CANOPY CAT RESCUE
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $353K · expenses $236K · assets $171K
- EIN
- 81-3489446
- Address
- PO BOX 563, WOODINVILLE, WA 98072-0563
- Website
- www.canopycatrescue.com
- NTEE code
- D20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Shaun Sears (its 2018 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To alleviate cruelty to animals by rescuing cats and other animals trapped high in trees or other sites from which they cannot escape without assistance and ensuring that such cat or animal is returned to their owner or is placed in a "no kill" animal shelter.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 2019-2024 | $81,640 | $375,345 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 2019-2024 | $72,320 | $265,000 | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $154K · 2 employees · 2 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 40 | $81,640 | $0 | $0 | $81,640 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 40 | $72,320 | $0 | $0 | $72,320 | 1 |
2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $139K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 40 | $80,400 | $0 | $0 | $80,400 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 30 | $58,440 | $0 | $0 | $58,440 | 1 |
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $145K · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 40 | $82,880 | $0 | $0 | $82,880 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Founder/Cat Rescuer | 30 | $61,680 | $0 | $0 | $61,680 | 1 |
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $122K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | President | 45 | $59,400 | - | $15,641 | $75,041 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Vice President | 35 | $46,560 | - | $0 | $46,560 | 1 |
2020 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $68K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | President | 40 | $27,320 | - | $14,880 | $42,200 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Vice President | 30 | $26,000 | - | $0 | $26,000 | 1 |
2019 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $13K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Sears | President | 30 | $0 | - | $13,184 | $13,184 | 1 |
| Thomas Otto | Vice President | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $352,590 | $235,531 | $171,366 | $171,366 | $352,590 | $0 | $153,960 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $234,586 | $243,795 | $56,587 | $56,587 | $234,586 | $0 | $138,840 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $277,565 | $255,198 | $49,256 | $49,256 | $277,565 | $0 | $144,560 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $190,105 | $177,894 | $26,889 | $26,889 | $190,105 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $127,132 | $126,899 | $14,678 | $14,678 | $127,133 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $87,346 | $72,901 | $0 | $14,445 | $87,346 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $212,384 in all, tax years 2019 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2025 | 7 | $129,051 | 2025 | $13,519 | show |
| MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022, 2024 | 2 | $32,088 | 2024 | $21,912 | show |
| OUR CHANGE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024-2025 | 2 | $19,492 | 2025 | $7,712 | show |
| MOCCASIN LAKE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CANOPY CAT RESCUE” | 2022-2025 | 4 | $12,000 | 2025 | $1,000 | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $10,100 | 2020 | $10,100 | show |
| RAYNIER INSTITUTE & FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CANOPY CAT RESCUE” | 2025 | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 | $5,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CANOPY CAT RESCUE” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $4,326 | 2023 | $1,297 | show |
| EDWARD JONES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CANOPY CAT RESCUE” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $274 | 2024 | $154 | show |
| PUGET SOUND ENERGY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CANOPY CAT RESCUE” | 2024 | 1 | $53 | 2024 | $53 | show |
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| LOVING CARE CAT RESCUE | PA | D20 | $310,316 | $304,841 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| GOLDEN OLDIES CAT RESCUE | CA | D20 | $382,807 | $153,153 | Executive Dir. | $36,412 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x |
| EL PASO COUNTY CANINE RESCUE | CO | D20 | $348,323 | $334,492 | Director | $149,158 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x |
| ROSES RESCUE COMPANY | OH | D20 | $310,174 | $123,548 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code D20, revenue within 2x |
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $235,531 spent · pay $167,932 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $153,960 | $153,960 | - | - | 65.4% | |
| Travel | $39,915 | $39,915 | - | - | 16.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $13,972 | $13,972 | - | - | 5.9% | |
| Insurance | $12,579 | $12,579 | - | - | 5.3% | |
| Fees: other services | $5,867 | $5,867 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Office expenses | $4,666 | $4,666 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $4,572 | $4,572 | - | - | 1.9% | |
| Total | $235,531 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $243,795 spent · pay $150,514 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $138,840 | $138,840 | - | - | 56.9% | |
| Travel | $45,252 | $45,252 | - | - | 18.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $25,696 | $25,696 | - | - | 10.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $11,674 | $11,674 | - | - | 4.8% | |
| Insurance | $11,657 | $11,657 | - | - | 4.8% | |
| Office expenses | $7,513 | $7,513 | - | - | 3.1% | |
| Fees: other services | $3,163 | $3,163 | - | - | 1.3% | |
| Total | $243,795 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $255,198 spent · pay $159,434 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $144,560 | $144,560 | - | - | 56.6% | |
| Travel | $40,740 | $40,740 | - | - | 16.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $21,703 | $21,703 | - | - | 8.5% | |
| Insurance | $16,700 | $16,700 | - | - | 6.5% | |
| Payroll taxes | $14,874 | $14,874 | - | - | 5.8% | |
| Fees: other services | $8,400 | $8,400 | - | - | 3.3% | |
| Office expenses | $8,221 | $8,221 | - | - | 3.2% | |
| Total | $255,198 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $177,894 spent · pay $133,421 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $133,421 | 75.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $37,962 | 21.3% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,614 | 3.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $672 | 0.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $225 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $177,894 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $126,899 spent · pay $73,866 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $73,866 | 58.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $44,071 | 34.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $4,956 | 3.9% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,259 | 2.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $750 | 0.6% | |
| Total | $126,899 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $72,901 spent · pay $13,184 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $55,428 | 76.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $13,184 | 18.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,182 | 3.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $2,110 | 2.9% | |
| Total | $72,901 | 100% |
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