Creature Comfort Pet Therapy

Tax-deductible

Madison, NJ501(c)(3)Since 2011AnimalsEIN 45-4035184Revenue $425K in FY2025

On file with the IRSccpettherapy.org10 Lincoln Place, 07940-7000 · Madison, NJTax-exempt since Jun 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide pet therapy to facilities. To build connections between volunteers and facilities seeking animal visitation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 6 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$250
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$425K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$319K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$493K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$425K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$335K
FY2025$425K
Expenses
$319K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$181K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$262K
FY2025$319K
Net assets
$493K
FY2025▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$0
FY2023$301K
FY2024$374K
FY2025$493K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2012.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $233K Management & general 7% · $23K Fundraising 20% · $64K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$80,035Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Beth Cooney’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Beth Cooney$80,035$80,700$65,241$65,241$58,640$58,526

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings trained therapy animals and volunteers to facilities for enriching visits.

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1 program · $233K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide pet therapy visits to facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes, special needs schools.

$233Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$425K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Money outPt IX
$319K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$493K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$455K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Total revenueLn 12$425K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$400K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$455K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250
Net assetsLn 32$493K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$349K$455K
Total assetsLn 16$374K$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26$194$250
Net assetsLn 32$374K$493K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$241K$163K$20K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$2K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$0$584
Information technologyLn 14$12K$12K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$650$650$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$828$828$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K$948$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K$233K$23K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $425K$319K$106K$493K 990 PDF
FY2024 $335K$262K$72K$374K 990 PDF
FY2023 $266K$229K$37K$301K 990 PDF
FY2022 $251K$215K$36K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $148K$189K−$41K$257K 990 PDF
FY2020 $143K$181K−$38K$249K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $425,176 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $179,398$124,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $141,799$152,559
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,441$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$148,209
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $334,638$425,176
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $228,896$264,035
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,299$55,454
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $262,195$319,489
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,443$105,687
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $425,176 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $149,209 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,320
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$112,088
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$124,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$151,559
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $214,180 · Unrelated business $56,746 · Excluded from tax $0$425,176
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,489 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $163,040 · Management $20,008 · Fundraising $57,600$240,648
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,844 · Management $1,945 · Fundraising $5,598$23,387
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11,349 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,349
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,421 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,421
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,295 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,483 · Management $0 · Fundraising $584$4,067
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,431 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,431
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $650 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$650
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $828 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$828
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,534 · Management $948 · Fundraising $0$9,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,931 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,931
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $232,806 · Management $22,901 · Fundraising $63,782$319,489
Part X · Balance sheet $493,374 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,382$54,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $301,609$399,935
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,916$38,690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $373,907$493,374
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $194$250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194$250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $373,713$493,124
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $373,713$493,124
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $373,907$493,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $493,124 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$425,176
XI-2 Total expenses$319,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,687
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$373,713
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$13,724
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$493,124

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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