Cat Town

“A full copy of the 990 package is distributed to the board for their review prior to filing.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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”

“All agency documents, including the approved form 1023, filed 990s, and financial reports are available upon request.”

“During 2020, approximately 175 volunteers supported cat town's operations. Volunteer roles include fosters, adoption counselors, 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.”

“Program service accomplishment statement 1 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 2020, 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 four 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.”

“Veterinarians -adoption 71,362 0 0 veterinarians -pet retention 37,463 0 0 professional fees - other 0 5,534 0 visitor check in fees 617 0 0 total 109,442 5,534 0”