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Bitty Kitty Brigade

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Little Canada, MN501(c)(3)Animals EIN 83-2267427Revenue $641K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbittykittybrigade.org2900 Rice St Ste 250, 55113-2259 · Little Canada, MNTax-exempt since Nov 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide care for orphaned neonatal kittens and to partner with animal rescue organizations and impound facilities to improve survival rates within the neonatal kitten population.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 344 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $11K a year · 2% 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
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $133K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64K
39% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 39% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$641K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$668K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$100K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$641K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$339K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$624K
FY2024$641K
Expenses
$668K
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$277K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$562K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$668K
Net assets
$100K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$115K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$100K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $599K Management & general 10% · $66K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Barrett
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Dwyer
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne Mayes
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues orphaned neonatal kittens and partners with shelters to boost their survival.

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3 programs · $599K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our foster program provided care and medical services for 1048 kittens, cats and dogs in 2024 including 924 kittens age 05 weeks, 72 kittens 6 weeks to 9 months, 49 KITTENS/CATS age 9 months and older and 5 dogs age 05 weeks.

$514Kprogram expense
02

The organization continued a program to address the issues of unaltered stray and feral cats on properties from which orphaned kittens were surrendered to the organization. Cats are humanely trapped, sterilized and returned to their outdoor home or in the case of friendly cats, they are networked to local rescue

$85Kprogram expense
03

We continued to offer low-cost vaccine and microchip options to community pet owners through our semi-monthly clinics. We saw approximately 350 cats and dogs for exams, tests, updated vaccines, microchips and nail trims.

$496program 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
Ocora FoundationFY2025$80K
Car Donation FoundationFY2025$53K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$133K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$641K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$196K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Money outPt IX
$668K
Ln 25
Programscol B$599K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$100K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$366K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$196K
Other incomeLn 4–11$80K
Total revenueLn 12$641K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$100K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6344
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$164K
Total assetsLn 16$208K$164K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$126K$100K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$63$63
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$434K$434K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$952$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$1K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$380$380
OccupancyLn 16$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$162K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$589
Total functional expensesLn 25$668K$599K$66K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $641K$668K−$27K$100K 990 PDF
FY2023 $624K$564K$59K$126K 990 PDF
FY2022 $515K$562K−$48K$67K 990 PDF
FY2021 $464K$456K$8K$115K 990 PDF
FY2020 $339K$277K$62K$107K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $641,104 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $392,076$365,536
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $200,718$195,973
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,716$79,595
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $623,510$641,104
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $564,036$667,818
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $564,036$667,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $59,474−$26,714
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $641,104 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $60,276 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$365,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$365,536
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $195,973$195,973
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,264$15,264
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,055$4,055
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $195,973 · Excluded from tax $79,595$641,104
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $667,818 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $63$63
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $433,950$433,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $952 · Management $2,485 · Fundraising $1,988$5,425
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,273 · Management $10,034$11,307
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $380$380
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $49,387$49,387
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,857$3,857
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $161,520$161,520
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,340 · Management $589$1,929
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $599,415 · Management $66,415 · Fundraising $1,988$667,818
Part X · Balance sheet $163,665 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,629$163,665
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $207,629$163,665
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,145$63,895
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,145$63,895
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $126,484$99,770
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $207,629$163,665
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $99,770 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$641,104
XI-2 Total expenses$667,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$126,484
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$99,770

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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