Healing Hope Cat Sanctuary
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O. . . . I could not check the box above!!! Help community and citizens by rescuing and removing stray cats. Also help individuals who can no longer keep their pet cats and need a place to take these animals that is not a public high kill shelter. We also on occasion remove cats from high kill shelters. We provide vet care and in many instances adopt out any suitable cat that has come to us. SEE SCHEDULE O.
- Income
- $49,077
- Spending
- $49,092
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $46,780 spent. Ongoing: Care and maintenance of the entity we call "Healing Hope Cat Sanctuary". The cats we take in are mainly permanent residents plus there are a few cats that are until they can go to a home or another rescue. We care for every aspect of their life from housing property maintenance to feeding to medial care and adoption. Since many of the cats we take in are unadoptable and cannot be handled or cared for by other feline rescue groups many of the cats stay here from the time of rescue until the time they die. More info is included in SCHEDULE O
- $1,358 spent. This one one part of our work has to do with helping stray street cats in San Clemente and nearby cities These are homeless felines who we take care of medically get them spayed or neutered and then try to find them homes. Often times due to health age or personality they end up staying here forever. This year 2023 we only took two cats off the street There medical costs were minimal compared to previous years,
- $939 spent. This year a good part of our rescue work involved saving some hard to place cats from large high-kill shelters. We spent the expense amount listed here on only 2 cats. Expenses were vet care for one initial vet care for one senior unadoptable feline and initial vet care and neutering for another cat
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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