The Critter Barn is dedicated to teaching about farming and agriculture while inspiring people of all ages and abilities through the miracles in nature found at the farm.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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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FY2021 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $670K a year · 44% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 0.2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $637K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$214K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
47%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.2M
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +114%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$591K
FY2020$494K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$680K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2021▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$731K
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.9M

From the FY2021 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 Mar 2003.

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Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $498K Management & general 8% · $89K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$2,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tony McCaul’s $92K as Executive Di is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Tony McCaul$92,046$29,592————
Mary Rottschafer——$2,600$2,600$10,200$2,500

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches farming and agriculture, inspiring all through nature's farm miracles.

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1 program · $498K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Our programming budget is 76 % of our total expenses. Children are taught at the farm in classes for different age-levels, school field trips, and seasonal programming. We train our students to share what they know with our visitors. Children and youth volunteer to care for the animals and enhance visitor experiences.

$498Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$498K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$115K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$271K
Other incomeLn 4–11$66K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$214K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6420
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$190K$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$249K$214K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$264K$26K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$18K$3K$890
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$60K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$711$14$612$85
OccupancyLn 16$21K$15K$6K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K$184
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$116K$13K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$8K$5K$253
Total functional expensesLn 25$594K$498K$89K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$1.1M$1.2M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.2M$427K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$680K$699K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$374K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$494K$673K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.2M$591K$634K$731K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,416,952 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $991,609$1,092,680
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $150,204$270,934
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,282$53,338
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,167,095$1,416,952
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $289,465$315,876
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $204,416$277,760
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $493,881$593,636
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $673,214$823,316
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,416,952 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $44,428 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,192
VIII-1e Government grants$115,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$949,288
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,092,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $270,934$270,934
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$8,910
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $315,362$1,416,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,636 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $2,600$2,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $263,925 · Management $25,772 · Fundraising $1,356$291,053
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,378 · Management $2,955 · Fundraising $890$22,223
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,081$23,081
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,123$6,123
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59,859 · Fundraising $1,986$61,845
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14 · Management $612 · Fundraising $85$711
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,746 · Management $5,883$20,629
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,176$5,176
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,285 · Management $184$6,469
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,555 · Management $4,555$9,110
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,377 · Management $13,221 · Fundraising $2,403$132,001
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,767 · Management $4,595 · Fundraising $253$12,615
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $498,029 · Management $88,634 · Fundraising $6,973$593,636
Part X · Balance sheet $2,441,451 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $190,334$48,904
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $25,084$16,529
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $51,408$46,654
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,386,104$2,329,364
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,652,930$2,441,451
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,503$67,788
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $175$175
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $212,468$146,388
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $249,146$214,351
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,237,261$2,218,179
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,523$8,921
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,403,784$2,227,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,652,930$2,441,451
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,227,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,416,952
XI-2 Total expenses$593,636
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$823,316
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,403,784
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,227,100

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