Critters Without Litters INC

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Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 27-1606167

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Our clinic opened in 2012 to reduce the number of healthy, adoptable animals being euthanized in our shelters due to overpopulation, by offering accessible, affordable spay/neuter services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 21 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $110K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$300K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 86% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$180K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$800K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.1M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$800K
FY2024▲ +2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$720K
FY2022$774K
FY2023$785K
FY2024$800K

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 Nov 2010.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $164K Fundraising 2% · $40K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $300K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Medical Director
$175,137Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$125,300Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Steen’s $175K as Medical Director is at the 86th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Steen$175,137$154,071$157,308$147,816$137,016
Deidra Metzler—$162,800$132,543$107,962—
Vicky Thrasher$125,300$126,140$126,249$94,749$70,182
Sukhjit Dhaliwal——$109,311$108,107$108,077

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides affordable spay/neuter services to reduce shelter animal euthanasia.

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1 program service account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provides high-volume, high-quality, subsidized companion animal sterilization as well as trap-nueter-vaccinate-return TNVR services for city and county feral and free-roaming cates. Seek to end the preventable euthanasia of healthy, adoptable pets in Kern County, CA.

$1.8Mprogram expense

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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
Petco LoveFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$27K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$164K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$800K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$837K
Total assetsLn 16$981K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$527
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$497K
SavingsLn 2$340K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$837K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$112K
Total assetsLn 16$981K
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$800K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 64
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$699K$837K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$135K$112K
Total assetsLn 16$895K$981K
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K$180K
Net assetsLn 32$785K$800K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$3K$99K$33K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.1M$10K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$50K$187$126
Payroll taxesLn 10$119K$109K$8K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$43K$43K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K$856
Office expensesLn 13$25K$20K$4K$863
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$21$21
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$392K$392K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$24K$51
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$164K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.1M$2.0M$15K$800K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.3M$12K$785K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$2.3M$54K$774K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$1.9M$400K$720K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.4M$70K$320K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,060,258 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$269,468
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,468
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,773,367$1,773,367
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,896$16,896
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $527$527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,773,894 · Excluded from tax $16,896$2,060,258
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,045,122 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,059 · Management $98,935 · Fundraising $32,978$134,972
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,143,203 · Management $10,206 · Fundraising $2,886$1,156,295
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,000$13,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $49,710 · Management $187 · Fundraising $126$50,023
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $109,318 · Management $7,510 · Fundraising $2,465$119,293
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $42,845$42,845
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $24,253$24,253
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,608 · Fundraising $856$13,464
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,297 · Management $4,268 · Fundraising $863$25,428
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $16,386$16,386
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,997$2,997
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $21$21
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,057$23,057
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,376$7,376
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $391,598$391,598
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,063 · Fundraising $51$24,114
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,840,946 · Management $163,951 · Fundraising $40,225$2,045,122
Part X · Balance sheet $980,942 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $375,713$497,064
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $323,017$339,913
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $44,606$12,279
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,103$19,984
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $134,759$111,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $895,198$980,942
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $109,842$180,450
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $109,842$180,450
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $781,256$600,681
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,100$199,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $785,356$800,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $895,198$980,942
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $800,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,060,258
XI-2 Total expenses$2,045,122
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,136
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$785,356
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$800,492

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

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