Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers communities to advocate for every cat's right to be safe, healthy and valued.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,417 volunteers and 56 employees.
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 $45K a year · 1% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$256K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
27
named funders · $1.9M
Looks good: 27 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$579K
50% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 50% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$587K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.0M
Net assets
$587K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$581K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$587K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $3.4M Management & general 5% · $211K Fundraising 12% · $469K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $256K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operating Officer
$138,749Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$116,775Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Camrin Christensen’s $139K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erich Stumpp—$164,660$115,196——
Camrin Christensen$138,749$123,469$112,946——
Christienne Metropole$116,775$109,112$113,454$84,355$69,713

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

Empowers communities to advocate for every cat's right to be safe and healthy.

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Safe at Home

We help community members that seek support for unweaned kittens and sick and injured community cats. Safe at home empowers and educates theses community members to serve as foster caregivers and play an integral part in saving lives.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Return to Home for Community Cats

Return to home is a flagship and best practice program. Community cats are one of the most at-risk populations in shelter environments. Using address information gathered through our shelter-based interventions, we target the cats that have the highest potential of ending up at the city shelter in south los angeles.

$716Kprogram expense
03

Adoptions

Our adoptions program provides foster and forever homes to cats and kittens that are pulled from los angeles animal service shelters. We focus on the most in-need cats - those who are sick, injured, or underage - and are at risk of being euthanized.

$298Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$211K
Fundraisingcol D$469K
Owns and owesPt X
$587K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$893K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$579K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$96K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$753K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$893K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$893K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$579K
Net assetsLn 32$587K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 556
VolunteersI 61,417
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$764K$893K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$489K$579K
Net assetsLn 32$708K$587K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.4M$105K$131K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$41K$6K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$136K$116K$9K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$472K$242K$37K$193K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$298$8K$39
Office expensesLn 13$10K$8K$1K$785
Information technologyLn 14$38K$12K$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$44K$44K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$621
InterestLn 20$9K$1K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$44K$2K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M$19K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$61K$25K$3K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$3.4M$211K$469K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.9M$4.0M−$121K$587K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.9M$3.7M$127K$708K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$4.3M−$1.1M$581K 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.5M$552K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.5M$3.7M$778K$1.1M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,917,165 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,721,181$3,748,123
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $135,360$169,042
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$356$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,856,185$3,917,165
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 $2,147,089$1,812,886
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,582,248$2,225,645
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,729,337$4,038,531
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $126,848−$121,366
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,917,165 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$95,634
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,652,489
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$753,009
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,748,123
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,042$169,042
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,042 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,917,165
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,038,531 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,388,582 · Management $104,670 · Fundraising $131,497$1,624,749
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,125 · Management $6,356 · Fundraising $4,730$52,211
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $116,048 · Management $8,508 · Fundraising $11,370$135,926
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $242,330 · Management $37,075 · Fundraising $193,090$472,495
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $298 · Management $7,539 · Fundraising $39$7,876
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,556 · Management $1,435 · Fundraising $785$9,776
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,831 · Management $12,975 · Fundraising $13,436$38,242
IX-16 OccupancyFundraising $44,013$44,013
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,446 · Fundraising $621$7,067
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,128 · Management $7,803$8,931
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,544$11,544
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,772 · Management $2,292 · Fundraising $8,502$54,566
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,463,094 · Management $19,486 · Fundraising $27,152$1,509,732
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,605 · Management $2,940 · Fundraising $33,858$61,403
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,358,359 · Management $211,079 · Fundraising $469,093$4,038,531
Part X · Balance sheet $1,165,491 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $763,726$893,212
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $224,949$210,696
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,323$5,323
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,447$17,904
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $23,547$29,685
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150,395$8,671
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,197,387$1,165,491
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $162,211$260,530
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$60,952
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$84,247
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $489,082$578,552
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $708,305$586,939
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $708,305$586,939
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,197,387$1,165,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $586,939 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,917,165
XI-2 Total expenses$4,038,531
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$121,366
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$708,305
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$586,939

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