New Jersey · Nonprofit
SOUTHERN PAWS INC
SOUTHERN PAWS INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,315 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($24,613). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $191k
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $53k
- Net assets
- $36k
What Southern Paws Inc does
Mission
To provide needed homes for dogs from the southern region of the united states and improve shelter life in the south. Through its adoption program, the organization is able to link rescue dogs in need of loving and approved homes with the individuals who are able to provide them in the northern region of the united states. In addition, the relationships established with the not-for-profit rescue groups used during the adoption process enable the organization to gain a better understanding of what the southern shelters are in need of.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
Training center - to provide advanced dog training that focuses on developing well companions using innovative techniques and a deep understanding of canine behavior
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Adoption program - to provide needed homes for dogs from the southern united states and improve shelter life in the south.
$137,766 spent$64,642 earned by the program92% of program spendingTraining services - at our cutting edge dog training and education center, we are dedicated to shaping well-rounded companions through innovative techniques and a deep underestanding of canine behavior. We are passionate about helping dogs and their owners build strong, positive relationships through effective and positive training techniques. With the help of our expert trainers, we can accompany you on your journey of learning, growth and tail wagging fun with your pup.
$12,448 spent$2,198 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $150,214.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2022 to 2023, from $122k to $75k (−39%).
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.
65% of SOUTHERN PAWS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 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
Ashley Gardenier
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $900 → $11k.
3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 67% 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 SOUTHERN PAWS INC’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
SOUTHERN PAWS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 46% of grant income and the top three 77%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
67% 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 SOUTHERN PAWS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 64% · 2020 64% · 2021 64% · 2022 60% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“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.
How long its funders stay
75% of SOUTHERN PAWS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 45% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
67% of SOUTHERN PAWS INC'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 $18k that is directly attributable, 69% of it comes from funders outside New Jersey, across 3 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $36k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 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
SOUTHERN PAWS INC receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $53k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,443 animals nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like SOUTHERN PAWS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New Jersey
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
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 SOUTHERN PAWS INC: 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 SOUTHERN PAWS INC?
- SOUTHERN PAWS INC (New Jersey) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $53,315 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($24,613). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SOUTHERN PAWS INC have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $53,315 in grants to SOUTHERN PAWS INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHERN PAWS INC?
- PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $24,613 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHERN PAWS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 11 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing