2022-11-09T13:43:29-08:00 2021-12-31 371618134 Stephen Barry CPA LLC PO Box 961 Voorhees NJ 08043 990 2021-01-01 200217681 CAT DEPOT CATD 9413662404 1520 S LODGE DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34239 KEN SLAVIN President 2022-11-09 true KEN SLAVIN 999009999 Stephen Barry P00185187 6099220006 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KEN SLAVIN 1520 S LODGE DRIVE SARASOTA FL 342395009 2724984 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 these rescued cats through adoption. 3 1 60 79 0 1436968 1068618 410343 446238 36661 389282 94618 144256 1978590 2048394 0 0 1375248 1354797 36200 66120 805314 930779 2180562 2321776 -201972 -273382 2934442 2702995 409322 451257 2525120 2251738 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 2136711 504023 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:OrganizationalIn 2021 SRQ 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 All Star Children's Foundation, Girls, Inc. and The Haven Academy. The Organization offered them a variety of programs from career information sessions to hands-on visitor tours. Cat Depot's staff also currently volunteers time at All Star Children's Foundation once per week to facilitate tutoring sessions. Despite continuing to operate by appointment only under COVID-19 precautions, the center still welcomed approximately 5,000 guests in 2021.By the close of 2021, Cat Depot welcomed 79 volunteers, primarily fosters, who generously donated over 15,600 hours of service.Cat Depot implemented mandatory Fear Free training for all current and new employees. Fear Free helps professionals deliver better care to animals. Fear Free mission is to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety and stress in pets by inspiring and educating the people who care for them.Adoption & RescueThe shelter found homes for 1,186 felines in 2021, including 762 kittens and 32 senior cats. The shelter rescues hundreds of cats for municipal animal services agencies annually. In 2021, over 307 cats and kittens were admitted to Cat Depot from such agencies.The rate of return of adopted cats remained steady and lower than pre-COVID years (3.5%). This can be greatly attributed to the additional time that the adoption counselors spend with the adoptors prior to adoption as part of the appointment only policy.An emphasis was placed on Pet Retention Services under the newly renamed Pet Retention and Admissions Manager position. By helping to keep cats in their homes, Cat Depot can help more homeless cats. In 2021, Cat Depot helped with Hurricane Ida relief with the transfer of nine cats from the affected region.The Working Cat Program was officially established in 2020 as a way to help reduce unnecessary euthanasia of feral cats at Sarasota County Animal Services. Seventy-seven cats found a second chance at life via this program in 2021. 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 2021, the Cat Care Clinic treated 4,349 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 820 surgeries and specialty procedures, including 372 spay/neuters, 162 X-rays, 77 dentals and 260 ultrasounds.Shelter MedicalAll 1,186 cats and kittens entering the shelter in 2021 were treated through Shelter Medical, each receiving comprehensive veterinary exams. Shelter Medical preformed 715 spay/neuter surgeries, 51 dentals, 9 specialty eye-related surgeries (enucleation and entropion), 7 amputations, 1 mass removals, 15 wound repairs and 5 hernia repairs.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 2021, Cat Depot's Community Food Bank fed over 6,500 community cats and cats owned by persons who qualify for income assistance in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.In an effort to expand Cat Depot's reach into the community, the organization's first full-time Humane Educator was hired. Twenty-one organizations and schools benefitted from in-person, hands-on educational programming with 796 participants.Cat Depot's community outreach efforts began again in 2021, with the Organization taking part in over 15 community-driven events and festivals such as the City of Sarasota's Holiday Parade, Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance's East Meets West Expo, Boo Fest hosted by Lakewood Ranch Farmer's Market, and University Town Center's Festival of Trees. Through these efforts, Cat Depot reached over 40,000 individuals with their lifesaving mission.Over 50 onsite events took place from Reading to Rescues to Namastray Yoga.Cat Depot partnered with the National Charity League (NCL) on two separate occasions that yielded many donations. The NCL is a mother and daughter organization for girls in grades 7 to 12 that focuses on community service and leadership development. 2136711 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 14 0 true 60 true false false false false false false 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 DR DONALD KALT VETERINARIAN 40.00 0.00 110165 0 0 JENNIFER BITNER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 52534 0 0 JACQUELYN OTT JAAKOLA Executive Director 20.00 0.00 3231 0 0 KEN SLAVIN President 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 165930 1 false false false 0 1068618 23273 1068618 ADOPTION-CATS 812910 114274 114274 CLINIC 541940 331964 331964 446238 57939 57939 0 0 0 1002064 670721 331343 331343 331343 92340 5869 86471 86471 0 0 GIFT SHOP 453220 50735 50735 MISCELLANEOUS 812910 7050 7050 57785 2048394 504023 475753 0 0 0 0 55765 41824 8365 5576 0 1174631 1089216 69067 16348 0 34511 31724 2172 615 89890 82631 5657 1602 36747 36072 675 0 13080 13080 0 36200 36200 21482 21482 0 49415 49415 79963 67588 7271 5104 8511 8511 0 168015 168015 9443 9443 0 0 2670 2670 0 55444 49900 5544 48233 43410 4823 CLINIC & MEDICAL SUPPLIES 214326 214326 SHELTER SUPPLIES 135059 135059 OTHER EXPENSES 72568 72272 296 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 15823 15823 0 2321776 2136711 118945 66120 285269 69623 0 0 90 0 0 0 53719 57667 14443 28232 1665668 586144 1082008 1079524 1496633 1465489 0 0 0 2370 2370 2934442 2702995 105626 137723 34813 41981 268883 271553 409322 451257 X 2525120 2251738 2525120 2251738 2934442 2702995 -273382 X false false false X 1121962 762548 562315 1390631 1011838 4849294 654486 604620 222541 439982 504023 2425652 0 0 0 1776448 1367168 784856 1830613 1515861 7274946 730271 358286 385144 451356 534000 2459057 0 730271 358286 385144 451356 534000 2459057 4815889 69076 60494 33497 41601 57939 262607 0 69076 60494 33497 41601 57939 262607 0 283075 342048 147905 92340 865368 2128599 1769710 818353 2020119 1666140 8402921 0.57310 0.63470 0.03130 0.03240 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 802859 802859 862809 586144 276665 1079524 X X true ALLEGIANCE FUNDRAISING 1199 Tallevast Rd Sarasota FL 34243 ANNUAL FUND false 92340 36200 56140 92340 36200 56140 FL SPRING EVENT 88785 88785 5869 88785 88785 5869 5869 82916 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, 2021. 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.