Caring for Creatures Foundation EIN 54-1463336

Caring for Creatures Foundation FY2021 filing

EIN  54-1463336 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Palmyra, VA Founded 1987
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
an animal-related nonprofit
Leadership
Mary K Birkholz · Pres./Dir. · $24K
Money in and out
$503K revenue, $501K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency

Caring for Creatures Foundation is an animal-related nonprofit based in Palmyra, VA, formed in 1987. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $503K in revenue, $501K in expenses, and $131K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$503K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$501K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$131K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$503K
FY2021▲ +8%
Expenses
$501K
FY2021▲ +17%
Total assets
$234K
FY2021▼ -16%
Total liabilities
$103K
FY2021▼ -32%
Total revenue
$503K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$501K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$131K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$234K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 41
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $404K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Animal Care

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$404Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCaring for Creatures Foundation
EINHdr · item D54-1463336
Principal addressHdr · item CPalmyra, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.caringforcreatures.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1987
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFAnimals (D200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1989

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b1
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Pres./Dir.
$24,050Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary K Birkholz’s $32K as Pres./Dir. is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1132 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary K Birkholz$32,000$32,000$31,299$30,800$24,050$21,800
Kristen Townsend$17,493

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$393K · 78%
Other revenue$110K · 22%
Contributions & grants78%$393K
Other revenue22%$110K
— government grantsLn 1e$5K
Total revenueLn 12$503K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.12
Program services81%$404K
Management & general7%$35K
Fundraising12%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$501K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$103K
Total net assetsLn 32$131K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $501K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $497K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $404K · Total expenses $501K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $501K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $62K · Total expenses $501K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $37K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $426K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $393K · Total revenue $503K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants $5K · Total revenue $503K
1%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $503K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $503K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $501K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $503K · Prior year $464K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $131K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $503K · Expenses $501K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $234K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $131K · Total assets $234K
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $234K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mary K Birkholz · Reported title Pres./Dir. · Highest reported compensation $24K · Total expenses $501K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $306K · Total expenses $501K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth 8%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$703K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$460K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$503K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$464K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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