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US nonprofit · EIN 382370342 · Wayland, MIiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 382370342) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Paws with A Cause

Donations deductible
Revenue
$7.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$6.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$17.9m
$1.2m liabilities
Net assets
$16.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
3.9 years on average
Staff
81
500 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Sara Osterman
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Paws with A Cause's network

19 people15 organisationsi19 people and 15 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (16) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Sara Osterman ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Adam RussoBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Amanda BoydTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Anne BareaVice Chair2022
4 yrs
Babette BurleighBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Chris PucciBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Christina ElmoreBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dave SmithBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Faye Richardson-GreenBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Gina SchremserBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jeff SalowitzBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jessica Ann TysonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Kevin HurnBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kyle PungBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Molly KoroleskiCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Scott JohnsonBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Shelley IrwinBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Toyia TurnerBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Valerie LegoBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 19 →

Officers and senior leadership

5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Carol HomannDVMsince 2023
Elizabeth RitchieDVM2025
Michele SuchovskyCEOsince 2018
Teri CrosbyFinance Directorsince 2018
Teresa NewmarchLeadership and Legacy Giving Directorsince 2023

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Michele SuchovskyCEO55$128k$968
Elizabeth RitchieDVM40$107k$912
Teri CrosbyFinance Director50$100k$9k
Sara OstermanChair2$0
Anne BareaVice Chair2$0
Amanda BoydTreasurer2$0
Molly KoroleskiSecretary2$0
Chris PucciBoard Member2$0
Christina ElmoreBoard Member2$0
Jessica Ann TysonBoard Member2$0
Shelley IrwinBoard Member2$0
Scott JohnsonBoard Member2$0
Kyle PungBoard Member2$0
Valerie LegoBoard Member2$0
Faye Richardson-GreenBoard Member2$0
Adam RussoBoard Member2$0
Dave SmithBoard Member2$0
Toyia TurnerBoard Member2$0
Jeff SalowitzBoard Member2$0
Babette BurleighBoard Member2$0
Gina SchremserBoard Member2$0
Kevin HurnBoard Member2$0

Colorado roster

21 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263009035). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Amanda BoydTreasurer
Toyia TurnerBoard Member
Anne BareaVice Chair
Teri Crosby
Scott JohnsonBoard Member
Michele SuchovskyCEO
Chris PucciBoard Member
Dave SmithBoard Member
Kevin HurnSecretary
Babette BurleighBoard Member
Gina SchremserBoard Member
Michele SuchovskyOfficer
Adam RussoBoard Member
Teri CrosbyCFO
Jessica Ann TysonBoard Member
Kyle PungBoard Member
Valerie LegoBoard Member
Christina ElmoreBoard Member
Jeff SalowitzBoard Member
Faye Richardson-GreenBoard Member
Shelley IrwinBoard Member

About

Legal name
Paws With A Cause
EIN
382370342
Address
4646 Division St, Wayland, MI, 49348-9727
State
Michigan
Mission
To transform lives and strengthen communities through partnerships with custom trained working dogs. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P800 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1979
Principal officer
Michele Suchovsky (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1981
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsSara Osterman
≥6years on the filingsChris Pucci
≥6years on the filingsDave Smith
≥4years on the filingsAdam Russo

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$17.9m
Total liabilities
$1.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$16.7m
Contributions and grants received
$6.3m
Program service revenue
$217k
Employees
81
Volunteers
500

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$7m$5.4m$1.6m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.