Nonprofit · EIN 35-2179328
CAT GUARDIANS
Tax-exempt · LOMBARD, IL 60148
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $140,521 | $110,298 | $30,223 | $351,583 | $0 | $351,583 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $189,321 | $105,248 | $84,073 | $317,933 | $100,000 | $217,933 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $122,093 | $115,420 | $6,673 | $233,860 | $100,000 | $133,860 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $117,321
- Program service revenue
- $16,249
- Investment income
- $6,951
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $41
- Occupancy
- $17,884
- Program services (functional)
- $102,683
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,861
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,754
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $317,933
- Total assets, end of year
- $351,583
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $351,583
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $117,000
- Gross receipts
- $140,521
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Egofske | President Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Judy Papendorf | Vice- President Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Holly Sloan | Treasurer Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| Rindie Coker | Secretary Trustee or director | 12 | $0 |
| Chris Paradis | Board Member Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Reichert | Board Member Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 |
| Krisanne Sisto | Board Member Institutional trustee | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Blackwell | President Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Beth Egofske | Treasurer Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Diane Mangano | Vice- President Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Blackwell | President Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| Beth Egofske | Treasurer Trustee or director | 18 | $0 |
| Diane Mangano | Vice- President Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 932 E ST CHARLES ROAD, LOMBARD, IL 60148-2058
- In care of
- % KATHY BLACKWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Cat Guardians, 932 E St Charles Rd, Lombard, IL 60148
- Signed the 990
- Beth Egofske, President
- Phone
- (630) 543-3395
- Website
- catguardians.org
Mission
Cat Guardians, Inc. is a nonprofit organization designed to help with the feline overpopulation and homelessness problem in Du Page County, Illinois. Cat Guardians provides proper medical, and sustenance needs and loving care to these stray and unwanted cats. Each cat is spayed/neutered before adoptions to prevent additional unwanted animals. Cats not adopted or deemed unadoptable are welcome to live out their lives in our no-kill, caring shelter.
Program accomplishments
- Cat Guardians is a cageless shelter for cats in Lombard, IL. For 37 years, the shelter has matched homeless and abandoned cats with families and provided a permanent home for cats deemed "unadoptable" due to personality or age. The shelter is funded entirely by generous donors and adoption fees and staffed entirely by volunteers.Expenses $102,683 · revenue $140,521
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 35-2179328
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $351,583
- Income (IRS master file)
- $140,521
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $140,521 | $110,298 | $351,583 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $189,321 | $105,248 | $317,933 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $122,093 | $115,420 | $233,860 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $126,637 | $92,894 | $227,187 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 35-2179328).
Questions about CAT GUARDIANS
- What is the EIN of CAT GUARDIANS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CAT GUARDIANS is 35-2179328.
- Is CAT GUARDIANS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to CAT GUARDIANS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CAT GUARDIANS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CAT GUARDIANS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CAT GUARDIANS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CAT GUARDIANS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Cat Guardians.
- Who are the officers and directors of CAT GUARDIANS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CAT GUARDIANS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $140,521, expenses of $110,298 and total assets of $351,583 at year end.
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