Tree House Humane Society

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 23-7444825Revenue $5.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRStreehouseanimals.org7225 N Western Ave, 60645-1811 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Apr 1975Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Committed to a vision of a world where every cat thrives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 161 volunteers and 48 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $164K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$176K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$269K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.4M
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$10.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.4M
FY2024▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$5.4M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$10.9M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$10.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1975.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $2.9M Management & general 17% · $714K Fundraising 14% · $581K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $176K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$176,481Pt VII · Sec A
President (through 06/30/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Secretary (as of 07/01/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP & Secretary (through 06/30/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Raissa Allaire’s $176K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Raissa Allaire$176,481$152,141$153,556$134,417$133,382
Emma Klein——$113,799$111,183—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps cats thrive worldwide through rescue, care, and adoption.

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3 programs · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Shelter Services

Care and placement of shelter cats in loving homes after screening and counseling. Tree house is a top TRANSFER/RESCUE partner for high-intake shelters in chicago and illinois and has a cat cafe that highlights feline leukemia cats.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Clinical and Veterinary Services

High-quality vet care, SPAY/NEUTER, vaccinations, and surgeries for resident and community cats; and foster care for cats who are recovering. The society opened its veterinary wellness center during 2021 to serve the general public.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Community Programs

TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN and support for volunteers caring for 3,000+ outdoor cats throughout chicagoland; and relocation of feral cats to RESIDENCES/BUSINESSES for rodent control; pet food pantry partnerships; and humane education.

$240Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$376K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$714K
Fundraisingcol D$581K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$89K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$376K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$5.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.3M
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$269K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 6161
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$3.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.9M$11.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$372K$269K
Net assetsLn 32$9.5M$10.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$36K$91K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.6M$98K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$197K$134K$52K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$132K$14K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$137K$15K$122K
Accounting feesLn 11c$93K$93K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$558K$225K$93K$241K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$7K$5K$567
Office expensesLn 13$130K$34K$35K$61K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$13K$2K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$176K$148K$16K$11K
TravelLn 17$14K$6K$7K$911
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$235K$197K$22K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$27K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$374K$326K$27K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$144K$71K$17K$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$2.9M$714K$581K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.4M$4.2M$1.2M$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$3.5M$368K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.5M−$342K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.3M$3.1M$129K$9.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.4M−$535K$9.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,434,394 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,157,049$4,944,145
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $616,143$376,051
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,973$79,926
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,964$34,272
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,882,129$5,434,394
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,715,474$2,275,753
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,799,141$1,959,509
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,514,615$4,235,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $367,514$1,199,132
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,434,394 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $59,011 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$62,548
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,881,597
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$88,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,944,145
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $376,051$376,051
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79,926$79,926
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$52,528−$52,528
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $27,789$27,789
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $462,851 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,398$5,434,394
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,235,262 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,320 · Management $90,802 · Fundraising $54,480$181,602
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,568,098 · Management $97,787 · Fundraising $75,429$1,741,314
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $133,688 · Management $52,455 · Fundraising $10,603$196,746
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $131,775 · Management $14,159 · Fundraising $10,157$156,091
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,000 · Management $122,363$137,363
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $93,355$93,355
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,142$14,142
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $224,830 · Management $93,071 · Fundraising $240,526$558,427
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,361 · Management $4,653 · Fundraising $567$12,581
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,611 · Management $35,293 · Fundraising $60,826$129,730
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,120 · Management $1,841 · Fundraising $21,685$36,646
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $148,061 · Management $16,314 · Fundraising $11,226$175,601
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,137 · Management $6,706 · Fundraising $911$13,754
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,191$1,191
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $196,849 · Management $22,440 · Fundraising $15,760$235,049
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,373 · Management $3,377 · Fundraising $2,154$32,904
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $326,258 · Management $27,291 · Fundraising $20,913$374,462
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $71,190 · Management $16,921 · Fundraising $56,193$144,304
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,939,671 · Management $714,161 · Fundraising $581,430$4,235,262
Part X · Balance sheet $11,143,560 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $59,953$25,177
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,273,843$1,128,046
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,989$78,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,340$12,181
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,021$27,782
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,429,524$6,284,099
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,015,877$3,559,277
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$24,298
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$4,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,853,547$11,143,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $306,619$243,050
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$25,639
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $372,233$268,689
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,310,515$10,705,167
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $170,799$169,704
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,481,314$10,874,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,853,547$11,143,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,874,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,434,394
XI-2 Total expenses$4,235,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,199,132
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,481,314
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$194,425
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,874,871

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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