Tabby Town was formed to increase cat adoptions in the western new york community by bringing homeless cats & kittens closer to the public for adoption

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$384K
+61% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$24K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$384K
FY2023▲ +61%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$149K
FY2021$218K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$384K
FY2024$464K
Expenses
$327K
FY2023▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$220K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$426K
Net assets
$24K
FY2023▲ +174%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$696
FY2021−$2K
FY2022−$33K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$62K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $269K Management & general 16% · $52K Fundraising 2% · $6K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Preside
$17,250Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beth a Jordan’s $18K as Vice Preside is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beth a Jordan$18,413$17,250$19,600$8,540$1,020
Cheryl Ludwig$5,950———$4,073

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Connects homeless cats and kittens with loving families through community adoptions.

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1 program · $269K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provided facility for the adoption of cats to the public

$269Kprogram 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 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$384K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$269K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$24K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$261K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$384K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$24K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$25K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$25K
Net assetsLn 32−$33K$24K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$12K$4K$862
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$45K$16K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$506$380$126
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$2K$365
Legal feesLn 11b$493$493
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$365
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$900
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$1K
TravelLn 17$7K$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$5K$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$543
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$188K$180K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$6K$3K$220
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$269K$52K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $464K$426K$38K$62K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $384K$327K$57K$24K 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$269K−$30K−$33K 990 PDF
FY2021 $218K$220K−$2K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2020 $149K−$696 990 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $384,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $155,160$260,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,691$83,703
I-10 Investment income$3,105
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,511$36,615
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $238,362$384,174
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $88,155$89,182
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,483$238,175
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,638$327,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,276$56,817
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $384,174 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,858 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,751
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$260,751
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $83,703$83,703
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,105$3,105
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $31,757$31,757
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $123,423$384,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $327,357 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,075 · Management $4,313 · Fundraising $862$17,250
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,904 · Management $16,037 · Fundraising $3,208$64,149
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $380 · Management $126$506
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,093 · Management $1,819 · Fundraising $365$7,277
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $493$493
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,700$7,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,096 · Fundraising $365$1,461
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,702 · Fundraising $900$3,602
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,435 · Management $1,372$9,807
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,517 · Management $3,517$7,034
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,457 · Management $2,456$4,913
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,628 · Management $543$2,171
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,504$4,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $179,721 · Management $7,814$187,535
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,643 · Management $3,092 · Fundraising $220$8,955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $269,453 · Management $51,984 · Fundraising $5,920$327,357
Part X · Balance sheet $49,321 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,921$33,586
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,099$650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,955$15,085
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,325$49,321
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,914$18,684
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,179$1,263
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,068$25,247
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$32,743$24,074
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,325$49,321
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,074 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$384,174
XI-2 Total expenses$327,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,817
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$32,743
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,074

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