2026-03-16T13:31:58-05:00 2024-12-31 611442118 ROJAS & ASSOCIATES CPAS 1048 IRVINE AVENUE SUITE 245 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 990 2024-01-01 954787231 STRAY CAT ALLIANCE STRA 3102836235 PO BOX 661277 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE PRESIDENT AND CEO 3102836235 2026-03-16 0 ROBERT L ROJAS P01410934 2132839500 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE PO BOX 661277 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 3917165 0 X WWW.STRAYCATALLIANCE.ORG X 2000 CA IN 2024,WE DIRECTLY HELPED 3,307 CATS/KITTENS, PLUS ANOTHER 23,251 CATS/KITTENS THROUGH OUR HOTLINE. 8 7 45 1116 0 0 3721181 3748123 135360 169042 0 0 -356 0 3856185 3917165 0 0 0 0 2147089 1812886 0 0 469093 1582248 2225645 3729337 4038531 126848 -121366 1197387 1165491 489082 578552 708305 586939 X OUR MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CAT'S RIGHT TO BE SAFE, HEALTHY AND VALUED. WE ARE PROUD TO BE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LIFE SAVING WORK.OUR 2024 SUCCESSES INCLUDED: - KEEPING 376 UNDERAGE KITTENS OUT OF SHELTERS AND "SAFE AT HOME" - MANAGING THE PLACEMENT OF 1,274 CATS INTO LOVING FOSTER HOMES - ADOPTING 1,118 CATS INTO THEIR FUR-EVER HOMES - PROVIDING SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR 1,790 CATS, INCLUDING 793 COMMUNITY CATS - PROVIDING 113,497 MEALS TO COMMUNITY CATS VIA OUR FEEDER PARTNERS - HELPING AN ADDITIONAL 23,251 CATS AND 5,557 HUMANS THROUGH OUR HOTLINEWE ACCOMPLISH OUR WORK THROUGH OUR FOUR PRIMARY PROGRAMS; ADOPTIONS, SAFE AT HOME, RETURN TO HOME FOR COMMUNITY CATS, AND CARE FOR COMMUNITY CATS. 0 0 1207143 SAFE AT HOME: WE HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT SEEK SUPPORT FOR UNWEANED KITTENS AND SICK AND INJURED COMMUNITY CATS. SAFE AT HOME EMPOWERS AND EDUCATES THESES COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SERVE AS FOSTER CAREGIVERS AND PLAY AN INTEGRAL PART IN SAVING LIVES. AT THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES SHELTER, STRAY CAT ALLIANCE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COUNSELORS INTERCEPT PEOPLE - BEFORE CATS AND KITTENS ARE IMPOUNDED - AND OFFER MENTORSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM TO BE FOSTER CAREGIVERS. WE PROVIDE TRAINING AND SUPPORT ON ALL ASPECTS OF CARE, FROM BOTTLE FEEDING TO ADOPTION. WE ALSO PROVIDE ALL MEDICAL CARE AND, WHEN NEEDED, FOOD AND SUPPLIES. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. 715536 RETURN TO HOME FOR COMMUNITY CATS: RETURN TO HOME IS A FLAGSHIP AND BEST PRACTICE PROGRAM. COMMUNITY CATS ARE ONE OF THE MOST AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN SHELTER ENVIRONMENTS. USING ADDRESS INFORMATION GATHERED THROUGH OUR SHELTER-BASED INTERVENTIONS, WE TARGET THE CATS THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF ENDING UP AT THE CITY SHELTER IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES. HEALTHY COMMUNITY CATS ARE FIXED, VACCINATED, MICROCHIPPED, AND EAR TIPPED; THEN THEY ARE RETURNED TO THEIR HOMES AND CAREGIVERS IN THE COMMUNITY. 297795 ADOPTIONS: OUR ADOPTIONS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOSTER AND FOREVER HOMES TO CATS AND KITTENS THAT ARE PULLED FROM LOS ANGELES ANIMAL SERVICE SHELTERS. WE FOCUS ON THE MOST IN-NEED CATS - THOSE WHO ARE SICK, INJURED, OR UNDERAGE - AND ARE AT RISK OF BEING EUTHANIZED. WE PULL MORE OF THESE CATS FROM THE SIX LOS ANGELES ANIMAL SERVICES SHELTERS THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. WE ALSO ACCEPT CATS AND KITTENS FROM CARING COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WHERE RESOURCES ARE LIMITED OR UNAVAILABLE. THIS HELPS ENSURE THAT THESE CATS AND KITTENS NEVER END UP AT MUNICIPAL SHELTERS. ONCE THEY ENTER OUR PROGRAMS, EACH CAT/KITTEN RECEIVES VETERINARY CARE, INCLUDING SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINES, TESTING, CHECK-UPS, AND MICROCHIPS IN OUR FULL SERVICE CLINIC. OUR ADOPTION COUNSELORS INTERVIEW AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO POTENTIAL NEW FAMILY MEMBERS TO ENSURE THAT EACH CAT GETS MATCHED WITH A LOVING, SUPPORTIVE FOREVER HOME. 1137885 CARE FOR COMMUNITY CATS: STRAY CAT ALLIANCE EMPOWERS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DIRECTLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CATS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THROUGH OUR HOTLINE, WE PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES RELATED TO COMPANION ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE - INCLUDING TRAP/NEUTER/RETURN, ADOPTIONS, RESCUE, AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE - TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND THE WORLD. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY CAT FEEDERS IN OUR LOCAL AREA TO PROVIDE MEALS TO CATS AND KITTENS. 1137885 3358359 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE 3102836235 PO BOX 661277 LOS ANGELES CA 90066 KATHERINE RUFFNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AARON LEIDER DIRECTOR & TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTIENNE METROPOLE PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 116775 0 0 JON PELLETIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY FERN DIRECTOR & SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BETSY LILEY DIRECTOR & CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAYE ZIGRANG DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORI SLATER VANCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAMRIN CHRISTENSEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 138749 0 0 255524 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 95634 3652489 753009 3748123 ADOPTION PROGRAM 900099 169042 169042 169042 3917165 169042 0 0 X 1624749 1388582 104670 131497 52211 41125 6356 4730 135926 116048 8508 11370 472495 242330 37075 193090 7876 298 7539 39 9776 7556 1435 785 38242 11831 12975 13436 44013 44013 7067 6446 621 8931 1128 7803 11544 11544 54566 43772 2292 8502 MEDICAL SUPPLIES & ANIM 1360409 1359799 325 285 WORKERS COMPENSATION 100940 91774 3462 5704 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 24212 2134 6150 15928 MISCELLANEOUS 24171 9387 9549 5235 61403 24605 2940 33858 4038531 3358359 211079 469093 763726 893212 224949 210696 5323 5323 96201 78297 29447 17904 23547 29685 150395 8671 1197387 1165491 162211 260530 0 60952 326871 172823 0 84247 489082 578552 X 708305 586939 708305 586939 1197387 1165491 -121366 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 4352731 4300691 3752773 4236685 4404105 21046985 4352731 4300691 3752773 4236685 4404105 21046985 1154060 19892925 21046985 191195 0.94520 0.92330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1256017 1256017 177799 177799 195000 195000 325190 325190 41741 36556 5185 54460 41741 12719 17904 ACCRUED WAGES AND TAXES 84247 84247 X 4404105 486940 486940 3917165 0 3917165 4525471 486940 486940 4038531 0 4038531 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JUSRISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2017. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 266669 RESALE VALUE X RENT 1 345000 X MEDICAL SERVICES 1 141340 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A AN EVALUATION OF THE COMPENSATION OF CEOS AT BOTH ANIMAL AND NON-ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND LOCATION IS CONDUCTED AND THE RESULTS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. BASED ON THESE DATA THE BOARD DETERMINES A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 242,330. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 37,075. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 193,090. TOTAL EXPENSES 472,495. AMENDED RETURN EXPLANATION: THIS RETURN IS BEING AMENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: - THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT IS BEING UPDATED WITH NEW VERBIAGE. - ON SCHEDULE B, THE FOLLOWING ARE BEING AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CORRECT AMOUNTS AND TYPE: VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $1,281,402 (CASH DONATION) PAYPAL GIVING FUND $219,681 (CASH DONATION) PAYPAL INC $528,587 (CASH DONATION) CHAMPION $100,000 (CHANGED TO NON-CASH DONATION) - ON SCHEDULE M, THE FOLLOWING ARE BEING AMENDED TO REFLECT THE CORRECT AMOUNTS AND TYPE: GOODS $266,669 (CHANGED FROM $753,009) RENT $345,000 (CHANGED FROM $0) MEDICAL SERVICES $141,340 (CHANGED FROM $0) - ON PAGE 11, 24A: CHANGED "OTHER CAT EXPENSES" TO "MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES"