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US nonprofit · EIN 834178756 · Brewster, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 834178756) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2021.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Guardian Heals Inc's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Carrie PedecineBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Constance SlmpiakBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dr Jason BergBoard Member2022
4 yrs
PAM Donato HustisBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bernadette VinciExecutive Directorsince 2022

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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
Constance SlmpiakBoard Member2$0
Pam Donato HustisBoard Member2$0
Carrie PedecineBoard Member2$0
Dr Jason BergBoard Member2$0
Bernadette VinciExecutive Director40$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Guardian Heals Inc
EIN
834178756
Address
4 Hardscrabble HTS, Brewster, NY, 10509-3531
State
New York
Mission
Our goal is to end economic euthanasia and animal surrender due to the inability to pay. We endeavor to keep qualifying owners and their pets together longer so they can enjoy a better quality of life. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D99 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2021
Principal officer
Bernadette Vinci (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 November 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsCarrie Pedecine
≥4years on the filingsConstance Slmpiak
≥4years on the filingsDr Jason Berg
≥4years on the filingsPAM Donato Hustis

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$150k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$150k
Contributions and grants received
$362k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0