Cats in Action Nfp

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Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2022AnimalsEIN 88-4052929Revenue $148K in FY2025

On file with the IRScatsinaction.org11342 S Saint Lawrence Ave, 60628-5112 · Chicago, ILTax-exempt since Oct 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Cats in Action's mission is to help people help outdoor cats through TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), spay/neuter, rescue and providing veterinary care. We primarily help cats and the people who care for them in low-income neighborhoods in Chicago.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 20% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$148K
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$119K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$370K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$148K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$116K
FY2025$148K
Expenses
$119K
FY2025▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$93K
FY2025$119K
Net assets
$370K
FY2025▲ +133%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$159K
FY2025$370K

From the FY2025 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 Oct 2022.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $117K Management & general 2% · $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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board President & Outreach Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President & Programs Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provide Trap-Neuter-Return, spay/neuter, and vet care for outdoor cats in Chicago.

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1 program · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Animal welfare outreach including TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return), low-cost spay/neuter and rescue. Transfer/rescue from open-intake shelters. Foster, adoption and transfer programs for rescued animals. Requirement that animals be returned if adoption is unsuccessful.

$117Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$148K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$119K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$370K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$148K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$370K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$49K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$159K$370K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$159K$370K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$73K$73K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$119K$117K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $148K$119K$29K$370K 990 PDF
FY2024 $116K$93K$23K$159K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $148,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $110,431$137,141
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,550$6,668
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,220$4,350
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $116,201$148,159
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,052$119,214
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $93,052$119,214
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,149$28,945
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $148,159 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,141
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,141
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,668 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,668
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $4,350 · Excluded from tax $0$4,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,668 · Unrelated business $4,350 · Excluded from tax $0$148,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $119,214 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$72,550
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,822$1,822
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,308$7,308
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,761$1,761
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,639$5,639
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,160$2,160
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,974 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,974
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,054 · Management $2,160 · Fundraising $0$119,214
Part X · Balance sheet $369,560 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,038$48,540
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,888$51,046
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $122,722$269,974
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $158,648$369,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,648$369,560
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $158,648$369,560
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $158,648$369,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $369,560 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$148,159
XI-2 Total expenses$119,214
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,945
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$158,648
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$181,967
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$369,560

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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