Organizations Filed Purposes:
Patriots and Paws help veterans and their families with furniture and small necessities needed, and provides them with a small animal for companion.
Patriots and Paws is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in November of 2011. Patriots and Paws was founded because it realized that many of our Veterans/Active Military/ Reservists service men and women are in need of additional help in the form of basic home furnishings like a bed, dresser, dining room table and dishes because they have been homeless or have just recently obtained housing. Many of these Veterans and service members have families and children. Through our services we are able to give many of them their dignity back and give them hope. The organization has partnered with over 150 other organizations throughout Southern California that work with Veterans, and together we are helping our Veterans and service members. Because of the generosity of donors, in 2020 the organization served 1150 Veterans, Active Military and Reservists and their families throughout Southern California. The organization has maintained a warehouse for over nine years, has streamlined its processes, and is becoming more efficient in helping those it serves. Patriots and Paws did not close down one day during the year. Patriots and Paws currently has two programs: Provisions for Patriots provides basic home furnishings in a warehouse environment. This is the organizations largest program to date. Serving over 8000 Veteran, Active Duty, Reservists throughout Southern California since our inception. Paws Partners is a program that has changed a bit due to a new law, allowing Veterans in California go to county shelters and adopt an animal at no cost. This is better than they having to come to the one shelter we worked with, the local shelters benefits, by having more animals adopted. We are still referring to 4Paws4Patriots.org and the Veteran Canine Intelligence Academy, which provide training to the Veterans and their animals. We currently refer to those who need a Service dog to Tender Loving Canine who provide service dogs. These companionship animals are nonjudgmental and love their caregivers unconditionally. Some of those helped by the organization need a purpose and having an animal gives them that purpose. In the past Patriots and Paws sponsors two open house events, one in the spring and one in the fall due to COVID we did not have these in 2020. The community is invited to come and see firsthand what the organization does. Patriots and Paws also has annual fundraising events which include a golf tournament (this was cancelled due to COVID) and car show which we were able to have. The does not utilize professional fundraisers for any of its events. Other organizations have held events in its honor. Patriots and Paws volunteers contributed over 8,000 volunteer hours in 2020. All donations go to offset operating expenses. The organizations largest expense is monthly rent, and the next largest is transportation. The remainder of funds pays for payroll of 1.5 employees, insurance, utilities, and fuel and office supply costs. Donor generosity keeps our doors open and allows the organization to continue to serve those who served our country and give us the freedom we have today.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Penny Lambright | CEO | 40 | $72,000 |
| Dave Ortolf | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Jeanette Parr | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Reynolds | Vice President | 2 | $0 |
| Babs Kessenich | President | 2 | $0 |
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