2021-09-09T11:57:26-07:00 2020-12-31 371618134 Stephen Barry CPA LLC PO Box 961 Voorhees NJ 08043 990 2020-01-01 200217681 CAT DEPOT CATD 9413662404 1520 S LODGE DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34239 KEN SLAVIN President 2021-09-09 true KEN SLAVIN 999009999 Stephen Barry P00185187 6099220006 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KEN SLAVIN 1520 S LODGE DRIVE SARASOTA FL 342395009 3506287 false X www.catdepot.org X 2004 FL The Cat Depot has been organized to provide protection, shelter, help, relief, comfort, care and sanctuary for house cats, feral cats, kittens and cats with special needs. Our mission is to find loving homes for thes rescued cats through adoption. 3 1 50 193 0 703771 1436968 203508 410343 103362 36661 19033 94618 1029674 1978590 0 0 706235 1375248 0 54102 484285 805314 1190520 2180562 -160846 -201972 2883111 2934442 156019 409322 2727092 2525120 The Cat Depot has been organized to provide protection, shelter, help, relief, comfort, care and sanctuary for house cats, feral cats, kittens and cats with special needs. The shelter offers them stability, regular meals, medical rehabilitation and the best possible care and refuge they may have likely ever known. Our mission is to find loving homes for these rescued cats through adoption. false false 1989833 439971 Cat Depot operates a premier cat rescue,shelter and a full-service feline-only veterinary clinic in Sarasota, Florida. The organization rehomes approximately 1300 relinquished or stray cats and kittens into loving homes each year. Upon intake, all cats are given a thorough exam, assessing their physical and mental well-being. The cats are treated for any health or behavioral problems they may have and then readied for adoption.Cat Depot is proud to share the following highlights and accomplishments:OrganizationalSRQ Magazine readers voted Cat Depot as the Best Organization to Provide COVID-19 Support - Silver Winner; Best Place to Work - Silver Winner; Best Pet Supply Store - Bronze Winner; Best Animal Non-Profit - Bronze Winner; Best Non-Profit Leader - Bronze Winner; and Best Non-Profit to Adapt during COVID-19 - Honorable Mention.Cat Depot hosted other local non-profit organizations such as Girls, Inc. and The Haven offering them a variety of programs from career information sessions to hands-on visitor tours. Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the center still welcomed approximately 5,000 visitors, a significant decrease from previous years.By the close of 2020, Cat Depot welcomed 193 volunteers, primarily fosters, who generously donated over 15,450 hours of service.As part of Cat Depot's emergency response efforts, the organization accepted, treated, and adopted out 65+ cats and kittens from a large-scale hoarding case in Central Florida.Adoption & RescueDespite being closed for two months due to COVID-19, adoptions continue to remain steady year over year. The shelter found homes for 1,311 cats and kittens in 2020.The shelter rescues hundreds of cats for municipal animal services agencies annually. In 2020, over 415 cats and kittens were admitted to Cat Depot from such agencies.During the closure of Cat Depot for COVID-19, the Adoptions Team continued to work with potential adopters and helped match cats to new families - 45 cats found their forever families while Cat Depot was closed and all cats were in foster placement.Created new adoption process where approved adopters made appointments to come in and meet and adopt cats and kittens. This process also provided a more personal approach with the adopter, allowing the adoption counselor to assist the adopter in finding the best fit for their home.The rate of return of adopted cats dropped significantly from the previous year. This can be greatly attributed to the additional time that the adoption counselors spend with the adoptors prior to adoption.Lower number of bites. By using the appointment process, all visitors and adoptors are personally escorted at all times, allowing staff to better supervise their interactions with the cats and kittens.The Working Cat Program was officially established as a way to help reduce unnecessary euthanasia of feral cats at Sarasota County Animal Services. Eighty one cats found a second chance at life via this program in 2020. These cats are not able to be accepted into a conventional indoor adoption program and are placed into outdoor "homes" such as barns, warehouses, plant nurseries, farms, etc. to "work" with pest control.Cat Care ClinicThe public Cat Care Clinic has treated thousands of cats and kittens since opening its doors in 2014. In 2020, the Cat Care Clinic treated 4,205 patients.A full array of veterinary services are offered to the community in the Cat Care Clinic at a reduced cost for clients. Low cost TNVR (trap-neuter-vaccinate-return) services are also offered for community cats.The Cat Care Clinic preformed over 860 surgeries and specialty procedures, including 367 spay/ neuters and 117 X-rays and dentals.Shelter MedicalAll 1,393 cats and kittens entering the shelter in 2020 were treated through Shelter Medical, each receiving comprehensive veterinary exams. Spay/ neuter surgery, vaccinations, microchips, and other specialized diagnostics based on age, health , and need are also provided as necessary.Shelter Medical preformed over 650 spay/ neuter surgeries, 77 dentals including four full mouth extractions, fifteen specialty eye-related surgeries (enucleation and entropion), one amputation and three mass removals.The organization continues to offer externships to veterinary students from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University Of Florida as well as the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.Communications, Community Engagement and EducationIn 2020, Cat Depot's Community Food Bank fed over 6,200 community cats and cats owned by persons who qualify for income assistance in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.Created and implemented new virtual programing: Pawsome Projects, Girl Scout Pet Badge Program, Virtual Education Center and Critter Camp-To-Go Activity Pacts. Each program ties back to education regarding or enrichment for felines and are geared towards children ages 5-12. The Girl Scout Pet Badge Program and the Critter Camp to Go Packs are paid prgramming while all others are free of charge and can be accessed on-demand via our website or YouTube Channel. All of the above programming includes hands-on educational components that connect lessons to tangible items and daily activities (e.g. - toys for cats, cat care, etc.). Created or reestablished partnerships with Tales that Teach, Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast Florida and local school systems.The Shelter's first ever Student Donation Drive was implemented as a means for high school students to attain needed community service hours. Students are taught to hold their own donation drives in the community for cat food to be used in the shelter and Food Bank. In turn, students receive hours based on the time spent on running their programs.Helped facilitate safe shopping practices in the retail store due to COVID-19 by implementing curb-side pick-up and shopping by appointment.Continued rebranding efforts begun in 2019 with the purchase of new uniforms for all staff. 1989833 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 50 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 1 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false FL X Ken Slavin 9413662404 1520 S LODGE DRIVE SARASOTA FL 342395009 X X JACQUELYN OTT JAAKOLA Executive Director 40.00 0.00 120000 0 0 KEN SLAVIN President/Treas 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA SLAVIN Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SIEGEL Secretary 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 120000 1 false false false 0 15398 1421570 27828 1436968 ADOPTION-CATS 812910 130136 130136 CLINIC 541940 280207 280207 410343 41601 41601 0 0 0 1439842 1444782 -4940 -4940 -4940 147905 15398 82915 64990 64990 0 0 GIFT SHOP 453220 25995 25995 MISCELLANEOUS 812910 3633 3633 29628 1978590 439971 101651 0 0 0 0 120000 90000 18000 12000 0 1129475 1040942 70966 17567 0 37015 33503 2636 876 88758 80338 6320 2100 22325 20092 2233 0 17115 17115 0 0 17937 17937 0 45199 45199 104786 75272 10188 19326 9153 9153 0 165335 165335 2353 2353 0 0 1891 1891 0 50760 45684 5076 39202 35282 3920 CLINIC & MEDICAL SUPPLIES 139466 139466 SHELTER SUPPLIES 101578 101578 MISCELLANEOUS EXP 44514 43999 515 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 43700 43700 0 2180562 1989833 136627 54102 58673 285269 0 0 0 0 0 0 58692 53719 22293 14443 1613458 531450 1125094 1082008 1615989 1496633 0 0 0 2370 2370 2883111 2934442 132456 105626 23563 34813 268883 156019 409322 X 2727092 2525120 2727092 2525120 2883111 2934442 -201972 X false false false X 1333470 1121962 762548 562315 1390631 5170926 694145 654486 604620 222541 439982 2615774 0 0 0 2027615 1776448 1367168 784856 1830613 7786700 247500 730271 358286 385144 451356 2172557 0 247500 730271 358286 385144 451356 2172557 5614143 81614 69076 60494 33497 41601 286282 0 81614 69076 60494 33497 41601 286282 0 283075 342048 147905 773028 2109229 2128599 1769710 818353 2020119 8846010 0.63470 0.64590 0.03240 0.03940 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 802859 802859 810599 531450 279149 1082008 false SPRING EVENT 147611 15398 132213 1625 20793 4840 54048 FALL EVENT 15692 15692 1609 163303 15398 147905 1625 20793 4840 55657 82915 64990 X SHELTER SUPPLY 14963 50% RETAIL PR X TABLETS 8 6686 COST X MEDICAL EQUIP 2 6179 COST false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et The President and Vice President of the organization, Ken and Linda Slavin, are related by marriage and are major contributors to Cat Depot. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Cat Depot's draft copy of Form 990 is made available to each person of the governing body, as well as a nationally renowned accounting firm to review, question and comment on prior to its filing with the Internal Revenue Service Center. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Anually, the organization circulates their conflict of interest policy to management for review and disclosures. Each officer signs a copy of the policy to acknowledge their review, which would include the disclosure of any conflicts. There are no conflicts as of December 31, 2020. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The process to determine the compensation for the Executive Director position, and several other management positions, are made by the governing body. The governing body makes a thorough review of comparative compensation for similarily qualified persons in the industry via industry compensation studies and with various other county and state animal welfare groups to ensure that the compensation is reasonable and competitive. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Cat Depot makes its Form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its business office if a request is made. The Form 990 is also published at www.guidestar.org. Their financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public; however, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion.