Project Survival EIN 77-0453437

Project Survival FY2021 filing

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Shelters large wild cats and educates elementary schools about their lives. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $629K in revenue, $598K in expenses, and $183K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1997
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Science & Technology
Location
Dunlap, CA
Website
www.cathaven.com
Filings
4 on file (2021–2021)
Revenue
$629KFY2021
Expenses
$598K
Net assets
$183K
People
6
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  77-0453437 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dunlap, CA Founded 1997
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Shelters large wild cats and educates elementary schools about their lives.
Leadership
Wendy Debbas · President · $1K
Money in and out
$629K revenue, $598K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$629K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$598K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$183K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $31K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$629K
FY2021
Expenses
$598K
FY2021
Total assets
$456K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$273K
FY2021
Total revenue
$629K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$598K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$183K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$31K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$456K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $439K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Providing shelter in a natural like setting for large wild felinecats, and providing educational services to elementary schools pertaining to the lives of the large wild cats.

$439Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CProject Survival
EINHdr · item D77-0453437
Principal addressHdr · item CDunlap, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cathaven.com
Year of formationHdr · item L1997
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$700Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy Debbas’s $700 as President is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 311 $100K–1M science & technology 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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$333K · 53%
Contributions & grants$218K · 35%
Other revenue$77K · 12%
Program service revenue53%$333K
Contributions & grants35%$218K
Other revenue12%$77K
— government grantsLn 1e$47K
Total revenueLn 12$629K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.00
Program services94%$560K
Management & general6%$36K
Fundraising$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$598K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$431K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$273K
Total net assetsLn 32$183K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $431K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $598K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $596K
8.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $560K · Total expenses $598K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $598K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $598K
0.3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $2K · Solicited contributions $171K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $218K · Total revenue $629K
35%
Government reliance
Government grants $47K · Total revenue $629K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $333K · Total revenue $629K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $629K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $333K · Total expenses $598K
56%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $629K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $183K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $629K · Expenses $598K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $456K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $183K · Total assets $456K
40%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $456K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Wendy Debbas · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $700 · Total expenses $598K
0.1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $218K · Total expenses $598K
36%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%
Legal fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 0.3%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$43K

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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$738K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$713K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$890K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$629K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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