We find loving homes for unwanted, abandoned, homeless, and abused cats. Smittens works with shelters and other rescues to route cats to proper vet care and eventual homes, and we take in stray cats who need help getting off the street.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · 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
FY2026
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2026, this tax year; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 4% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$202K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$179K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$121K
By yearFY2023–FY2026
Revenue
$202K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$120K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$202K
FY2026$201K
Expenses
$179K
FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$179K
FY2026$243K
Net assets
$121K
FY2025▲ +24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$113K
FY2024$97K
FY2025$121K
FY2026$79K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending January 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Aug 2009.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $173K Management & general 3% · $5K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Medical Officer
$4,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna M Brown’s $4K as Chief Medical Officer is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1221 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Anna M Brown$4,400$13,200$13,200

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

Fix stray and owned animals, providing vet care and support in San Diego.

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1 program · $173K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Rescue & Intake of 551 cats (strays & relinquishments) Vet Care, vaccines, spaying, & neutering. Socialization via fostering. Placed 539 in new homes via adoption.

$173Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$202K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Money outPt IX
$179K
Ln 25
Programscol B$173K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$121K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$202K
Total revenueLn 12$202K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$121K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K$121K
Total assetsLn 16$98K$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$811$0
Net assetsLn 32$97K$121K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$0$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$209$0$209$0
Legal feesLn 11b$30$0$30$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$138K$138K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$557$0$557$0
InsuranceLn 23$49$0$49$0
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$27K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$179K$173K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $201K$243K−$42K$79K 990 PDF
FY2025 Viewing $202K$179K$24K$121K 990 PDF
FY2024 $133K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023 $120K$113K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $202,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $133,300$202,340
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $133,300$202,340
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,200$4,400
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,604$174,132
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $148,804$178,532
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$15,504$23,808
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $202,340 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$202,340
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,340
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$202,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $178,532 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $4,400 · Fundraising $0$4,400
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $209 · Fundraising $0$209
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$30
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,656 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$137,656
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,810
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $557 · Fundraising $0$557
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $49 · Fundraising $0$49
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,821 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$26,821
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $173,287 · Management $5,245 · Fundraising $0$178,532
Part X · Balance sheet $121,009 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,012$121,009
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $98,012$121,009
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $811$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $811$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $97,201$121,009
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,201$121,009
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $98,012$121,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $121,009 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$202,340
XI-2 Total expenses$178,532
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,808
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,201
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$121,009

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