Cat Guardians EIN 35-2179328 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Cat Guardians FY2020 filing

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Finds homes for homeless cats and provides a permanent sanctuary for those needing extra care. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $131K in revenue, $88K in expenses, and $57K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1988
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Animals
Location
Lombard, IL
Website
catguardians.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$131KFY2020
Expenses
$88K
Net assets
$57K
People
3
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  35-2179328 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lombard, IL Founded 1988
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Finds homes for homeless cats and provides a permanent sanctuary for those needing extra care.
Leadership
Kathy Blackwell · President
Money in and out
$131K revenue, $88K expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$131K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$88K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$57K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$131K
FY2020
Expenses
$88K
FY2020
Total assets
$179K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$122K
FY2020
Total revenue
$131K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$88K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$57K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$179K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $88K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Matching homeless and abandoned cats with loving families and providing a permanent home for cats deemed unadoptable due to personality or age

$88Kprogram expense
02

Providing sustenance and medical care for shelter cats

Pt IX · col B
03

Providing shelter for unadoptable cats

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCat Guardians
EINHdr · item D35-2179328
Principal addressHdr · item CLombard, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jcatguardians.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1988
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$131K
— government grantsLn 1e$10K
Total revenueLn 12$131K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$88K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Total assetsLn 16$179K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$122K
Total net assetsLn 32$57K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $57K · Operating expenses/yr $88K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $88K · Total expenses $88K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $88K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $88K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $122K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $131K · Total revenue $131K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $10K · Total revenue $131K
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $131K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $131K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $88K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $131K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $57K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $131K · Expenses $88K
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $179K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $57K · Total assets $179K
32%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $179K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathy Blackwell · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $88K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $88K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$751

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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)$141K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$122K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$127K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$124K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$131K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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