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Stray Cat Alliance FY2021 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 95-4787231Revenue $4.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSstraycatalliance.orgPo Box 661277, 90066-9477 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
$84K 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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FY2021 · 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
$84K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$349K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% 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
$4.1M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2021▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.9M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2021▼ -5%
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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
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +49%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$581K
FY2023$708K
FY2024$587K

From the FY2021 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% · $2.9M Management & general 5% · $187K Fundraising 11% · $400K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Christienne Metropole
President & CEO
$84,355Pt VII · Sec A
Aaron Leider
Director & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Courtney Fern
Director & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betsey Liley
Director & Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kaye Zigrang
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $2.9M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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$1.4Mprogram expense
02

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$833Kprogram expense
03

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$690Kprogram 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
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$1.1M
The Carol Moss FoundationFY2024$130K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$96K
Best Friends Animal SocietyFY2024$88K
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsFY2024$77K
Bragg Health FoundationFY2024$50K
Mary Jo and Hank Greenberg Animal FoundationFY2024$50K
California Community FoundationFY2024$45K
Total grants receivedfrom 27 funders$1.9M
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$400K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$265K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$308K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$220K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$59K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$349K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$502K$349K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$919K$82K$178K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$40K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$77K$6K$16K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$497$12K$90
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$10K$2K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$176K$73K−$1K$104K
Office expensesLn 13$107K$34K$22K$51K
Information technologyLn 14$32K$11K$15K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$343K$267K$36K$41K
TravelLn 17$1K$4$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$12K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$26K$3K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.5M$1.5M$2K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e−$15K−$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$2.9M$187K$400K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,086,099 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,215,436$3,870,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $259,554$219,840
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $36,109−$3,855
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,511,099$4,086,099
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,999$3,432
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,107,541$1,326,087
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,623,919$2,204,114
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,733,459$3,533,633
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $777,640$552,466
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $4,086,099 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $859 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$118,514
VIII-1e Government grants$265,111
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,486,489
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$307,541
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,870,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $219,840$219,840
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $10,500$10,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,214−$15,214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,199 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$15,214$4,086,099
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,533,633 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,518$1,518
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,914$1,914
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $918,668 · Management $81,687 · Fundraising $178,132$1,178,487
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,099 · Management $5,529 · Fundraising $3,113$48,741
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,079 · Management $6,265 · Fundraising $15,515$98,859
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $497 · Management $11,559 · Fundraising $90$12,146
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,136 · Management $1,575 · Fundraising $2,896$14,607
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $73,348 · Management −$1,253 · Fundraising $104,344$176,439
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,773 · Management $21,982 · Fundraising $51,163$106,918
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,425 · Management $15,454 · Fundraising $5,513$32,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $266,937 · Management $35,514 · Fundraising $41,043$343,494
IX-17 TravelManagement $4 · Fundraising $1,033$1,037
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,064 · Management $3,015$15,079
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,344 · Management $3,368 · Fundraising $5,585$35,297
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,472,552 · Management $2,141 · Fundraising $7,226$1,481,919
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising −$15,214−$15,214
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,946,354 · Management $186,840 · Fundraising $400,439$3,533,633
Part X · Balance sheet $2,040,863 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,416,766$1,759,561
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $144,187$202,969
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,738$15,738
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,823$823
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $46,156$59,072
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,780$2,700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,641,450$2,040,863
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $137,414$163,005
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,195$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $502,448$349,395
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,139,002$1,691,468
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,139,002$1,691,468
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,641,450$2,040,863
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,691,468 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,086,099
XI-2 Total expenses$3,533,633
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$552,466
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,139,002
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,691,468

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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