Paws Chicago

“1) Paula Fasseas, Chairman, and Peter Fasseas, Board Member, are married;2) Alexis Fasseas, Treasurer and Board Member is the daughter of Peter andPaula Fasseas; 3) William and Maria Smithburg are married. They are majorfundraisers and contributors; 4)Barbara Bradford and Robert Sherman aremarried. They are major fundraisers and contributors.”

“Before the Form 990 is filed it is reviewed in detail by the Secretary, Treasurer, the Chairman of the Board, and the independent auditors. After that review and before it is filed, a copy of the Form 990 is distributed to all members of the board of directors.”

“Board members and senior staff will annually disclose and promptly update any disclosures previously made to the Chairman of the Board in the section below that requests them to identify their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members as well as other nonprofit organizations. For each interest disclosed, the Chairperson of the board will determine whether the organization should: (a) take no action or (b) disclose the situation more broadly and invite discussion/resolution by the full board of what action to take, or (c) refrain from taking action and otherwise avoid the conflict.In some cases the person with the conflict may be asked to excuse him/herself from sensitive discussions so as not to unduly influence the discussion of the conflict.”

“The Chairman of the Board and President perform an annual comparison of PAWS Chicagos top management compensation to other similar organizations and by evaluating industry standards. During this evaluation the roles, experience, and level of education are taken into consideration. The process was documented.”

“The organization makes its Forms 1023, 990, 990-T and its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC section 6104(d). In addition, Form 990 is commonly available on the organizations website www.pawschicago.org.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Volunteers are the life-force behind PAWS Chicagos operations and an essential ingredients to building a No Kill Chicago. In 2016, volunteers dedicated 133,618 hours of service, fulfilling the work of 64 full time employees. And this doesnt even include foster families who took in and cared for animals in need. During 2016, 2,547 animals were placed in foster care. In addition to the time they commit to PAWS Chicago, volunteers are also our ambassadors, reaching new people and engaging new communities in the cause of homeless animals through their everyday interactions. Community EngagementCommunity engagement is the foundation for creating lasting change for animals and is the basis upon which all of our programs are built. Shining a light on pet homelessness - and the resultant killing - has mobilized thousands of people to get involved in our cause by adopting, volunteering, fostering, advocating for and donating to homeless pets. We continued to raise awareness by working with the media to promote the cause of homeless pets, as well as through our web site, social media and PAWS Chicago Magazine, which has the largest circulation of any Chicago magazine publication. Through our No Kill model in action, PAWS Chicago is also is leading a movement, creating a community and preparing the foundation to be able to share our learnings on a national basis. Every year, we welcome shelters, rescue groups and individuals from around the country to shadow our operations. Our teams help start-up adoption groups and spay/neuter clinics around the world. We help rescue groups and shelters close to home by providing low cost medical services at the Lurie Spay/Neuter Clinic and by increasing exposure of their homeless animals through our Angels with Tails adoption events.”