The Catcade INC FY2018 filing

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 81-5469117Revenue $316K in FY2018

On file with the IRSthecatcade.org1235 West Belmont Avenue, 60657-9829 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To rescue cats from life-threatening situations such as high-kill shelters, and to find friendly, quality homes for them through our adoption program.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ 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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FY2018 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $241K a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $204K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$871
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$316K
Spent
$222K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$316K
FY2018
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$316K
FY2020$299K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$940K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$222K
FY2018
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$222K
FY2020$324K
FY2021$381K
FY2022$486K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$740K
Net assets
$133K
FY2018
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$133K
FY2020$228K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$801K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2018 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 Mar 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $193K Management & general 13% · $29K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$30,250Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$30,250Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Casey’s $75K as Co-Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2018
Michelle Casey$75,015$60,950$49,536$41,552$40,272$30,250
Christopher Gutierrez$74,577$60,950$49,133$41,240$40,034$30,250

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

Rescues cats from danger and finds them loving adoptive homes.

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1 program · $193K · in their own filed words · FY2018
01

To provide a cageless, comfortable shelter for rescue cats, and find quality homes for them through an adoption program.

$193Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2018 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$316K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$240K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$222K
Ln 25
Programscol B$193K
Managementcol C$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$871
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$240K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$316K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$871
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 618
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 FY18End FY18
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$110K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$20K
Total assetsLn 16$40K$134K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$871
Net assetsLn 32$40K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$48K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$788
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$862$750$112
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$760
Office expensesLn 13$8K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$76K$66K$10K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$919
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$184
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$29K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$167$145$22
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K$193K$29K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$740K$411K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$711K$395K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $940K$486K$454K$801K 990 PDF
FY2021 $499K$381K$118K$346K 990 PDF
FY2020 $299K$324K−$25K$228K 990 PDF
FY2019 Not on file
FY2018 Viewing $316K$222K$94K$133K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2018 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $316,254 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $114,881$63,622
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$239,715
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,857$12,917
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,738$316,254
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 $13,000$89,287
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,056$132,752
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $83,056$222,039
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,682$94,215
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $316,254 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,917 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,020
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,602
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,622
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $239,715$239,715
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $252,632 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$316,254
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,039 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,400 · Management $10,819$59,219
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,007$24,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,273 · Management $788$6,061
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $750 · Management $112$862
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,086 · Management $760$5,846
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,962 · Management $1,040$8,002
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,730 · Management $9,821$75,551
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,147 · Management $919$7,066
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,230 · Management $184$1,414
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,444 · Management $4,400$33,844
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $145 · Management $22$167
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $193,174 · Management $28,865 · Fundraising $0$222,039
Part X · Balance sheet $134,298 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,682$110,498
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$20,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,800
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,682$134,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$871
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$871
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,682$133,427
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,682$134,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $133,427 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$316,254
XI-2 Total expenses$222,039
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,215
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,682
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$470
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$133,427

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2018 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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