2024-11-13T14:08:43-05:00 2023-12-31 541924486 ADVANTAGE ACCOUNTING & TAX SOLUTIONSINC 132 COMMUNITY DRIVE WAYNESBORO VA 22980 990 2023-01-01 203269224 CAT'S CRADLE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY INC CATS 5404331135 P O BOX 2128 HARRISONBURG VA 22801 SHARON SIMS TREASURER 5408203804 2024-10-28 true true KIRK B KNOTT CPA P00548117 5409423100 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SHARON SIMS 13423 PETREL STREET CLARKSBURG MD 20871 1021706 false X HTTPS://CATSCRADLEVA.ORG/ X 2005 VA CAT'S CRADLE SEEKS TO ENSURE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY FOR CATS IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. WE DO THIS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT WILL HELP DECREASE THE INTAKE OF CATS AT LOCAL SHELTERS AND END EUTHANASIA. 9 9 12 164 0 453753 843518 66275 128006 37160 38825 19874 11357 577062 1021706 0 0 198580 309354 0 38596 448116 459081 646696 768435 -69634 253271 1515897 1877476 8787 8545 1507110 1868931 X CATS CRADLES MISSION IS TO ENSURE AND MAINTAIN AND SAFE, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY FOR CATS IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. WE DO THIS BY FACILITATING AND PROMOTING SPAY/NEUTER AND TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN (TNR), CONDUCTING FOSTER-BASED RESCUE AND ADOPTION FROM LOCAL SHELTERS, AND PROVIDING PET RETENTION AND REHOMING PROGRAMS. OUR INTENT IS TO STEADILY DECREASE THE INTAKE OF CATS AND KITTENS AT LOCAL SHELTERS AND TO ULTIMATELY END THE EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY ADOPTABLE PETS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. false false 364117 69442 ADOPTION PROGRAM - 697 CATS WERE ADOPTED IN 2023, AVERAGING 58 CATS PER MONTH. CATS WERE ADOPTED FROM OUR LOCAL PETSMART STORE ADOPTION CENTER AS WELL AS THROUGH PROMOTION ON OUR INTERNET ADOPTION SITE. ALL CATS WERE ALTERED, TESTED, VACCINATED AND TREATED FOR PARASITES PRIOR TO ADOPTION. MANY OF THESE CATS CAME TO US INJURED OR ILL REQUIRING ADDITIONAL VETTING EXPENDITURES TO READY FOR ADOPTION. 689 CATS WERE TAKEN IN FROM AREA SHELTER ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, 16 CATS WERE TRANSPORTED OUT FOR AN ADOPTION EVENT SPONSORED BY OUR LOCAL SPCA. CONTRIBUTED VETERINARY SERVICES IN THE FORM OF DISCOUNTS TOTALED 6,133. 321846 58564 COMMUNITY SUPPORT-THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: SPAY/NEUTER (SN) AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MA). 3,668 CATS WER ALTERED DURING THE YEAR, OF WHICH 1,031 WERE TRAP, NEUTER & RETURN (TNR). MA IS PROVIDED TO CAT OWNERS OR CARETAKER OF STRAYS/COLONIES WITH FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN VETERINARY CARE FOR THEIR CATS, THUS PROMOTING PET RETENTION. OVER 200 FAMILIES WERE AUTHORIZED FOR MA FOR THEIR CATS IN 2023, OF WHICH 97 WERE HELPED AND CARE WAS COMPLETED AND BILLED DURING 2023. WE PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS LOCAL VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS TO PROVIDE LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES TO PET OWNERS AND CARETAKERS IN ROCKINGHAM, PAGE AND AUGUSTA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE CITIES OF HARRISONBURG, STAUNTON AND WAYNESBORO. SERVICES INCLUDED TRANSPORTATION, TRAPPING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF-DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT NEEDS. MOST PEOPLE PROVIDED SOME LEVEL OF COPAY. CONTRIBUTED VETERINARY SERVICES IN THE FORM OF DISCOUNTS TOTALED 4,077. 685963 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 12 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false VA X X X SHARON SIMS 5404331135 13423 PETREL STREET CLARKSBURG MD 20871 X JENNIFER KIRKLAND BOARD PRESID 14.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE CLARK BOARD VICE P 10.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY ELIA BOARD SECRET 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON SIMS TREASURER 30.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HICKMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUE GAST DIRECTOR 30.00 X 0 0 0 GEOFF SNOW DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MALERBA DIRECTOR 12.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT RYDER DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 843518 843518 ADOPTION PROGRAM 69442 69442 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM 30995 30995 CAT CAFE 27466 27466 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE 103 103 128006 38825 38825 VENDOR DISCOUNTS 10210 10210 SUNDRY 1147 1147 11357 1021706 139363 38825 266923 244277 11323 11323 4558 3878 340 340 17983 14909 1537 1537 19890 18316 787 787 18345 3750 5432 9163 261 251 10 1829 1607 151 71 28732 28711 21 20342 19788 134 420 7991 7991 9613 6603 2952 58 VETERINARY EXPENSES 257381 257381 VETERINARY SUPPLIES 47056 47056 ENDOWMENT FUND EXPENSES 10051 10051 PRINTING & COPYING 9640 3562 1581 4497 47840 28134 9316 10390 768435 685963 43876 38596 248647 558255 37310 17880 4979 2610 95368 46211 8148 49157 1216813 1249574 1515897 1877476 723 7895 8064 650 8787 8545 X 1433433 1795254 73677 73677 1507110 1868931 1515897 1877476 253271 108550 X false false false X 426744 489653 1812808 453753 843518 4026476 426744 489653 1812808 453753 843518 4026476 4026476 536 732 26272 37547 38825 103912 8212 9509 4484 13781 35986 4166374 545059 0.96640 0.97080 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 35,986 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FORM 990, SCHEDULE A, LINE 10 REPRESENTS INCOME FROM SPECIAL EVENTS CARRIED OUT IN ORDER TO SOLICIT SUPPORT FOR THE MISSION OF CAT'S CRADLE OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1216813 143075 -105000 -10051 1244837 1450402 -137063 -91810 -4716 1216813 1400000 51489 -1087 1450402 1.00000 true false 95368 46211 49157 49157 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION BENEFICIAL INT 1244837 C OTHER INVESTMENT 4737 C 1249574 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 650 650 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 SOURCE OF CAPITAL FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ABILITY TO FULFILL MISSION TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTIBLE AND SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL STABILITY. BARRY SIMS HUSBAND-BD MBR 4487 BOOKKEEPING SVCS false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CATS CRADLES MISSION IS TO ENSURE AND MAINTAIN AND SAFE, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY FOR CATS IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY. WE DO THIS BY FACILITATING AND PROMOTING SPAY/NEUTER AND TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN (TNR), CONDUCTING FOSTER-BASED RESCUE AND ADOPTION FROM LOCAL SHELTERS, AND PROVIDING PET RETENTION AND REHOMING PROGRAMS. OUR INTENT IS TO STEADILY DECREASE THE INTAKE OF CATS AND KITTENS AT LOCAL SHELTERS AND TO ULTIMATELY END THE EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY ADOPTABLE PETS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COMMUNITY SUPPORT-THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: SPAY/NEUTER (SN) AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (MA). 3,668 CATS WER ALTERED DURING THE YEAR, OF WHICH 1,031 WERE TRAP, NEUTER & RETURN (TNR). MA IS PROVIDED TO CAT OWNERS OR CARETAKER OF STRAYS/COLONIES WITH FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PREVENT THEM FROM BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN VETERINARY CARE FOR THEIR CATS, THUS PROMOTING PET RETENTION. OVER 200 FAMILIES WERE AUTHORIZED FOR MA FOR THEIR CATS IN 2023, OF WHICH 97 WERE HELPED AND CARE WAS COMPLETED AND BILLED DURING 2023. WE PARTNERED WITH VARIOUS LOCAL VETERINARY HOSPITALS AND SPAY/NEUTER CLINICS TO PROVIDE LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES TO PET OWNERS AND CARETAKERS IN ROCKINGHAM, PAGE AND AUGUSTA COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE CITIES OF HARRISONBURG, STAUNTON AND WAYNESBORO. SERVICES INCLUDED TRANSPORTATION, TRAPPING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-OR ANY COMBINATION THEREOF-DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT NEEDS. MOST PEOPLE PROVIDED SOME LEVEL OF COPAY. CONTRIBUTED VETERINARY SERVICES IN THE FORM OF DISCOUNTS TOTALED 4,077. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO BEING FILED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C:CAT'S CRADLE SURVEYS DIRECTORS, WHILE OFFICERS REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. INFORMATION CONCERNING POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IS TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CHAIR, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND ANY COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE BOARD DISCUSSES THE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE MEMBER WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY NOT VOTE ON THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPARISON OF PROPOSED COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT CEO PACKAGES IN THE REGION BASED ON COMPARABLE ORGANIZATION SIZE AND BUDGET, REVIEW OF DATA IN NATIONAL JOURNALS AND FROM THE CENTER FOR NON-PROFIT EXCELLENCE. DISCUSSIONS AND ANALYSIS TRACKED IN BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, ON CAT'S CRADLE'S WEBSITE, AND ON GUIDESTAR.COM.