2024-08-06T18:18:40-04:00 2023-12-31 454570537 MARJTAX INCORPORATED 3542 FRUITVALE- AVE PMB 227 OAKLAND CA 94602 990 2023-01-01 273838132 CAT TOWN CATT 5109151454 P O BOX 18675 OAKLAND CA 946190675 ANDREW DORMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5109151454 2024-08-01 true false MARJORIE WILLIAMS-JONES P00564614 5104826204 2024-08-06 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ANDREW DORMAN P O BOX 18675 OAKLAND CA 946190675 945810 false X WWW.CATTOWNOAKLAND.ORG X 2010 CA CAT TOWN'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE APPROACH TO SAVING SHELTER CATS, REDUCING EUTHANASIA NATIONWIDE. OUR FOCUS IS TO FIND GREAT HOMES FOR CATS WHO ARE CONSIDERED UNADOPTABLE IN THE TRADITIONAL RESCUE MODEL. 7 7 19 275 3573 975825 864994 58995 66061 1516 4290 4308 3573 1040644 938918 0 0 479149 576681 0 66968 457466 493374 936615 1070055 104029 -131137 1026138 897213 5735 7947 1020403 889266 X CAT TOWN'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM THE APPROACH TO SAVING SHELTER CATS, REDUCING EUTHANASIA NATIONWIDE. OUR FOCUS IS TO FIND GREAT HOMES FOR CATS WHO ARE CONSIDERED UNADOPTABLE IN THE TRADITIONAL RESCUE MODEL. false false 771993 66061 OUR RESCUE AND ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFETY NET FOR CATS WHO WOULD BE EUTHANIZED AT THE SHELTER BECAUSE THEY SEEM UNADOPTABLE THERE, AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER LOCAL RESCUE GROUP WHO WOULD HELP THESE CATS. DURING 2023, WE MAINTAINED A PROGRAM OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FOSTER CATS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, INCLUDING SENIORS WITH MEDICAL NEEDS, CATS RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AND CATS WHO WERE SO STRESSED OR SHUT DOWN AT THE SHELTER AS TO BE UNADOPTABLE THERE. AT OUR ADOPTION CENTER - THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE USA - WE HOUSE UP TO 50 ADOPTABLE CATS IN A CAGE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. (SEE FULL STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE O) 58744 THROUGH OUR EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WE INSPIRE OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS TO EMBRACE AND ADAPT OUR PROGRAMS FOR THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MADDIE'S FUND, WE HAVE TRAINED ANIMAL WELFARE PROFESSIONALS FROM 89 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 32 STATES ON ASSESSING,RESCUING, AND ADOPTING HARD-TO-PLACE CATS THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR EUTHANASIA THROUGHOUT MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. IN 2023 WE LAUNCHED AN ONLINE INSTRUCTOR-LED VERSION OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE SUPPORT OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ABOUT CAT CARE, WELFARE, REHOMING, TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN, AND OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES. 97897 THROUGH OUR PET RETENTION PROGRAMS, WE ENABLE ADOPTERS OF CAT TOWN CATS TO KEEP THEIR ADOPTED PETS IN THEIR HOMES. FOR ALL ADOPTERS, WE OFFER EXTENSIVE COUNSELING AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT VIA OUR CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF BEHAVIOR ISSUES. OUR IN-IT-FOR-LIFE HOSPICE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ADOPTERS OF CATS THAT HAVE UNTREATABLE, TERMINAL MEDICAL CONDITIONS, ENSURING THAT THE COST OF VETERINARY CARE DOES NOT BECOME A BARRIER TO FINDING GREAT HOMES FOR THESE CATS IN THEIR FINAL MONTHS OR YEARS. 928634 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 19 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X X X JAMIE MILLER 5109151454 P O BOX 18675 OAKLAND CA 946190675 MARLA CORNELIUS PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLOW LIROFF SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMIE MILLER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 NARA DAHLBACKA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEFANIE KRAUS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ABERNATHY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA KOPEC BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW DORMAN EXECUTIVE DI 50.00 X 72000 0 2160 72000 2160 false false false 18539 846455 60804 864994 ADOPTION REVENUE 42597 42597 CAFESUBLET 23464 23464 66061 4290 4290 10465 18539 6892 3573 3573 938918 66061 3573 4290 X 72000 36000 18000 18000 444721 401521 7200 36000 6772 4396 756 1620 11976 10430 469 1077 41212 35006 1884 4322 1698 1698 17428 17428 184770 184770 3361 3361 9016 2317 750 5949 14732 13281 1451 143987 143987 2238 2238 1458 1035 423 17533 17533 17367 17367 6861 6861 RESCUE SUPPLIES - INKIND 38676 38676 RESCUE SUPPLIES 34249 34249 1070055 928634 74453 66968 190324 216544 658844 506889 1070 3450 4288 4288 267926 136971 147314 130955 24298 35087 1026138 897213 5735 7947 5735 7947 X 1020403 889266 1020403 889266 1026138 897213 -131137 X false false false X 789946 810950 1247451 975825 864994 4689166 789946 810950 1247451 975825 864994 4689166 112465 4576701 48 66 462 1516 4290 6382 448 3751 967 5166 4700714 246176 0.97360 0.94840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 246980 119392 127588 7386 4334 3052 13560 13245 315 130955 VACATION ACCRUAL LIABILITY 7090 SIMPLE IRA LIABILITY 846 SALES TAX PAYABLE 11 7947 ONLINE AUCTION 18539 18539 MERCHANDISE SAL 10465 10465 6892 29004 18539 10465 6892 6892 3573 X 1 9543 SALE PRICE AT DONATION X 1 19727 STANDARD RETAIL PRICE X RESCUE SUPPLIES 3 18949 STANDARD RETAIL PRICE X AUCTION ITEMS 1 12585 SRP OR AUCTION SALE PRICE false true false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 DURING 2023, APPROXIMATELY 275 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED CAT TOWN'S OPERATIONS. VOLUNTEER ROLES INCLUDE FOSTERS, INTERACTING WITH VISITORS TO THE ADOPTION CENTER, SOCIALIZING FEARFUL CATS AND HELPING WITH MARKETING, FUNDRAISING, OUTREACH AND TRANSPORTATION. CAT TOWN IS LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A STRONG COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT AND WE COULD NOT DO THIS WORK WITHOUT OUR WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS. FORM 990, PART III PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT 1 FULL STATEMENT OUR RESCUE AND ADOPTION PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFETY NET FOR CATS WHO WOULD BE EUTHANIZED AT THE SHELTER BECAUSE THEY SEEM UNADOPTABLE THERE, AND BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER LOCAL RESCUE GROUP WHO WOULD HELP THESE CATS. DURING 2023, WE MAINTAINED A PROGRAM OF APPROXIMATELY 50 FOSTER CATS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, INCLUDING SENIORS WITH MEDICAL NEEDS, CATS RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AND CATS WHO WERE SO STRESSED OR SHUT DOWN AT THE SHELTER AS TO BE UNADOPTABLE THERE. AT OUR ADOPTION CENTER - THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE USA - WE HOUSE UP TO 50 CATS IN A COMPLETELY CAGE-FREE ENVIRONMENT. WE FOCUS ON SOCIALIZING OLDER KITTENS THROUGH OUR FORGOTTEN KITTEN PROJECT. THESE ARE HARD-TO-PLACE KITTENS WHO COME INTO OUR MUNICIPAL SHELTER PARTNER AT THREE MONTHS OR OLDER, AFTER THE IDEAL WINDOW FOR SOCIALIZING THEM HAS CLOSED. BECAUSE SOCIALIZING THEM IS SO CHALLENGING, THEY ARE OVERLOOKED BY OTHER GROUPS AND AT HIGH RISK FOR EUTHANASIA. IN ADDITION, THIS CENTER PROVIDES SPECIAL HOUSING FOR CATS WHO ARE UNDER SOCIALIZED, OLDER AND/OR HAVE MEDICAL NEEDS, ALLOWING THESE CATS TO MEET POTENTIAL ADOPTERS IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY FEEL SAFE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A FULL COPY OF THE 990 PACKAGE IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS HAVE A DUTY TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BYLAWS SECTION 3 STATES: IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BYLAWS STATE: THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE SHALL OBTAIN AND RELY UPON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY PRIOR TO APPROVING THE TERMS OF COMPENSATION. APPROPRIATE DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS, BOTH TAXABLE AND TAX-EXEMPT, FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS. "SIMILARLY SITUATED" ORGANIZATIONS ARE THOSE OF A SIMILAR SIZE AND PURPOSE AND WITH SIMILAR RESOURCES 2. THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR SERVICES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THIS ORGANIZATION 3. CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS 4. ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS COMPETING FOR THE SERVICES OF THE PERSON WHO IS THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT. THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL HAVE OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO COMPARABILITY IF IT OBTAINS AND RELIES UPON DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY THREE COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE SAME OR SIMILAR COMMUNITIES FOR SIMILAR SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WITH CONSULTATION OF BOARD MEMBERS, DETERMINES THE SALARY AND WAGES OF THE STAFF, BASED ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR AGENCIES IN OAKLAND, CA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL AGENCY DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE APPROVED FORM 1023, FILED 990S, AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G VETERINARIANS 184,247 0 0 PET SITTERS 30 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES - OTHER 493 0 0 TOTAL 184,770 0 0