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Paws Up Foundation

LAS VEGAS, NV EIN: 36-3946129 Website

Paws Up Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with EIN 36-3946129.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$306K

+187.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

-27.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$19K

+295.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary funding focus areas include Education, Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, and Human Services. The foundation has not provided a formal mission statement.

Grantmaking

Paws Up Foundation makes grants primarily for program support. Recent grant recipients have included:

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily directs funding to Montana, Texas, and Nevada.

Grant Distribution by State

9states
+1 more states

Cities

AMARILLOBIG TIMBERBILLINGSBOULDER CITYBOZEMANFORT WORTHHARTFORDHARVARDKENSINGTONLAS VEGASMISSOULANAPLESOVANDOPOTOMACRANCHO PALOS VERDESSEELEY LAKEVALLEY VILLAGEWASHINGTON

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Most Recent Data (2023):

  • Total assets: $504,254
  • Total revenues: $27,109
  • Total expenses: $110,947
  • Investment income and dividends: $16,827

Earlier Data (2024):

  • Total assets: $659,103
  • Total giving: $306,138

The foundation's revenues declined significantly in 2023, with total grants and contributions dropping to $0 compared to $46,900 in 2022. However, investment income increased substantially from $7,669 in 2022 to $16,827 in 2023.

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$77K$153K$230K$306K9 grants202012 grants202120 grants202222 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM$253KBLACKFOOT CHALLENGE$15KWESTERN MONTANA FAIR AND…$10KST JUDES CHILDREN'S RESE…$5KYOGA HAVEN$5KBRAVE HEARTS$3KAMERICAN QUARTER HORSE F…$3KBIG BLACKFOOT CHAPTER OF…$3KWORKING DOGS FOR CONSERV…$3KEBONY HORSEWOMEN$2K

Grant Size Distribution

79 grants across all recorded years

77<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The foundation is associated with John T. McEnroe, listed as the care-of contact for the organization.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
NADINE E LIPSONPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR2

Contact Information

Address: 7435 S Eastern Ave #613, Las Vegas, NV 89123-1507

Phone: 702-696-9960

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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