Creaturekind FY2023 filing

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EIN 84-3716691 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$240K
FY2023▼ -15%
Expenses
$261K
FY2023▼ -25%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).


Inspires Christians to care for food animals based on faith, encouraging practical action. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $240K in revenue, $261K in expenses, and $37K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Portland, OR
Website
www.becreaturekind.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$240KFY2023
Expenses
$261K
Net assets
$37K
People
14
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Inspires Christians to care for food animals based on faith, encouraging practical action.
Leadership
Aline Silva · Co-Director · $59K
Money in and out
$240K revenue, $261K expenses
Bottom line
55% program efficiency

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

GOOD

Yes — A charitable, religious, educational, scientific, or literary organization. Contributions are generally tax-deductible for donors.

IRS Business Master File records this organization as tax-exempt with deductible contributions. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

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Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Yes — filed FY2025

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2025 (1 year ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Farm Forward INC

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $9K received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

WARNING

55% to programs

55% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

<$100K · ↓ -15% vs prior year

Revenue band <$100K, -15% versus the prior filing year (down). See detail →

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$240K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$261K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$37K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$21K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
55%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$43K
FY2023▼ -44%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2023▼ -66%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$43K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B55%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CCreaturekind
EINHdr · item D84-3716691
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.becreaturekind.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $129K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$222K · 93%
Program service revenue$16K · 7%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants93%$222K
Program service revenue7%$16K
Investment income1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$21K
Total revenueLn 12$240K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.36 Fundraising $0.09
Program services55%$144K
Management & general36%$94K
Fundraising9%$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$33K
Total assetsLn 16$43K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$37K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $33K · Operating expenses/yr $261K
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $144K · Total expenses $261K
55%
Management & General
Management & general $94K · Total expenses $261K
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $23K · Total expenses $261K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $16K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $240K
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $222K · Total revenue $240K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants $21K · Total revenue $240K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $240K
7%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $240K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $261K
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $240K · Prior year $281K
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $37K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $240K · Expenses $261K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $43K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $37K · Total assets $43K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $43K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Aline Silva · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $261K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $208K · Total expenses $261K
80%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 55%——
Overhead ratio 36%——
Fundraising cost ratio 10%——
Revenue growth -15%——
Legal fee ratio 0.5%——
Accounting fee ratio 4%——

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 · 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

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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)$4K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$125K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$240K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$281K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$237K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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