To establish a no-kill standard for dane county's feral cats by building &maintaining a shelter & adoption center for cats, humanely reducing the free-roaming Cat population through trap-neuter-return, & being a community resource regarding animal welfare by educating the public & veterinary professionals regarding feral & community cats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $700
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$314K
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$461K
Spent
$418K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$435K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$461K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$461K
FY2021$684K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$755K
Expenses
$418K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$509K
FY2022$656K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$854K
Net assets
$435K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$626K
FY2022$726K
FY2023$710K
FY2024$609K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2005.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $258K Management & general 23% · $95K Fundraising 16% · $66K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$59,719Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tiffany Murphy’s $121K as Shelter Veterinarian is at the 97th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tiffany Murphy$121,208————
Charmaine Friar—$81,465$33,994——
Colin Steinke———$66,733$59,719
Charmaine Friar Thru Mid-Sept$65,319————
Dalton Roadruck$59,425————

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

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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

Provides shelter, adoption, and Trap-Neuter-Return for feral cats, educating the public on animal welfare.

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3 programs · $258K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

We rescue cats from life-threatening situations and provide food,water, shelter, and medical care until we find them homes with responsible CAREGIVERS.TO date, we have helped over 10,000 cats find homes or receive medical care through our programs.

$192Kprogram expense
02

We adopt feral and undersocialized cats to outdoor rural homes that provide food, water, and shelter from inclement weather. We adopt tame cats to indoor-only homes. All of our cats are delivered to their new owner to ensure they are going to a good HOME.IN 2020 we completed 521 adoptions.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs offer a humane and effective way of solving the cat overpopulation problem. Free-roaming, un-owned, and unsterilized cats are trapped, neutered, and returned to their original HOME.IN 2020 we completed 616 SPAY/NEUTERS through our two SPAY/NEUTER programs.

$30Kprogram 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$700

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$461K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$375K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$418K
Ln 25
Programscol B$258K
Managementcol C$95K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$435K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$375K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$461K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$457K
Total assetsLn 16$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$314K
Net assetsLn 32$435K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$196K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$226K$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$457K
Total assetsLn 16$391K$749K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$314K
Net assetsLn 32$378K$435K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$12K$24K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$125K$22K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$12K$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$8K$943$910
Advertising and promotionLn 12$54$54
Office expensesLn 13$41K$10K$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$13K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$966$966
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$148$148
InterestLn 20$18K$6K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$8K$876
InsuranceLn 23$14K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$56K
All other expensesLn 24e$849$849
Total functional expensesLn 25$418K$258K$95K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $755K$854K−$99K$609K 990 PDF
FY2023 $661K$683K−$22K$710K 990 PDF
FY2022 $789K$656K$133K$726K 990 PDF
FY2021 $684K$509K$175K$626K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $461K$418K$43K$435K 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
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Part I · Summary $461,459 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $294,608$374,967
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,785$66,390
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,552$17,129
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,816$2,973
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,761$461,459
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $222,599$248,678
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $168,456$169,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $391,055$418,213
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,706$43,246
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $461,459 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,973 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$374,967
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,731
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$374,967
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $66,390$66,390
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,847$1,847
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,282$15,282
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,390 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,102$461,459
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,213 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,944 · Management $23,888 · Fundraising $23,887$59,719
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $124,849 · Management $21,710 · Fundraising $21,710$168,269
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,414 · Management $4,138 · Fundraising $4,138$20,690
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,287$3,287
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,062$1,062
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,727 · Management $943 · Fundraising $910$9,580
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $54$54
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,451 · Management $15,375 · Fundraising $14,936$40,762
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,731 · Management $2,050$14,781
IX-17 TravelPrograms $966 · Management $966$1,932
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $148$148
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,790 · Management $12,149$17,939
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,885 · Management $876$8,761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,049 · Management $7,049$14,098
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,282$56,282
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $849$849
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,088 · Management $94,544 · Fundraising $65,581$418,213
Part X · Balance sheet $748,860 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,452$134,510
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,844$61,859
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,162$7,578
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$911
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $55,820$457,065
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $223,199$84,512
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $3,044$2,425
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $390,521$748,860
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,885$33,897
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,885$313,948
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $377,636$391,302
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$43,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $377,636$434,912
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $390,521$748,860
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,912 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$461,459
XI-2 Total expenses$418,213
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,246
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$377,636
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,359
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,389
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,912

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