LOVE ON 4 PAWS INC
EIN 95-4638836 · Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)
What they do
Love On 4 Paws, Inc. is An Organization Dedicated to The Principle That Animals Can Be Used As An Effective Therapeutic Means to Assist In The Treatments of Patients. Both Young and Old, Suffering From The Depressive and Painful Effects of Their Illness. to Accomplish This Goal, We Send Many Teams of Volunteers and Their Animals to Childrens Hospitals, Schools for Patients With Specialized Needs, Adult Hospitals, and Facilities for The Elderly. The Purpose of These Visits is to Let Our Animals Do What They Do Best; Decreases Loneliness, Isolation and Pain. Our Program Also Assists The Hospital Personnel In Identifying Those Areas Where Animal Assisted Therapy Can Provide Them With Another Tool to Enhance The Comfort of Their Patients and Thus, Increase The Overall Quality of Their Care.
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Of every $100 spent, about $57.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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MERCEDES LEGASPIADMIN ASSISTANT
ENRIQUE LEGASPIDIRECTOR
LORI RAYORSECRETARY
MICHAEL TOCKSTEINDIRECTOR
SUNI COOKSONPRESIDENT
TINK TEN EYCKDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1997
- Location
- 4005 Via Vico, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- Suni Cookson
- Primary officer
- Suni Cookson, President
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BREARD & ASSOCIATES LLP
- NTEE classification
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations (P80)
- IRS tax category
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations