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
64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Tree House Humane Society executive salaries →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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Shelter Services
Care and placement of shelter cats in forever homes after screening and counseling. Tree house is a top TRANSFER/RESCUE partner for high-intake shelters in chicagoand illinois, and has a cat cafe that highlights feline leukemia cats.
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. Planning is also underway for the veterinary wellness center to open in 2021 to serve the general public.
Community Programs
TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN and support for volunteers caring for 4,000+ outdoor cats throughout chicagoland; and relocation of feral cats to RESIDENCES/BUSINESSES forrodent control, a pet food pantry; and humane education for local retirement and student communities.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.6M | $857K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.4M | $1.6M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7.1M | $7.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.1M | $9.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $551K | $403K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $9.6M | $9.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $133K | $112K | $5K | $16K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.1M | $757K | $212K | $176K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $112K | $75K | $21K | $16K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $119K | $81K | $20K | $18K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $8K | $2K | $2K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $9K | $9K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $91K | $28K | $2K | $60K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $5K | $5K | $3 | $189 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $195K | $81K | $24K | $90K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $15K | $10K | $3K | $2K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $117K | $92K | $15K | $11K |
| TravelLn 17 | $13K | $3K | $10K | $298 |
| InterestLn 20 | $22K | $103 | $22K | $23 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $257K | $175K | $44K | $39K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $36K | $10K | $24K | $2K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $145K | $128K | $3K | $13K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $910 | $3K | $301 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.4M | $1.6M | $420K | $445K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 | $5.4M | $4.2M | $1.2M | $10.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 5, 2024 | $3.9M | $3.5M | $368K | $9.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2023 | $3.2M | $3.5M | −$342K | $8.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 27, 2022 | $3.3M | $3.1M | $129K | $9.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 | $1.9M | $2.4M | −$535K | $9.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,893,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,893,899 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,429,375 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $9,595,376 assets, 14 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,192,049 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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