Cat Adoption Team

What it reported doing in 2024

Cat adoption team (cat) offers comprehensive services for cats and kittens, including individualized care tailored to each cat's needs. The 65,000+ adoptions they have facilitated have been supported by their nationally recognized foster program. Community support programs include a low-cost spay/neuter program and other services to help cat lovers keep and care for their pets. Cat is a national leader in cat sheltering, medicine, and adoption.continued on schedule ocat's revenue sources include donations, sponsorships, bequests and grants from individuals, businesses, and foundations; adoption and hospital fees; rental income, and retail and thrift store sales.cat operates the following programs: shelter: cat is the pacific northwest's largest nonprofit feline-only shelter. Located in sherwood, cat's shelter can accommodate up to 200 cats and kittens. Most cats (68%) taken in by cat come from 20-30 shelter and rescue partners through cat's nine lives transfer program. Cat offers enrichment, behavior modification, full-service veterinary care and a variety of housing options to meet the individual needs of the cats and kittens in its care.adoption: in 2024, cat found homes for 2,381 cats and kittens from its shelter, offsite adoption centers and foster homes. Adoptable cats and kittens are available for viewing at catadoptionteam.org, petfinder.com and adoptapet.com.hospital: with an onsite hospital and a professional veterinary team, cat provides preventive care, surgery, and dental care, and treatment for various illnesses and injuries. The hospital includes a surgical suite, x-ray and laboratory services, and isolation wards to care for cats with infectious diseases. Foster care: cat's foster program provides care for kittens and cats who need extra support (neonatal care, medical treatment, socialization, etc.) and/or special housing while preparing for or awaiting adoption. Cat's kitten foster program is nationally recognized and modeled. In 2024, cat's volunteer foster homes cared for 737 kittens and 139 adults (including 54 mother cats).spay/neuter: in addition to ensuring that all adopted cats and kittens are spayed or neutered, cat also provides low-cost spay/neuter services for cats whose owners are low income or on public assistance. In 2024, cat performed 1,310 surgeries as part of spay & save (offered by several animal shelter alliance of portland partners)cat helpline: the cat helpline offers resources and advice to help cat owners and others who are struggling to keep or care for their own cat or trying to re-home a cat. Part of the helpline, the keeping cats in homes program provides one-time financial assistance with veterinary bills or other expenses for cat owners experiencing financial hardship. Short-term emergency boarding is also available for cat owners who are temporarily unable to house their cats. The goal of the cat helpline is to help keep cats in their homes and out of shelters whenever possible.collaboration: cat is a founding partner of the animal shelter alliance of portland (asap), a coalition of shelters and veterinary organizations. Working together, asap partner shelters have increased the save rate for cats in the greater portland metro area. Cat also works with other public and private shelters and animal welfare organizations in Oregon, Washington and beyond.food bank: the cat food bank helps homebound cat owners by distributing cat food in partnership with meals on wheels programs and senior centers in three Washington county cities. Thrift store: cat operates a thrift store in the raleigh hills neighborhood of portland; the proceeds from sales support cat's operations. The thrift store also raises awareness about cat and houses special needs cats available for adoption.aleece runge fund for senior cats: thanks to a generous planned gift, cat offers several special programs and services for cats age eight and over through the aleece runge fund for senior cats. The fund helps cover extra

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 84.5%; rating input score 84
• Program expense ratio: 83.7%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.28; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 19.4%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 9.9% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings