Creaturekind FY2023 filing

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The organization's mission is to encourage christians to recognize faith- based reasons for caring about the wellbeing of fellow animal creatures used for food, and to take practical action in response.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
55% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.5 mo
of spending, in cash
1.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
15% of total assets
Liabilities are 15% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
5 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$240K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$240K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$4K
Expenses
$261K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$117K
FY2021$263K
FY2022$348K
FY2023$261K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$37K
FY2023▼ -36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$147K
FY2021$124K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$46K
FY2025$6K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $144K Management & general 36% · $94K Fundraising 9% · $23K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $59K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Director
$59,096Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director/
$142Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aline Silva$59,096$70,343$65,055$39,507
Sarah Withrow King$142$9,440$24,565$6,979

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

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Education & outreach through our TRAINING/EDUCATION, and outreach program, creaturekind helps christians understand faith-based reasons for caring about the wellbeing of farmed animals, and equips them to take practical action in response, with goals that include changing individual and institutional food practices, reducing or…

$92Kprogram expense
02

Creaturekind fellows the creaturekind fellows program helps christian students develop leadership skills, deepen their theology of animals, and connect them with like-minded young leaders and mentors.

$34Kprogram expense
03

Denominational cefaw-us is a partnership between creaturekind and three other organizations. Through our work, we advance the cause of farmed animal welfare at the denominational level in the us and encourage us churches to add farmed animal welfare to their faith concerns.

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $52K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,100
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,860
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,667
Farm Forward INCOR · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$240K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$144K
Managementcol C$94K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$33K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$240K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$33K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$10K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$8K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$76K$43K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$58K$37K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$5K$5K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$8K$8K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$62K$26K$22K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$119K$69K$43K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$7K$5K$991
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$7K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$12K$470
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23$23
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$1K$185
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$507$4
OccupancyLn 16$230$230
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$201$201
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$770$2K$110
All other expensesLn 24e$90$57$33
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$144K$94K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 11, 2026 $4K$6K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 15, 2025 $125K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $240K$261K−$21K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2023 $281K$348K−$67K$58K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2022 $237K$263K−$26K$124K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 7, 2021 $263K$117K$147K$147K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $239,958 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $281,190$222,180
I-9 Program service revenue$15,834
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $27$1,944
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $281,237$239,958
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,176$13,524
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $227,597$207,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,022$39,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $347,795$260,985
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$66,558−$21,027
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $239,958 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$20,904
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$201,276
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$222,180
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,834$15,834
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,944$1,944
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,834 · Excluded from tax $1,944$239,958
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,985 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,100$5,100
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $8,424$8,424
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $25,918 · Management $22,214 · Fundraising $13,403$61,535
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,700 · Management $43,219 · Fundraising $7,095$119,014
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,259 · Management $5,496 · Fundraising $991$13,746
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,110 · Management $4,849 · Fundraising $1,502$13,461
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,351$1,351
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,086$10,086
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,257 · Management $470$12,727
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23$23
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,150 · Management $1,349 · Fundraising $185$2,684
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,358 · Management $507 · Fundraising $4$4,869
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $230$230
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,297$2,297
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $201$201
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,053$2,053
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $770 · Management $2,214 · Fundraising $110$3,094
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $57 · Management $33$90
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,854 · Management $93,841 · Fundraising $23,290$260,985
Part X · Balance sheet $42,936 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,573$33,073
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,863$9,863
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,408$42,936
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,741$6,296
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,741$6,296
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,271$15,244
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,396$21,396
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $57,667$36,640
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,408$42,936
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,640 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$239,958
XI-2 Total expenses$260,985
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,027
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$57,667
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,640

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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