Cat Town

Analysis

Cat Town is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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, Cat Town reported income of $939k and spending of $1.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $807k to $939k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Cat Town sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forgotten Now Family Rescue Co ($939k), Korean K9 Rescue Inc ($939k) and Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation ($939k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $445k. At year end it held assets of $897k against liabilities of $7,947, net assets of $889k. It reported 19 employees.