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EIN 74-2050052

Special Pals

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
24
City
Houston
State
Texas
Year formed
1979
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
D20: Animal Protection and Welfare
Description
The mission of Special Pals, Inc. is to make a measurable and sustainable difference in the greater Houston community by offering affordable pet care services; resuing, rehabilitatiing, and rehoming companion animals; and providing education about responsible pet care. Animal Care Organization.
Total revenues
$1,168,628
2022
Total expenses
$777,784
2022
Total assets
$862,594
2022
Num. employees
24
2022

Program areas at Special Pals

Special Pals Accepted new homeless animals into our program, sucessfully adopted animals into forever homes. Special Pals also provided low cost veterinary services and education about responsible pet ownership to the community.

Who funds Special Pals

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Leslie L Alexander FoundationAnimal Rescue$100,000
Main Family FoundationUnrestricted$89,000
The Brown FoundationOperating Support$15,000
...and 3 more grants received

Personnel at Special Pals

NameTitleCompensation
Becky FrenchExecutive Director$0
Melissa HouserPresident$0
Robin LupoleExecutive Dir.$0
Elizabeth Trick2018 Ex Dir. / Executive Dir.$41,052

Financials for Special Pals

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$862,241
Program services$290,494
Investment income and dividends$5
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$15,888
Total revenues$1,168,628

Form 990s for Special Pals

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-03-09990View PDF
2021-122022-05-02990View PDF
2020-122021-05-21990View PDF
2019-122021-02-17990View PDF
2018-122019-06-19990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 6 new grant, including a grant for $105,000 from Leslie L Alexander Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 20, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $6,000 from Houston Petset
August 2, 2022
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from Robert W Knox and Pearl Wallis Knox Charitable
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAnimal organizationsAnimal sheltersCharities
Issues
Animals
Characteristics
State / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
Address
3830 Greenhouse Rd
Houston, TX 77084
Metro area
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
County
Harris County, TX
Website URL
specialpals.org/ 
Phone
(281) 579-7387
IRS details
EIN
74-2050052
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1979
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D20: Animal Protection and Welfare
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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