Nonprofit · EIN 27-1184549
WILD BLUE CATS
Tax-exempt · COLORADO SPGS, CO 80908
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $518,557 | $417,708 | $100,849 | $545,300 | $10,678 | $534,622 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $517,155 | $534,842 | -$17,687 | $452,521 | $18,748 | $433,773 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $587,616 | $467,770 | $119,846 | $477,882 | $26,422 | $451,460 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $412,088
- Program service revenue
- $101,437
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,032
- Other revenue
- $5,032
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $41,244
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $44,514
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,425
- Depreciation
- $22,569
- Program services (functional)
- $376,630
- Management and general (functional)
- $41,078
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $452,521
- Total assets, end of year
- $545,300
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,678
- Net assets, end of year
- $534,622
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $386,401
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $534,622
- Gross receipts
- $524,384
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- CO
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Burkhart | Deputy Director Trustee or director | 40 | $10,968 |
| Marni Huller | CCU Trustee or director | 1 | $10,289 |
| Karen Eberhart | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Nichols | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sabrina Utter | Deputy Director Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| Mike Nelson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracey Landrum | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauri Cross | Executive Director Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Burkhart | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $10,636 |
| Marni Huller | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $7,428 |
| Karen Eberhart | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Nichols | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sabrina Utter | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauri Cross | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| Mike Nelson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracey Landrum | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Vicky Gasco | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Melinda Reichal | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Eberhart | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Nichols | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Susanne Hayes | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Russell | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Felin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lauri Cross | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 11235 S HOLMES RD, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80908-3938
- In care of
- % LAURI CROSS
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Ann E Nichols, 11235 S Holmes Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908
- Signed the 990
- Ann E Nichols, Treasurer
- Phone
- (719) 964-8905
- Website
- www.wbcats.org
- Return prepared by
- Hoelting & Company Inc
Mission
Wild Blue Cats seeks to save the precious lives of cats and kittens who are neglected, abandoned, abused, displaced, or surrendered and find them forever homes or provide them lifetime sanctuary. We also conduct TNR ventures outside City limits, while supporting TNR efforts inside City limits to the best of our ability. Wild Blue Cats supports people in our community by providing opportunities for emotional/physical healing through animal therapies. Our Kids 'n Kats program focuses specifically on helping children develop skills and compassion through working with cats.
Program accomplishments
- See Schedule OIn 2025 our focus again remained on cats in El Paso County, but we also regularly help cats throughout Colorado and from Texas, New Mexico and occasionally California. In 2025 there were 1,071 cats taken in who were in need of safety and care; 1011 cats were adopted to loving homes.Best Friends Animal Society has recognized Wild Blue for consistently having a save rate of over 90%. Since Wild Blue was founded, over 13,000+ cats have been positively impacted by Wild Blue, and there have been over 765 community cats in the Frontier Ferals TNR program that were fixed and vaccinated in 2025 alone. Wild Blue continues working with national organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society, Petco, and Petsmart. Wild Blue continues to work with regional agencies such as DDFL Solutions, Teller County Animal Shelter, National Mill Dog Rescue in Falcon/Peyton, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, JJs Helping Paws, Happy Cats Haven, Feline Fix and St. Paws Thrift Store. To promote finding forever homes for our cats, Wild Blue holds adoptions events every Saturday which alternate between a Petco store and a Petsmart store in Colorado Springs. In 2025, Wild Blue's primary veterinary partner was Ponderosa Vet Clinic. Dr Erin Davezac, Dr Lauren Abrahamsen, Dr Allison Black, Dr Angelina Piccoli, Dr Leann Pape, Dr Audrey Washburn and Dr Katie Redd provided high quality high volume (HQHV) spay/neuter services. Much of this support is funded by the Bissell Fix the Future program. Wild Blue continues its trap/neuter/return program - Frontier Ferals - focusing on pregnant and nursing feral cats and their kittens. Our Fix Feline Families program continued during 2025 and is funded primarily using grant funding from the Petco Foundation, Petsmart Charities and our fundraising efforts. Our feral cat sanctuary - Maya's Friends Wildheart Village was expanded in 2019 to add a second sanctuary primarily for nursing and pregnant mothers. In 2024 we added Bilbo's Barn Buddies, to house cats in our Barn Cat program. Kaylene's Cradle is Wild Blue's nursery and the highlights for 2025 include: 22 resilient mamas found safety and love to raise their babies; 96 kittens were cared for and socialized; 48 births; and 24 orphans were cared for. The Critical Care Unit started initial construction in 2019 and was completed in 2025 and put into service. The unit includes a nursery for pregnant/nursing queens and neonatal orphaned kitties. The Critical Care Unit also has space for a limited number of FeLV positive cats. A very extensive sanctuary remodel was completed during 2025 that allows Wild Blue to provide even better care for our residents while their wait for their forever homes. Wild Blue makes extensive use of volunteers and currently has over 200 active volunteers.Expenses $376,630 · revenue $106,469
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-1184549
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $545,300
- Income (IRS master file)
- $524,384
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $518,557 | $417,708 | $545,300 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $517,155 | $534,842 | $452,521 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $587,616 | $467,770 | $477,882 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $501,253 | $409,038 | $365,332 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-1184549).
Questions about WILD BLUE CATS
- What is the EIN of WILD BLUE CATS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WILD BLUE CATS is 27-1184549.
- Is WILD BLUE CATS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to WILD BLUE CATS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WILD BLUE CATS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WILD BLUE CATS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WILD BLUE CATS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WILD BLUE CATS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Ann E Nichols.
- Who are the officers and directors of WILD BLUE CATS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $10,968 (Michelle Burkhart, Deputy Director).
- How much revenue does WILD BLUE CATS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $518,557, expenses of $417,708 and total assets of $545,300 at year end.
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