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Cat House EIN 47-0823296

Cat House

EIN  47-0823296 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lincoln, NE
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Find loving homes for cats in Nebraska through safe, no-kill adoptions.
Leadership
Heidi Borden · Director
Money in and out
$423K revenue, $312K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Find loving homes for cats in Nebraska through safe, no-kill adoptions. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $423K in revenue, $312K in expenses, and $2.8M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$423K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$312K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $111K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
87.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -55% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$423K
FY2024▼ -36%
Expenses
$312K
FY2024▲ +12%
Total assets
$2.8M
FY2024▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2024▲ +740%
Total revenue
$423K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$312K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$111K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $287K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Adopted out cats and SPAY/RELEASE feral cats.

$287Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCat House
EINHdr · item D47-0823296
Principal addressHdr · item CLincoln, NE
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thecathouse.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Heidi Borden
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julie Dahlke
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Summer Preuit
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alma Vlasak
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$299K · 71%
Investment income$73K · 17%
Other revenue$28K · 7%
Program service revenue$24K · 6%
Contributions & grants71%$299K
Investment income17%$73K
Other revenue7%$28K
Program service revenue6%$24K
Total revenueLn 12$423K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.03
Program services92%$287K
Management & general5%$17K
Fundraising3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$312K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed51.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.3M · Operating expenses/yr $312K
87.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $287K · Total expenses $312K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $17K · Total expenses $312K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $312K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $534K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $299K · Total revenue $423K
71%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $423K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $24K · Total revenue $423K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $73K · Total revenue $423K
+17%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $24K · Total expenses $312K
8%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $423K · Prior year $660K
-36%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $247K · FY2023 $423K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $423K · Expenses $312K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.8M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.8M · Total assets $2.8M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $927K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.8M
33%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heidi Borden · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $312K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $31K · Total expenses $312K
10%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 3%——
Revenue growth -36%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
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 · FY2024
Lincoln Community Foundation INCFY2024$68K
Nichelson Family FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$69K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$423K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$660K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$800K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$325K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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