PAWS of Grays Harbor
PAWS of Grays Harbor protects dogs and cats until united with family.
PAWS of Grays Harbor
EIN: 23-7174196
as of October 2024
as of October 15, 2024
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
As an organization, our overarching goal is to save the lives of cats and dogs by providing a no-kill shelter as we seek new homes for these companion animals. Additionally, we provide low-cost resources to community members in need such as a pet food pantry, nail trims, flea treatment, dewormer, and supplies.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Adoption Program
Our adoption program allows members of the community from far and wide to adopt healthy animals from Paws. We administer all initial vaccinations to the pet and either spay or neuter the animal or set up a date to sterilize if the pet is too young. Our local newspaper has a section where community members and local businesses can sponsor a pet for advertisement that it is approved for adoption. We also post all of our pets on Petfinder to increase adoptions.
Community Service / Volunteer Program
We have an extensive program allowing for adults or juvenile needing to complete community service, and a volunteer program that accepts members of the public to volunteer at our facility. Volunteers and Community Service workers are closely monitored so that they learn the appropriate ways to handle our shelter animals.
Freedom Tails
Freedom Tails is a partnership with Stafford Creek Corrections Center. It connects adoptable dogs with a pair of incarcerated individuals who act as a dog's trainer and companion for a 12-week program. At the end of each 12-week period, we hold a graduation ceremony that sends dogs into their new homes.
Where we work
Awards
Nonprofit of the Year 2022
Greater Grays Harbor Inc.
Affiliations & memberships
Humane Society of the United States 1973
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Adoption Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total pounds of pet food and litter distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Expand funding and income opportunities to be able to expand operations
Streamline and clarify operations
Build a new facility in a new location
Expand marketing efforts and develop community programs
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our overarching goal is to increase our capacity for care in order to save more animal lives. To do this, we have the following goals:
Design and kick-off a “Capital Campaign” tied to 50 Year Anniversary
Create a plan to evolve the work culture to being more “proactive” (and less “reactive”)
Draft a business model to affirm business direction and to evaluate new business offerings
Attract and Retain Quality Employees
Fill Current Board Vacancies
Increase Active Donor Base to 600
Pursue New Ways to Increase Donor Opportunities
Develop a Grant Program to Support Local Rescue programs
Create a Strategy to Pull in Funds from Outside of Grays Harbor
Develop a marketing plan to engage and expand the community which will lead to additional donations
Explore ways to engage the community (outreach, school programs, education, etc.)
Complete a New Facility Strategy
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
Financials
Revenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
262.07
Months of cash in 2022 info
5.2
Fringe rate in 2022 info
10%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
PAWS of Grays Harbor
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of PAWS of Grays Harbor’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$41,719 | $110,018 | $722,543 | $155,307 | -$240,705 |
As % of expenses | -14.6% | 39.8% | 258.7% | 44.1% | -55.7% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$53,312 | $93,672 | $706,829 | $140,670 | -$256,798 |
As % of expenses | -17.9% | 32.0% | 239.6% | 38.3% | -57.3% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $237,414 | $387,615 | $983,774 | $510,927 | $503,138 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | -18.5% | 63.3% | 153.8% | -48.1% | -1.5% |
Program services revenue | 54.8% | 33.0% | 12.7% | 19.5% | 17.1% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 12.3% | 6.3% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 1.4% |
All other grants and contributions | 40.3% | 59.1% | 83.3% | 66.7% | 71.4% |
Other revenue | 2.1% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 3.8% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $286,343 | $276,588 | $279,340 | $352,299 | $432,443 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 12.4% | -3.4% | 1.0% | 26.1% | 22.7% |
Personnel | 34.9% | 38.0% | 41.8% | 45.3% | 48.8% |
Professional fees | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
Occupancy | 5.1% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
Interest | 3.6% | 0.3% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 55.7% | 59.4% | 49.0% | 46.2% | 45.7% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $297,936 | $292,934 | $295,054 | $366,936 | $448,536 |
One month of savings | $23,862 | $23,049 | $23,278 | $29,358 | $36,037 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $19,900 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $65,725 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,363 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $387,523 | $315,983 | $318,332 | $416,194 | $510,936 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 14.0 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
Months of cash and investments | 14.0 | 18.9 | 50.8 | 44.3 | 28.7 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 13.9 | 18.8 | 49.5 | 44.3 | 28.6 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | $333,139 | $434,783 | $429,982 | $173,556 | $186,855 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $752,439 | $1,125,926 | $846,064 |
Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $384,538 | $392,146 | $388,304 | $397,776 | $424,139 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 19.8% | 23.6% | 26.0% | 29.1% | 31.1% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Unrestricted net assets | $640,215 | $733,887 | $1,440,716 | $1,581,386 | $1,324,588 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total net assets | $640,215 | $733,887 | $1,440,716 | $1,581,386 | $1,324,588 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Anna Boeche
PAWS of Grays Harbor is the largest No Kill animal shelter in Grays Harbor County serving over 70,000 members of our community. Approximately 500 pets find suitable and loving homes every year through our organization.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
PAWS of Grays Harbor
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
PAWS of Grays Harbor
Board of directorsas of 03/06/2024
Board of directors data
Stacie Barnum
Molle Bouch
Jessie Hancock
Danny Hall
Kelsey Norvell
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 06/30/2022GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.