HOME TO PURCHASE PET FOOD OR SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT. THESE ANIMALS MAY BE THE ONLY COMPANIONSHIP THESE SENIORS HAVE AND DESPERATELY NEED, SO PAWS DECIDED TO SUPPORT A SENIORS' PETS MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. WE ALSO SUPPLY EXTRA PET FOOD THROUGH THE CENTER FOR SENIORS IN NEED. CONTINUED EDUCATION PROGRAM - OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, PAWS SUPPLIED "THE KIND NEWS" TO ALL 3RD AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS IN WAKULLA. THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS SWITCHED TO WAKULLA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE MAGAZINE IS FILLED WITH COLORFUL ARTICLES, SHORT FEATURES, AND FUND ACTIVITIES THAT CHILDREN AND INSTRUCTORS LOVE. ITS EMPHASIS ON TREATING ANIMALS WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT, THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PET CARE, AND WILDLIFE ARTICLES GRAB STUDENTS' INTEREST AND MAKE ABSTRACT VALUES LIKE COMPASSION, CITIZENSHIP, AND RESPONSIBLITY COME ALIVE. TEACHING THESE CHILDREN EARLY ON WILL HELP INSTILL COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR THEM, TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PET CARE, THE NEED OF SPAY/NEUTER TO DECREASE PET OVERPOPULATION, AND PREVENT CHAINING/TETHERING OF DOGS. TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN - LIKE EVERYWHERE, WAKLLA COUNTY'S FERAL CAT POPULATION IS GROWING. PAWS, WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL VETERINARIANS, TECHNICIANS AND VOLUNTEERS, HOLDS TWO TO THREE TNR EVENTS EACH YEAR. THIS REDUCES THE NUMBER OF UNWANTED KITTENS BORN, REDUCES NUISANCE CALLS AND INTAKE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND PROTECTS OTHER SMALL WILDLIFE IN WAKULLA COUNTY. WE ALSO WORK TO PLACE SOME OF THE YOUNG KITTENS TRAPPED DURING THESE EVENTS INTO ADOPTIVE HOMES OR AS WORKING CATS ONCE ALTERED TO REMOVE THEM FROM POSSIBLE HARM. IN 2024, WE SPAYED/NEUTERED 140 COMMUNITY CATS AND WERE ABLE TO REHOME SEVERAL AS WORKING CATS OR PETS. SUPPORT OF WAKULLA SHELTER ANIMALS - PAWS HOLDS FUNDRAISERS AND DONATES PART OF THE PROECEEDS TO HELP THE HOMELESS PETS AT WAKULLA ANIMAL SHESLTER. WE TEAM UP WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT RESCUE GROUPS TO GET MORE ANIMALS OUT OF OUR SHELTER AND INTO LOVING HOMES. IN 2024 PAWS HAS PROVIDED OVER 1,600.00 WORTH OF VACCINES AND ASSISTANCE TO THE LOCAL SHELTER THROUGH OUR FUNDRAISERS. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL NON-PROFIT RESCUES - WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL RESCUES AND SHARE THEIR INFORMATION ON AVAILABE ANIMALS AND ACCEPT DONATIONS OF ANY KIND ON THEIR BEHALF. SENIORS' PETS MEALS ON WHEELS PROJECT - THE SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER DELIVERS FOOD TO OUR HOME BOUND SENIORS EACH WEEK, AND THEY NOTICED THAT MEALS WERE BEING SHARED WIT THEIR PETS AS THEY EITHER CANNOT LEAVE THEIR HOME TO PURCHASE PET FOOD OR SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT. THESE ANIMALS MAY BE THE ONLY COMPANIONSHIP THESE SENIORS HAVE AND DESPERATELY NEED, SO PAWS DECIDED TO SUPPORT A SENIORS' PETS MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM. WE ALSO SUPPLY EXTRA PET FOOD THROUGH THE CENTER FOR SENIORS IN NEED. CONTINUED EDUCATION PROGRAM - OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, PAWS SUPPLIED "THE KIND NEWS" TO ALL 3RD AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS IN WAKULLA. THIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WAS SWITCHED TO WAKULLA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY. THE MAGAZINE IS FILLED WITH COLORFUL ARTICLES, SHORT FEATURES, AND FUND ACTIVITIES THAT CHILDREN AND INSTRUCTORS LOVE. ITS EMPHASIS ON TREATING ANIMALS WITH KINDNESS AND RESPECT, THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PET CARE, AND WILDLIFE ARTICLES GRAB STUDENTS' INTEREST AND MAKE ABSTRACT VALUES LIKE COMPASSION, CITIZENSHIP, AND RESPONSIBLITY COME ALIVE. TEACHING THESE CHILDREN EARLY ON WILL HELP INSTILL COMPASSION AND RESPECT FOR THEM, TEACH THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PET CARE, THE NEED OF SPAY/NEUTER TO DECREASE PET OVERPOPULATION, AND PREVENT CHAINING/TETHERING OF DOGS. TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN - LIKE EVERYWHERE, WAKLLA COUNTY'S FERAL CAT POPULATION IS GROWING. PAWS, WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR LOCAL VETERINARIANS, TECHNICIANS AND VOLUNTEERS, HOLDS TWO TO THREE TNR EVENTS EACH YEAR. THIS REDUCES THE NUMBER OF UNWANTED KITTENS BORN, REDUCES NUISANCE CALLS AND INTAKE AT THE ANIMAL SHELTER, AND PROTECTS OTHER SMALL WILDLIFE IN WAKULLA COUNTY. WE ALSO WORK TO PLACE SOME OF THE YOUNG KITTENS TRAPPED DURING THESE EVENTS INTO ADOPTIVE HOMES OR AS WORKING CATS ONCE ALTERED TO REMOVE THEM FROM POSSIBLE HARM. IN 2024, WE SPAYED/NEUTERED 140 COMMUNITY CATS AND WERE ABLE TO REHOME SEVERAL AS WORKING CATS OR PETS. SUPPORT OF WAKULLA SHELTER ANIMALS - PAWS HOLDS FUNDRAISERS AND DONATES PART OF THE PROECEEDS TO HELP THE HOMELESS PETS AT WAKULLA ANIMAL SHESLTER. WE TEAM UP WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT RESCUE GROUPS TO GET MORE ANIMALS OUT OF OUR SHELTER AND INTO LOVING HOMES. IN 2024 PAWS HAS PROVIDED OVER 1,600.00 WORTH OF VACCINES AND ASSISTANCE TO THE LOCAL SHELTER THROUGH OUR FUNDRAISERS. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL NON-PROFIT RESCUES - WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL RESCUES AND SHARE THEIR INFORMATION ON AVAILABE ANIMALS AND ACCEPT DONATIONS OF ANY KIND ON THEIR BEHALF.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 December 2025.
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 September 2001.
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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