Financials
Financials
Here you can find Pawsitivity’s Annual Reports, our 501(c)(3) certification letter, and much more.
Financials
PAWSITIVITY SERVICE DOGS
WHO WE ARE
Founded in 2012, Pawsitivity Service Dogs earned a 501(c)(3)
charity designation in 2014, and is duly registered in the state of Minnesota. Pawsitivity receives no federal or state funding. Instead, the organization relies on the diversity of individual contributions, thus giving the organization an admirable degree of autonomy and low risk of over-reliance. Pawsitivity publishes its financials as public information, all in accordance with GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles).
"Highest rating."
For the second year in a row, Minnesota's Charities Review Council has certified that Pawsitivity has achieved the highest rating
("Meets Standards for Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity, and Fundraising").
Pawsitivity’s latest Annual Report gives detailed financials such as SOP, SOA, and SFE. We proudly present the following as a summary of the key elements:
81%
81% of funds go to programs. Once again, over 4/5ths of Pawsitivity’s funds went directly to our programs, which Minnesota's Charity Review Council considers the top standard.
0%
Pawsitivity consistently keeps a remarkable 0% Debt Ratio
(zero liabilities and no interest expenses), which contributes to a high Viability Ratio. In other words, the nonprofit’s finances have a great deal of resiliency.
29.6%
Pawsitivity has a 29.6% Operating Reserve, which is over three months of liquid unreserved net assets (LUNA). This high Primary Reserve Ratio confirms that the organization’s resources are flexible enough to support its mission.
2015
Pawsitivity was founded in 2012 and earned 501(c)(3) status in mid-2014.
AWARD-WINNING BOOK
Our 500-page textbook,
Service Dogs: The Rescue and Training of Heroes,
won the prestigious Midwest Book Award for 2016.
We provide proof.
Our Facebook page
is both interesting and informative, and you can track how the dogs are being trained in real-time.
New: Our theory of change and logic models.
We walk the walk.
Pawsitivity has consistently earned the highest grades given out for accountability and transparency (see awards
and financials
below).
100% goes to the dogs.
An "angel donor" covers our operating costs so 100% of your money goes directly to rescuing dogs and training them as Service Dogs.
Memberships
Compared to many heavily-funded charities, Pawsitivity stands as a small underdog, yet we adhere to the highest standards of training, ethics, and transparency.
Partner Member of the International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (IAADP).
Achieved Candidate status with Assistance Dogs International.
Joined as a proud member of Animal Assisted Intervention International and the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.
MISSION
Pawsitivity’s Mission is to rescue, train and place Service Dogs for individuals with disabilities, focusing on children with autism. Sometimes a dog is not appropriate for a child, and then we train the dog for an adult with other disabilities.
VISION
- To provide the highest-quality trained Service Dogs.
- To provide highly-individualized lifetime support for each dog-handler team.
- To be financially independent with funds available to those clients who need assistance with the fundraising process.
PRIVACY
Here is Pawsitivity's
Privacy Policy.
Note that this privacy policy is mainly about keeping your medical and financial information private (as all good websites are supposed to do), but also, we believe that your personal privacy is important. We will not post online or in print about you or your family without your permission. We feel that you should always have choices and that you should feel empowered and in charge of everything that is shared (or not).
Check Out What the Press Are Saying
"Pawsitivity Service Dogs is changing the lives of families affected by autism"
Magazine
Magazine
“Helping children with autism and other disabilities.”
Radio
myTalk 107.1
Strong partnerships with companies, nonprofits and schools
Including partnership with Dr. Beth Rausch, DVM in the research and publication of "The reduction of canine translocation stress through single instrument music" B. Post, L. Destiche, M. Dolan M. Kelley, and B. Rasuch, Department of Animal and Food Science, University of Wisconsin, River Falls"
