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PAWSITIVE FRIENDSHIPS INC
GILBERT, AZ · EIN 472302499 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE P30 · Human Services · Small ($100K-$1M) · www.pawsitivefriendships.org
revenue
$240K
expenses
$140K
net assets
$205K
employees
2
volunteers
95
program ratio
66%
mission · from form 990

PROVIDE ANIMAL THERAPY TO SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND ADULTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Pawsitive Friendships Inc. delivers pet-assisted therapeutic programs for individuals with special needs, focusing on skill development in school, early childhood, and adult day settings. The organization partners with schools and adult day centers to integrate therapy animals into structured activities that support social, emotional, motor, and executive function skills. Programs are available in Arizona, where the organization was founded.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Adult Program
Supports adults in day centers (DTA) through adaptive enrichment activities involving therapy pets to improve socialization, decision-making, and motivation.
Early Childhood Program
Offers play-based, pet-integrated activities for children aged 18 months to 8 years with special needs to support social, emotional, and motor skill development.
School Based Program
Provides adaptive pet integration activities for special needs students in partnership with schools, focusing on executive function, motor skills, and social development through structured goals.
activities · 2 groups

what they do

  • Animal-Assisted Therapy & Literacy Programs 4 activities
    • Adaptive pet integration for special needs students
      Provides structured, curriculum-based activities integrating pets to support the development of executive function, motor skills, and social skills in special needs students, in collaboration with their teachers.
    • Adaptive pet integration for special needs students
      Provides adaptive pet integration activities for special needs students and their teachers, using a structured curriculum to support the development of executive function, motor skills, and social skills.
    • Adult skills enrichment program through pet interaction
      Offers adaptive enrichment activities involving pets for adults in day centers to improve skills in participation, socialization, decision-making, and motivation.
    • Adult skills enrichment program through pet interaction
      Offers an adult program that supports members of adult day centers in improving and practicing skills such as participation, socialization, decision-making, and motivation through adaptive pet-based enrichment activities.
  • Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness Programs 2 activities
    • Early childhood program for children with special needs
      Operates an early childhood program for children aged 18 months to 8 years with special needs, using pet-integrated, play-based learning to develop social, emotional, executive function, and motor skills within a structured curriculum.
    • Early childhood program for children with special needs
      Operates an early childhood program for children aged 18 months to 8 years with special needs, integrating pets into play-based, curriculum-structured activities to develop social, emotional, executive function, and motor skills.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$240K
Contributions & grants$202K84%
Program service revenue$28K12%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$9K
expenses
Total expenses$140K
Program expenses66%
Admin / overhead27%
Fundraising7%
Salaries & benefits$69K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$205K
Cash$201K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$205K
Liquid reserves17.2 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2021 · YoY revenue +60.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
TOSHA THARP-GAITANIS CEO 40 $41K
board members · 2
  • RICK WOOLFOLK — DIRECTOR
  • STEVE OLSON — DIRECTOR