2023-11-16T19:01:29-06:00 2022-12-31 611442118 ROJAS & ASSOCIATES CPAS 1048 IRVINE AVENUE SUITE 245 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92550 990 2022-01-01 954787231 STRAY CAT ALLIANCE STRA 3102836235 PO BOX 661277 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE PRESIDENT AND CEO 3102836235 2023-11-16 CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE 999009999 0 ROBERT L ROJAS P01410934 2132839500 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE PO BOX 661277 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 3602836 0 X WWW.STRAYCATALLIANCE.ORG X 2000 CA STRAY CAT ALLIANCE EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CAT'S RIGHT TO BE SAFE, HEALTHY AND VALUED. 8 7 60 1667 0 0 3545794 3255893 219840 191195 0 0 -3855 -244449 3761779 3202639 3432 0 0 0 1326087 2036626 0 0 422089 1879794 2276023 3209313 4312649 552466 -1110010 2115863 1368263 349395 786805 1766468 581458 X STRAY CAT ALLIANCE EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CAT'S RIGHT TO BE SAFE, HEALTHY AND VALUED. IN 2022, WE DIRECTLY SERVED 3,599 CATS AND KITTENS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND PROVIDED TANGIBLE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO 4,522 (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF 20,421 CATS AND KITTENS NATIONWIDE. THIS IMPACT REFLECTS A 14% INCREASE IN CATS SERVED OVER 2021, WHICH WE ACCOMPLISHED DESPITE INCREASED INFLATION, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, AND PEOPLE'S REDUCED ABILITY TO DONATE TO OUR CAUSE. 0 0 942458 SAFE AT HOME (SERVED 902 CATS AND KITTENS IN 2022, A 15% INCREASE OVER 2021) EMPOWERS PEOPLE TO SAVE THE LIVES OF CATS AND KITTENS BY FOSTERING, THUS REDUCING THEIR INTAKE AT THE SHELTER. THROUGH OUR SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM, WE HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SEEK SUPPORT FOR BOTH UNWEANED KITTENS (MANY OF WHOM ARE PUT DOWN THE DAY THEY ENTER THE SHELTER) AND SICK AND INJURED COMMUNITY CATS. SAFE AT HOME EMPOWERS AND EDUCATES THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE AS FOSTER CAREGIVERS AND PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN SAVING ANIMAL LIVES. AT THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES SHELTER, STRAY CAT ALLIANCE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COUNSELORS INTERCEPT PEOPLE-BEFORE CATS AND KITTENS ARE IMPOUNDED-AND OFFER MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM TO BECOME FOSTER CAREGIVERS. WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT ON ALL ASPECTS OF CARE, FROM(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) BOTTLE FEEDING TO ADOPTION. WE ALSO PROVIDE ALL MEDICAL CARE AND, WHEN NEEDED, FOOD AND SUPPLIES. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. 241338 RETURN TO HOME FOR COMMUNITY CATS (FORMERLY RETURN TO FIELD) (SERVED 825 CATS IN 2022) REDUCES THE DEATH RATE OF HEALTHY COMMUNITY CATS TRAPPED AND BROUGHT INTO SHELTERS. STRAY CAT ALLIANCE'S RTH PROGRAM WAS THE FIRST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AMONG THE FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES. STRAY CAT ALLIANCE STERILIZES HEALTHY COMMUNITY CATS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPOUNDED AT SHELTERS (IN FULL COLLABORATION WITH THE SHELTER) AND RETURNS THEM TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ADDITION, STRAY CAT ALLIANCE PERFORMS TARGETED TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN TO FURTHER REDUCE SHELTER INTAKE AND INCREASE LIVE OUTCOMES. PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH UNDERSCORE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF SPAY/NEUTER OF COMMUNITY AND LOOSELY OR FULLY OWNED CATS. STRAY CAT ALLIANCE ALSO CONDUCTS ADVOCACY, LOANS TRAPS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) AND DOES COMMUNITY OUTREACH. 1189765 192229 ADOPTIONS (ADOPTED 1,522 CATS IN 2022) PROVIDES FOSTER AND FOREVER HOMES FOR CATS AND KITTENS IMPOUNDED AT THE SHELTER, FOUND ON THE STREET DURING TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN, OR FROM OUR HOTLINE WHEN CATS ARE FACED WITH BEING TAKEN TO SHELTERS OR ABANDONMENT. WE USE INNOVATIVE, BEST PRACTICE APPROACHES TO ADOPT CATS AND KITTENS, INCLUDING TWO CAT CAFES IN LOS ANGELES AND SANTA BARBARA, VIA THE INTERNET, AND AT ADOPTION EVENTS. IN 2022, STRAY CAT ALLIANCE TOOK 1,974 CATS AND KITTENS INTO FOSTER CARE WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR ADOPTION. 1359838 CARE FOR COMMUNITY CATS (SERVED 4,522 PEOPLE SEEKING SUPPORT FOR 20,241 CATS, A 10% AND 19% INCREASE OVER 2021 RESPECTIVELY) EMPOWERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DIRECTLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CATS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR ALL ASPECTS OF CAT CARE INCLUDING: EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN TRAINING, ADOPTIONS, RESCUE, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR HOTLINE SERVES PEOPLE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE ALSO PROVIDED 12,027 MEALS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS CARING FOR CATS. THIS PROGRAM IS AT THE ROOT OF EMPOWERING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD CATS.IN 2022, STRAY CAT ALLIANCE MADE FURTHER PROGRESS IN BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF OUR IN-HOUSE VETERINARY HOSPITAL. WE PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO ALL CATS AND KITTENS IN OUR PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THOSE IN FOSTER AND COMMUNITY CATS THAT HAVE MEDICAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING BASIC WELLNESS AND MEDICAL CARE-INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINATIONS, TREATMENT OF PARASITIC INFECTIONS, COMMON ILLNESSES, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES-WE ALSO RUN BLOOD WORK, TAKE X-RAYS AND SONOGRAMS, PROVIDE DENTAL CARE, PERFORM ORTHOPEDIC SURGERIES, AND MORE. IN 2022, WE ADDED A FULL-TIME VETERINARIAN AND HIGHLY SKILLED REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN TO OUR SALARIED STAFF. THESE INVESTMENTS REDUCE OUR EXPENSES AND THE COST OF CARE PER CAT.IN 2022, STRAY CAT ALLIANCE RETURNED TO HOLDING AN IN-PERSON GALA (AS OPPOSED TO THE VIRTUAL GALA HELD IN 2021). THESE INCREASED OUR FUNDRAISING EXPENSES IN 2022 VERSUS 2021. OUR GALA VENUE WAS DONATED FOR OUR USE AT A VALUE OF $100,000. 1359838 3733399 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE 3102836235 PO BOX 661277 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 KATHERINE RUFFNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON LEIDER DIRECTOR & TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 113454 0 0 JON PELLETIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY FERN DIRECTOR & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETSY LILEY DIRECTOR & CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAYE ZIGRANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMRIN CHRISTENSEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 112946 0 0 ERICH STUMPP VETERINARIAN 40.00 X 115196 0 0 341596 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 506548 100271 2649074 447593 3255893 ADOPTION PROGRAM 900099 191195 191195 191195 50540 506548 296023 -245483 -245483 103878 104174 -296 -296 1330 1330 1330 3202639 192229 0 -245483 226400 193621 12314 20465 1600185 1368506 87044 144635 64298 54878 5977 3443 145743 124872 7335 13536 420264 153376 5642 261246 48976 11852 37124 120632 25740 3498 91394 28404 10448 11956 6000 89606 18763 2036 68807 28585 24006 768 3811 15146 15146 41923 29477 4024 8422 OTHER CAT EXPENSES 1629847 1629784 43 20 WORKERS COMPENSATION 77743 70186 1901 5656 MEALS ENTERTAINMENT 60946 7963 624 52359 MISCELLANEOUS 9974 6633 2147 1194 -296023 -296023 4312649 3733399 157161 422089 1759561 698930 277969 164715 15738 15738 823 6123 96201 52275 59072 43926 2700 438831 2115863 1368263 163005 169722 186390 617083 349395 786805 X 1766468 581458 1766468 581458 2115863 1368263 X -1110010 -75000 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 2885280 4187610 4352731 4300691 3752773 19479085 2885280 4187610 4352731 4300691 3752773 19479085 1800418 17678667 19479085 244684 0.90760 0.91140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 177799 177799 195000 195000 325190 325190 609575 609575 50000 50000 0 0 41741 23393 18348 54460 28882 25578 43926 DEPOSITS 2700 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 436131 438831 X 3945002 496880 245483 742363 3202639 0 3202639 5055012 496880 245483 742363 4312649 0 4312649 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JUSRISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2017. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ADD BACK: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 245,583. OTHER ADJUSTMENT -100. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 245,583. OTHER ADJUSTMENT -100. X X X 0 JANE MORTON ARMOUR 501 LAKESHORE PARK RD BOULDER CO 80302 GRANT WRITING 0 250000 5455 250000 ELEVATE 1201 CONNECTICUT AVE NW503 WASHINGTON DC 20036 GRANT WRITING 0 0 0 0 250000 5455 250000 STRAY CAT CLUB VIRTUAL EVENT 557088 506548 50540 111890 184133 557088 506548 50540 111890 184133 296023 -245483 X 402672 RESALE VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE CEO, CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE, IS A REAL ESTATE AGENT AT A BROKERAGE OWNED BY THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AARON LEIDER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AN EVALUATION OF THE COMPENSATION OF CEOS AT BOTH ANIMAL AND NON-ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND LOCATION IS CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. BASED ON THESE DATA THE BOARD DETERMINES A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CORRECTION OF ERROR IN CALCULATING EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT -75,000.