Hope 4 La Pawz
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
RESCUE COMPANION ANIMALS FROM THE LA PAZ AREA OF THE BAJA PENINSULA; REHABILITATE THEM; AND FIND LOVING, PERMANENT HOMES FOR THEM IN MEXICO, THE US, AND CANADA. PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE PROPER CARE OF COMPANION ANIMALS AND ASSIST IN REDUCING THE OVERPOPULATION THROUGH SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS. THE GOAL IS TO WORK WITH PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO RESCUE DOGS AND FOSTER THEM IN THEIR OWN HOMES. WE PROVIDE FOOD, VETERINARY CARE, SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT WHILE WE FIND PERMANENT HOMES FOR THESE ANIMALS. THIS IS NOT A SHELTER IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE. RATHER WE EMPOWER LOCAL RESCUERS WHO MAKE THE BEST ADVOCATES IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR MORE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. BY THEIR EXAMPLE THEY EDUCATE FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND NEIGHBORS ABOUT PROPER ANIMAL CARE INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTERING TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF UNWANTED ANIMALS.
- Income
- $89,327
- Spending
- $40,357
- Reserves
- 32.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 85%
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (2)
- $9,248 spent. CROSS-BORDER RESCUE, REHABILITATION, AND ADOPTION SUPPORT HOPE 4 LA PAWZ, A U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT, WORKS IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH VOLUNTARIOS POR LOS PERROS DE LA PAZ, A.C. (ALSO KNOWN AS AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS), A REGISTERED MEXICAN NONPROFIT IN LA PAZ, BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. TOGETHER, THE ORGANIZATIONS RESCUE, REHABILITATE, AND REHOME ABANDONED DOGS, WITH SUPPORT FROM A DEDICATED NETWORK OF COMMUNITY RESCUERS KNOWN LOCALLY AS RESCATISTAS. THROUGHOUT 2025, HOPE 4 LA PAWZ DIRECTLY FUNDED VETERINARY CAREINCLUDING CONSULTATIONS, SURGERIES, MEDICATIONS, AND SPAY/NEUTER SERVICESFOR DOGS RESCUED AND FOSTERED BY AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS. THE U.S. CHARITY ALSO MANAGED ADOPTION OUTREACH AND TRANSPORTATION FOR DOGS PLACED IN HOMES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, WHILE ACTIVELY SUPPORTING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS TAKING PLACE WITHIN MEXICO. IN 2025, 96 DOGS FOUND PERMANENT HOMESTHE SAME NUMBER AS THE PREVIOUS YEAR. HOWEVER, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A MAJORITY (74 DOGS) WERE ADOPTED WITHIN MEXICO, AND 22 WERE ADOPTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THIS REPRESENTS A DRAMATIC SHIFT FROM 2024, WHEN 38 DOGS WERE ADOPTED IN MEXICO AND 58 WERE ADOPTED ABROAD. THIS SHIFT IS THE RESULT OF SUSTAINED LOCAL OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH PETCO MEXICO, WHERE AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS NOW HOLDS WEEKLY ADOPTION EVENTS AT THEIR LA PAZ LOCATION. THESE EFFORTS HAVE EXPANDED VISIBILITY, BUILT TRUST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND INCREASED WILLINGNESS AMONG LOCAL FAMILIES TO ADOPT REHABILITATED STREET DOGS. HOPE 4 LA PAWZ ALSO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP TO AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS AS IT CULTIVATES LOCAL LEADERSHIP. IN 2025, THESE LEADERS ADVANCED ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH CITY OFFICIALS ON POLICY IMPROVEMENTS, MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, AND HOSTING EVENTS THAT PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND HUMAN-ANIMAL CONNECTION.
- $27,939 spent. BIENESTAR COMMUNITY CLINICS IN 2025, HOPE 4 LA PAWZ HELPED LAUNCH CLNICA 4 PATAS: BIENESTAR (BIENESTAR IS SPANISH FOR WELLNESS), A NEW COMMUNITY WELLNESS INITIATIVE IN LA PAZ. THIS PROGRAM BRINGS FREE WEEKLY STERILIZATION (SPAY/NEUTER) CAMPAIGNS TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, WHERE ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE IS LIMITED OR UNAFFORDABLE. EACH CLINIC PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES ALONG WITH CORE VACCINATIONS, DEWORMING, AND PARASITE PREVENTIONALL AT NO COST TO PET OWNERS. THE PROGRAM IS INCLUSIVE OF BOTH DOGS AND CATS, ADDRESSING A GROWING CONCERN ABOUT THE STRAY CAT POPULATION IN LA PAZ. TO RECEIVE FREE VACCINES AND PREVENTIVE MEDICATIONS, PET OWNERS MUST AGREE TO STERILIZE THEIR ANIMAL. THIS APPROACH IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF INDIVIDUAL PETS WHILE TACKLING THE BROADER OVERPOPULATION CRISIS AT ITS ROOT. EDUCATION IS ALSO A KEY COMPONENT, AS OWNERS RECEIVE GUIDANCE ON PROPER PET CARE, VACCINATIONS, AND DISEASE PREVENTION. THE BIENESTAR PROGRAM HAS BEEN MET WITH STRONG COMMUNITY INTEREST AND PARTICIPATION. HOPE 4 LA PAWZ FUNDS MEDICAL SUPPLIES, SURGICAL MATERIALS, AND STAFFING COSTS, WHILE AMIGOS DE 4 PATAS COORDINATES LOGISTICS, OUTREACH, AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. AS THE PROGRAM SCALES, IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A CORNERSTONE OF LONG-TERM CHANGE IN ANIMAL WELFARE FOR THE REGION.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 October 2021.
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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