Texas · Nonprofit
LONE STAR PAWZ
LONE STAR PAWZ (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,516 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($11,316). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $685k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $22k
- Net assets
- $348k
What Lone Star Pawz does
Mission
Provide an animal rescue service for abandoned or stray cats and dogs from metro Houston (Harris county) and surrounding counties, such Brazoria and Galveston. The Primary goal is to facilitate their adoption into permanent homes, which often requires transporting to out-of-state adopters. Prior to adoptions, Lone Star Pawz provides the necessary health screenings and certificates, vaccinations, spay/neuter procedures and ID micro-chipping.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program and a significant change in how it conducts a program.
1) Lone Star Pawz moved into a commercial office space in Pearland, TX to increase community visibility, and provide an office for administration employees. This centralized location allows for easier access with foster volunteers to bring animals in for vaccines and other required health certificates. Lone Star Pawz averages 350-400 animals in the rescue program at any given time, and 120 volunteer fosters that care for them while they await adoption. 2) A portion of the rented office space is the CATfe. Here, for a small donation, the public is welcome to spend time in our "cat room" visiting with sociable felines. Drinks are available for purchase as well. 3) To facilitate a more timely and safer transport process, LSP purchased a Ford transport van to use for transportation of adopted animals to out-of-state locations. 97% of all adoptions are transported out of Texas. On a monthly basis, we manage 2 trips to the east coast and one to Colorado.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Greatly expanded the number of cats and dogs rescued and adopted by organizing the process through the ShelterLuv adoption processing program. Lead cat and dog foster coordinators were established along with primary adoption facilitators to better organize our services and increase the number of adoptions made. Established services of several local veterinary clinics to improve required animal medical care. This would include spay and neuter surgeries, general medical care & vaccines for health certificates required for out of state adoptions. Established our own transport service to reduce reliance on other companies.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Adoption services: 1306 cats and dogs were permanently adopted through Lone Star Pawz rescue in 2024. This was a 95% increase from 2023 statistics. This large increase was possible because of major organizational changes during the year. Office space was rented to improve our location for fosters access, veterinary care and new staff members. Administration and vetting staff was added to support the adoption process and coordinate animal care prior to adoptions. All adopted animals are provided with needed health care, vaccines, spay or neuter surgeries and ID micro-chips in preparation for adoption. Our long term objective is to increase adoptions, reduce the cost of medical care and focus on assisting local animal shelters by taking animals from their euthanasia lists. At this time approximately 7% of intake are from the euthanasia lists.
$258,302 spentof which $2,400 as grants$444,055 earned by the program65% of program spendingOf the 1306 adoptions placed in 2024 approximately 96% were transported to out of state adopters. This is needed since Texas has an over abundance of animals needing homes while many states in the Northeast and Rockies have fewer animals in shelters. Using outside animal transport services proved costly and issues arose with animal care and even lost cats during the transfer process. The decision was made in June 2024 to purchase a Ford transit van and outfit it for our own transport needs. This allows LSP to coordinate and manage the entire process. We can now accomplish three 3-5 day transports each month that carry at least 30-40 cats or dogs per trip. Our long term goal is to purchase a larger truck to provide more space and a more comfortable environment for both the animals and drivers.
$112,757 spent$125,376 earned by the program29% of program spendingSince Lone Star Pawz rented an office space in Pearland TX, the decision was made to section off a portion of it to open an "Catfe". It is open to the public to visit cats available for adoption or are awaiting a transport to their new homes. Extra income is made by the sale of drinks, snacks and visits with the cats in a controlled environment. This has proven to be very popular and income generated is used to support our services.
$23,538 spent$52,648 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $394,597.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $73k to $348k (+377%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
9% of LONE STAR PAWZ’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Donna Jarvis
President/CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 99% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of LONE STAR PAWZ’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LONE STAR PAWZ leans on a few funders — its largest provides 53% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
99% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LONE STAR PAWZ.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
99% of LONE STAR PAWZ's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $200 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Texas, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $21k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LONE STAR PAWZ runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 6,435 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,435 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LONE STAR PAWZ: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LONE STAR PAWZ?
- LONE STAR PAWZ (Texas) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,516 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($11,316). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 99% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does LONE STAR PAWZ have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $21,516 in grants to LONE STAR PAWZ.
- Who is the largest funder of LONE STAR PAWZ?
- PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $11,316 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LONE STAR PAWZ find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing