Our mission is to rescue colorado Cats and kittens and find them new homes. Our vision is to make life better for all Cats through adoptions and education we are a "fear free" rescue and adoption center and guarantee safe Haven for all Cats we take in.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 63 volunteers and 12 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $53K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$580K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$485K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$580K
FY2024▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$391K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$580K
Expenses
$485K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$325K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$485K
Net assets
$407K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$317K
FY2024$407K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2011.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $426K Management & general 7% · $36K Fundraising 5% · $23K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Develoment Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large, Development Committee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and finds homes for Colorado cats and kittens, offering education and safe haven.

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1 program · $426K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Maximizing the adoptability of rescued animals by providing humane housing, behavior and health care services. There were 904 intakes for 2024 including owner surrenders and transfers from other shelters there were 774 adoptions for 2024

$426Kprogram expense

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$53K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$580K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Money outPt IX
$485K
Ln 25
Programscol B$426K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$143K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$448K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$36K
Total revenueLn 12$580K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$333K
Total assetsLn 16$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 663
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$46K$143K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$343K$333K
Total assetsLn 16$400K$486K
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K$79K
Net assetsLn 32$317K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$159K$152K$8K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$14K$748$0
Management feesLn 11a$15K$2K$0$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$175$0$175$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$527$527
OccupancyLn 16$34K$20K$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$129$0
InterestLn 20$2K$0$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$219K$215K$3K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$9K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$485K$426K$36K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $580K$485K$95K$407K 990 PDF
FY2023 $426K$451K−$25K$317K 990 PDF
FY2022 $417K$416K$901$337K 990 PDF
FY2021 $391K$379K$12K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 $364K$325K$40K$324K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $580,041 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $330,333$447,918
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,703$77,260
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$1,519$35,624
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $32,562$19,239
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $426,079$580,041
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $170,461$174,466
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,472$310,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $450,933$484,664
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,854$95,377
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $580,041 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $934 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$4,292
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$447,918
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,840
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$447,918
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$77,260
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $35,615 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$35,615
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,581$15,581
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,724 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,724
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $116,542 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,581$580,041
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $484,664 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $151,519 · Management $7,980 · Fundraising $0$159,499
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,219 · Management $748 · Fundraising $0$14,967
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,316 · Management $0 · Fundraising $12,957$15,273
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $175 · Fundraising $0$175
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,325 · Fundraising $0$2,325
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,582 · Management $527 · Fundraising $527$2,636
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,291 · Management $6,763 · Fundraising $6,763$33,817
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,284 · Management $129 · Fundraising $0$1,413
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,276 · Fundraising $0$2,276
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,105 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,105
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,988 · Fundraising $0$3,988
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $215,108 · Management $3,433 · Fundraising $0$218,541
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,639 · Management $7,428 · Fundraising $2,582$18,649
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $426,063 · Management $35,772 · Fundraising $22,829$484,664
Part X · Balance sheet $486,095 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,026$41,840
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $224$101,295
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,760$9,920
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $343,357$333,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $400,428$486,095
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,937$17,846
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,795$78,704
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $312,014$407,391
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,619$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $316,633$407,391
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $400,428$486,095
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,391 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$580,041
XI-2 Total expenses$484,664
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,377
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$316,633
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$4,619
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,391

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