Tippedears
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 883942279
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2025–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Costa Mesa, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9546739982
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $224,953
- Expenses
- $215,924
- Assets
- $67,636
- Liabilities
- $3,326
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RENAE WOITH (CEO)
Highest reported compensation
- RENAE WOITH (CEO): $6,000 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To combat cat overpopulation through humane tnr (trap-neuter-return). By reducing the overall cat population, fewer cats will need to be euthanized in shelters for space, and there will not be as many kittens dying on the streets. There are not enough adoptive homes to support the growing cat population. In order to solve this problem, tippedears believes it is essential to fight the root of the problem to prevent the excess of kittens born each year. Humane tnr is the most effective solution to solving cat overpopulation in our society and improving each cat's quality of life.
What it reported doing in 2025
Community wellness program: residents of compton (ca) were invited to participate in several wellness events held throughout the year by tippedears, sometimes in collaboration with other funding partners. Services such as vaccine and microchip clinic, as well as a pet pantry, were provided. On occasion, spay/neuter appointments were made available to members of the community for owned pets.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 91
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 69
- Sustainability: 33
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 89.3%; rating input score 89
- Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93
- Fundraising efficiency: $411.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 4%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: 32.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 93% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $201K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $6K · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 45/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 17/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.