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Palm Beach Island Cats Inc

EIN 27-1856241 · Palm Beach, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

Manage the feral cat population in Palm Beach, Florida

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 18.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 56% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 49% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 96% of charities in its peer group (animals, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$89,384 spent. Feed and Clean Team - 372 community cats in 67 colonies are fed and watered every night between 3 and 5 AM. The team leader then circles back and picks up any remaining food and replenishes the water. The cats gather for feeding which allows them to be monitored for any medical conditions requiring treatment. These cats are trapped and treated by our specialty veterinarian. Our work is invisible due to our before dawn schedule.
$39,535 spent. Field Director's Work - The field director coordinates trapping, transporting cats, works with colony caretakers, responds to all citizen calls, domesticates trapped kittens, works closely with the feeding team leader, orders and delivers food.
$29,222 spent. Cat Population Control - Fertile cats are identified when kittens are observed, or new cats recognized when they appear at the feeding stations. These cats are trapped, vaccinated, sterilized, and returned. The success of our program is based on all cats being spayed and neutered so there is no population growth, and that population decreases through natural attrition and old age. Our goal is to eventually have no free roaming cats. The evidence of the program's humane success is that the population is now 50 lower than when we started 15 years ago.
$13,751 spent. Other program services to manage the feral cat population

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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