Cat Town FY2023 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 27-3838132

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Cat town's mission is to transform the approach to saving shelter cats, reducing euthanasia nationwide. Our focus is to find great homes for cats who are considered unadoptable in the traditional rescue model.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $142K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$939K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$889K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$939K
FY2023▼ -10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$939K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$691K
FY2021$805K
FY2022$937K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$889K
FY2023▼ -13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$411K
FY2021$916K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$889K
FY2024$964K

From the FY2023 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 Feb 2011.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $929K Management & general 7% · $74K Fundraising 6% · $67K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$72,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Dorman’s $76K as Executive Di is at the 25th 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
Andrew Dorman$76,154$72,000$64,209$52,634$21,154
Ann Dunn————$1,722

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Finds homes for unadoptable shelter cats, reducing euthanasia nationwide.

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3 program services account for $929K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Our rescue and adoption program provides a safety net for cats who would be euthanized at the shelter because they seem unadoptable there, and because there is no other local rescue group who would help these cats.

$772Kprogram expense
02

Through our pet retention programs, we enable adopters of cat town cats to keep their adopted pets in their homes. For all adopters, we offer extensive counseling and behavioral support via our case management program for a wide variety of behavior issues.

$98Kprogram expense
03

Through our education and public outreach programs, we inspire other animal welfare organizations to embrace and adapt our programs for their own communities. Through our partnership with maddie's fund, we have trained animal welfare professionals from 89 organizations across 32 states on assessing,rescuing, and adopting hard-to-place…

$59Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$939K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$865K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$929K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$889K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$723K
Total assetsLn 16$897K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$865K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$61K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$939K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
SavingsLn 2$507K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$723K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K
Total assetsLn 16$897K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$889K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6175
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$849K$723K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$147K$131K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$897K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$889K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$36K$18K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$402K$7K$36K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$4K$756$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$10K$469$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$35K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$185K$185K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$2K$750$6K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$13K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$144K$144K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$423
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$73K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$929K$74K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$1.2M$75K$964K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $939K$1.1M−$131K$889K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$937K$104K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$805K$505K$916K 990 PDF
FY2020 $851K$691K$160K$411K 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 $938,918 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,539
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$846,455
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$60,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$864,994
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $66,061$66,061
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,290$4,290
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $3,573$3,573
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,061 · Unrelated business $3,573 · Excluded from tax $4,290$938,918
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,070,055 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,000 · Management $18,000 · Fundraising $18,000$72,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $401,521 · Management $7,200 · Fundraising $36,000$444,721
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,396 · Management $756 · Fundraising $1,620$6,772
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,430 · Management $469 · Fundraising $1,077$11,976
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,006 · Management $1,884 · Fundraising $4,322$41,212
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,698$1,698
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,428$17,428
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $184,770$184,770
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,361$3,361
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,317 · Management $750 · Fundraising $5,949$9,016
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,281 · Management $1,451$14,732
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $143,987$143,987
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,238$2,238
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,035 · Management $423$1,458
IX-20 InterestManagement $17,533$17,533
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,367$17,367
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,861$6,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $72,925$72,925
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $928,634 · Management $74,453 · Fundraising $66,968$1,070,055
Part X · Balance sheet $897,213 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $190,324$216,544
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $658,844$506,889
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,070$3,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,288$4,288
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $147,314$130,955
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,298$35,087
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,026,138$897,213
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,735$7,947
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,735$7,947
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,020,403$889,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,020,403$889,266
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,026,138$897,213
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $889,266 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$938,918
XI-2 Total expenses$1,070,055
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,020,403
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$889,266

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