Cats Meow

Analysis

Cats Meow is a registered charity in United States, based in Anacortes, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cats Meow reported income of $307k and spending of $312k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $227k to $307k (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cats Meow sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kalamazoo Animal Rescue ($307k), Golden Gate Basset Rescue Inc ($307k) and Heartland Humane Society of Missouri ($307k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $445k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $423k. It reported 8 employees.