Tenth Life EIN 31-1127562

Tenth Life

EIN  31-1127562 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Beavercreek Township, OH Founded 1985
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves lives through companion animals and pet therapy.
Leadership
Marsha L Kerns · Director
Money in and out
$135K revenue, $135K expenses
Bottom line
57% program efficiency

Improves lives through companion animals and pet therapy. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $135K in revenue, $135K in expenses, and $45 in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$135K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$135K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$45
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$70
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
57%
of spending reaches programs▼ -40% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -212% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$135K
FY20250%
Expenses
$135K
FY20250%
Total assets
$45
FY2025▼ -61%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$135K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$135K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$45
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$70
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$45
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $77K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Tenth Life adopted 360 healthy, loving cats to responsible owners. All were spayed or neutered, blood tested for major viral diseases, vaccinated, and microchipped for identification prior to adoption

$42Kprogram expense
02

The Tenth Life housed an average of 401 cats during the entire year. Some were housed for the entire period; whereas, some were adopted during the year, and new cats arrived to take their place.

$35Kprogram expense
03

The Tenth Life made monthly visits to nursing and care facilities in Greene and Montgomery Counties in Ohio, to enrich the lives of the residents with purring, loving cats and kittens.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTenth Life
EINHdr · item D31-1127562
Principal addressHdr · item CBeavercreek Township, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jthetenthlife.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1985
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1985

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$105K · 77%
Program service revenue$31K · 23%
Contributions & grants77%$105K
Program service revenue23%$31K
Total revenueLn 12$135K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.03
Program services57%$77K
Management & general40%$54K
Fundraising3%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$135K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$45
Total assetsLn 16$45
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$45
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $45 · Operating expenses/yr $135K
0.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $77K · Total expenses $135K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $54K · Total expenses $135K
40%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $135K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $94K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $105K · Total revenue $135K
77%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $135K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $31K · Total revenue $135K
23%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $135K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $31K · Total expenses $135K
23%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $135K · Prior year $136K
0%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $100K · FY2025 $135K
+6%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $45 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $135K · Expenses $135K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $45
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $45 · Total assets $45
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $45
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marsha L Kerns · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $135K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $135K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 40%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$135K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$136K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$99K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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