Kitten Central Norcal FY2021 filing

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Reduce euthanasia rates for medically dependent neonate kittens through action and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $22K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$207K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$196K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$67K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$207K
FY2021▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$207K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$213K
FY2024$262K
Expenses
$196K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$196K
FY2022$240K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$214K
Net assets
$67K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$57K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$45K
FY2023$44K
FY2024$97K

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2012.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $173K Management & general 7% · $14K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sam Dant’s $22K as Vice President is at the 23rd 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.

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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

Save vulnerable newborn kittens by providing care and teaching others how to help.

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1 program · $173K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Kitten Central is the only organization of its kind in our area that provides a complete medical fostering program for orphaned neonatal kittens 28 days or younger. Our very intensive critical care can include medically administered lifesaving fluids, breathing/nebulizing treatments, glucose stabilization, abscess drainage/dressing…

$173Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$22K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$207K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$196K
Ln 25
Programscol B$173K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$67K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$24
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$207K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$28K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$78K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$67K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 665
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K$78K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$89K$94K
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$57K$67K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$158$158
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$78K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$2K$13K$110
Total functional expensesLn 25$196K$173K$14K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2025 $262K$214K$48K$97K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 9, 2024 $213K$211K$2K$44K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 2, 2023 $218K$240K−$22K$45K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2022 $207K$196K$11K$67K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2021 $198K$57K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $207,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$128,965
I-9 Program service revenue$76,861
I-10 Investment income$24
I-11 Other revenue$1,489
I-12 Total revenue$207,339
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$61,476
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$134,831
I-18 Total expenses$196,307
I-19 Revenue less expenses$11,032
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,339 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,965
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,965
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,983 · Excluded from tax $18,878$76,861
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $24$24
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,489$1,489
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,983 · Excluded from tax $20,391$207,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $196,307 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,949$53,949
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,308$2,308
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,219$5,219
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,993$1,993
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,654$31,654
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $158$158
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $78,028 · Fundraising $7,224$85,252
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,600 · Management $12,864 · Fundraising $110$14,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $172,758 · Management $14,222 · Fundraising $9,327$196,307
Part X · Balance sheet $94,355 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,480$27,958
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$50,056
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,662$780
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,278$3,649
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,911$11,912
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,331$94,355
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$224
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $505$505
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $24,358$23,074
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,777$4,008
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,640$27,811
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,691$56,544
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,691$66,544
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,331$94,355
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $66,544 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$207,339
XI-2 Total expenses$196,307
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,032
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,691
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,179
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$66,544

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