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Fat Cat Rescue INC

Tax-deductible

Zion, IL501(c)(3)Since 2012AnimalsEIN 90-0863428Revenue $278K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfatcatrescueinc.org15290 W Il Route 173, 60099-9445 · Zion, ILTax-exempt since Aug 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide for the feeding and care of homeless cats, provide an adoption shelter, and to humanely trap, spay/neuter and release feral cats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $158 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$322K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$278K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$278K
Expenses
$341K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$214K
FY2022$257K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$341K
Net assets
$322K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$441K
FY2024$385K
FY2025$322K

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 Aug 2012.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $299K Management & general 10% · $36K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Diane Berwald
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bobbie Davis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Feeds, shelters, and adopts homeless cats, while spaying/neutering and releasing feral ones.

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1 program · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To provide for the feeding and care of homeless cats, provide an adoption shelter, and to humanely trap, SPAY/NEUTER and release feral cats.

$299Kprogram 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
Benjamin J Rosenthal FoundationFY2024$6K
Pfizer Foundation INCFY2024$310
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$36K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$322K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$264K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$354K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$322K
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$120K$57K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$354K$354K
Total assetsLn 16$474K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$385K$322K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$151$17K
OccupancyLn 16$90K$90K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$174K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$12K$2K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$299K$36K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $278K$341K−$63K$322K 990 PDF
FY2024 $244K$300K−$56K$385K 990 PDF
FY2023 $211K$291K−$80K$441K 990 PDF
FY2022 $446K$257K$189K$521K 990 PDF
FY2021 $223K$214K$9K$332K 990 PDF
FY2020 $165K$323K 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
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Part I · Summary $278,437 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,006$264,196
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,141$14,241
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $244,147$278,437
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 $300,095$341,317
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $300,095$341,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$55,948−$62,880
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $278,437 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,196
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,196
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,241$14,241
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $14,241$278,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,317 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,516$10,516
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $151 · Management $16,571$16,722
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,968$89,968
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,111$15,111
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,915$7,915
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $174,086 · Management $6,278$180,364
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,510 · Management $2,362 · Fundraising $6,849$20,721
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,741 · Management $35,727 · Fundraising $6,849$341,317
Part X · Balance sheet $411,165 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,845$57,493
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $354,200$353,672
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $474,045$411,165
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $70,000$70,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,000$19,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,000$89,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $385,045$322,165
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $385,045$322,165
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $474,045$411,165
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,165 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$278,437
XI-2 Total expenses$341,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$62,880
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$385,045
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,165

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

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