Stevens County Cat Care
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES FOR CATS OF LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.
- Income
- $31,057
- Spending
- $25,432
- Reserves
- 56.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 57%
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 (2)
- SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O.
- $25,432 spent. STEVENS COUNTY CAR CARE BEGAN ITS JOURNEY OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE SPAY/NEUTER FOR THE CATS OF LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN 2007. STEVENS COUNTY RANKS IN THE BOTTOM THIRD OF WASHINGTON COUNTIES BY INCOME. SCCC OFFERS LOW COST AND OFTEN FREE SPAY/NEUTERS FOR CATS OF THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD OUR SERVICES. THE GROUP OF APPROXIMATLEY 35- TO 40 VOLUNTEERS, 2 TO 4 LICENSED VETERINARY TECHS AND ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 7 VETERINARIANS GATHER TOGETHER ON A SUNDAY IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER TO FIX AS MANY AS 227 CATS IN ONE LONG DAY. SCCC ASKS THE PUBLIC TO PAY 35.00, WHICH IS CLOSE TO WHAT THE SURGERIES ACTUALLY COST US. ACUTAL COST IN 2024 WAS 37.19 PER CAT. WE LOAN OUT LIVE TRAPS TO CATCH "COMMUNITY- AND FERAL CATS, WHICH ARE ALTERED, VACCINATED AND EAR TIPPED FOR ANY DONATION OFFERED. OUR MOM & KITTEN SPECIAL IS OUR MOST POPULAR MONEY SAVER FOR THE LOW INCOME PUBLIC. THE MOTHER CAT IS SPAYED FOR FREE AND HER ENTIRE LITTER OF KITTENS IS ALTERED FOR HALF PRICE, PROVIDING THE MOTHER AND HER WHOLE LETTER ARE BROUGH IN TOGETHER AT THE SAME CLINIC. WHILE SCCC SUBSIDIZES THE MOM/KITTEN PROGRAM, IN THE LONG RUN THIS AVOIDS THOSE KITTENS HAVING KITTENS THAT COME TO OUR CLINICS AT A LATER DATE. 300 CATS WERE SUBSIDIZED TO SOME EXTENT IN 2024, TOTALING 7104. THESE REPRESENTED HARDSHIP CASES, SOMETIMES AT NO CHARGE AT ALL: FERALS AND MOM & KITTES. WE DEPEND TOTALLY ON DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHARGES AND ACTUAL COSTS. SCCC RECEIVES NO GOVERNMENT FUNDS FROM ANY JURISDICTION. ONLY THE LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, VETERINARIANS AND VET TECHS, ARE PAID. ALL OTHER SUPPORT STAFF ARE VOLUNTEERS AND COSTS ARE CUT IN EVERY AREA POSSIBLE WAY, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING HIGH QUALITY STANDARS. WE STRETCH EVERY DOLLAR UNTIL IT BEGS FOR MERCY - KEEPING COSTS TO A MINIMUM. OUR LITTLE GROUP OF CAT ENTHUSIASTS ALTERED 684 CATS IN 2024 BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 21,027 SINCE INCEPTION.
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 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 October 13, 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 August 2005.
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 October 21, 2026.
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