Liabilities / Assets
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.
North County Paws Cause
EIN 45-5263409 • 501(c)3 • Paso Robles, CA
Profile
To reduce the population of homeless animals in the northern part of san luis obispo county by providing charitable and reduced cost spay and neuter programs to the general public, and for stray and feral animals, with related rescue, adoption, education, and assistance activities.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.07x
Liabilities / Revenue
83rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
94th percentile
Higher net margin than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
93rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
96th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$267,190
Up $137,575 (+106%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$19,434
Up $13,623 (+234%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$247,756
Up $123,952 (+100%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$181,564
Up $127,371 (+235%) from 2023
Expenses
Down$57,612
Down $3,301 (-5.4%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$123,952
Up $130,672 (+1945%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $267,190
- Liabilities
- $19,434
- Net assets
- $247,756
- Revenue
- $181,564
- Expenses
- $57,612
- Net income
- $123,952
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $181,564
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Spay/Neuter Services for Community Cats & Kittens
To reduce the population of homeless animals in the northern part of san luis obispo county by providing charitable and reduced cost spay and neuter programs to the general public, and for stray and feral animals, with related rescue, adoption, education, and assistance activities.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| NORTH COUNTY PAWS CAUSE SEEKS TO SPAY OR NEUTER AS MANY FERAL AND DOMESTIC CATS THROUGH TRAPPING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. IN DOING SO, THEY ARE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THESE CATS AND DECREASING THE IMPACT ON LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS, AS WELL AS DECREASING NUISANCE ABATEMENT CALLS FOR FERALS TO ANIMAL CONTROL. NCPC ALSO AIMS TO FIND HOMES FOR ABANDONED DOMESTICATED CATS AND KITTENS THROUGH FOSTERING AND ADOPTION EVENTS. | - | $56,355 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY HATHAWAY | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| RYAN DUCLOS | VP Of Operat | PT | $0 | - | - |
| LIZ GILLINGHAM | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| LAURA HUGHES | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- North County Paws Cause
- EIN
- 45-5263409
- Phone
- 8056748664
- Address
- PO BOX 263, PASO ROBLES, CA 93447
Signing Officer
- Name
- Laura Hughes
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 8056748664
- Signed
- 2025-11-07
Preparer
- Firm
- Ross Carreiro Brown Cpas Pc
- Address
- 895 SHASTA AVE, MORRO BAY, CA 93442
- Preparer
- George G Ross
- Phone
- 8057722808
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 264 office expense 57 travel and meetings 720 animal care 37,799 supplies 8,186 foreign withholdings 67 waste expense 35 fuel 4,114 total 51,242”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Deferred revenue 5,811 19,434”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“To reduce the population of homeless animals in the northern part of san luis obispo county by providing charitable and reduced cost spay and neuter programs to the general public, and for stray and feral animals, with related rescue, adoption, education, and assistance activities.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“North county paws cause seeks to spay or neuter as many feral and domestic cats through trapping and community involvement. In doing so, they are improving the lives of these cats and decreasing the impact on local animal shelters, as well as decreasing nuisance abatement calls for ferals to animal control. Ncpc also aims to find homes for abandoned domesticated cats and kittens through fostering and adoption events.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 264 OFFICE EXPENSE 57 TRAVEL AND MEETINGS 720 ANIMAL CARE 37,799 SUPPLIES 8,186 FOREIGN WITHHOLDINGS 67 WASTE EXPENSE 35 FUEL 4,114 TOTAL 51,242 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | TO REDUCE THE POPULATION OF HOMELESS ANIMALS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY BY PROVIDING CHARITABLE AND REDUCED COST SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND FOR STRAY AND FERAL ANIMALS, WITH RELATED RESCUE, ADOPTION, EDUCATION, AND ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | NORTH COUNTY PAWS CAUSE SEEKS TO SPAY OR NEUTER AS MANY FERAL AND DOMESTIC CATS THROUGH TRAPPING AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. IN DOING SO, THEY ARE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THESE CATS AND DECREASING THE IMPACT ON LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTERS, AS WELL AS DECREASING NUISANCE ABATEMENT CALLS FOR FERALS TO ANIMAL CONTROL. NCPC ALSO AIMS TO FIND HOMES FOR ABANDONED DOMESTICATED CATS AND KITTENS THROUGH FOSTERING AND ADOPTION EVENTS. |
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