GOLDEN OLDIES CAT RESCUE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GOLDEN OLDIES CAT RESCUE

EIN 81-2831100 · Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)

What they do

Golden Oldies Cat Rescue Re-homes Cats 6 and Older From Monterey County Whose Guardians Can No Longer Care for Them or Who Are At Risk In Shelters. We Place These Cats, Who Have No Other Options of A Safe Place to Go, Into Temporary Foster Care. We Then Find Them Permanent Loving Homes, Enriching The Lives of Both The Cats and Their New Families.

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Of every $100 spent, about $77.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

30.87%of revenue went to mission work77.2% of expenses · Program services

4.83%of revenue went to fundraising12.1% of expenses

$40.01spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.31%of revenue went to management and office costs10.8% of expenses

$5.28in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

92.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$382,807

Mission workProgram services$118,16130.87% of revenue77.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$16,4844.31% of revenue10.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$18,5084.83% of revenue12.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$229,65459.99% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$153,15340.01% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 77.2% mission · 10.8% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 40.01% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 75.1% mission · 13.6% management · 11.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.79% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.6% mission · 4.6% management · 13.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.30% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 82.3% mission · 4.0% management · 13.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.85% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.5% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 33.43% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.78% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$382,807

Expenses$153,153

Annual surplus $229,654 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$118,161 · 77.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$16,484 · 10.8% of expenses

Fundraising$18,508 · 12.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$382,807

Expenses$153,153

Assets$809,279

Income$385,143

Contributions$354,210

Mission work (program services)$118,161

Fundraising$18,508

Management and general$16,484

Accounting fees$5,387

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MARGARET SLABYEXECUTIVE DIR. · 20 hrs/week $36,412

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (7)

MARGARET SLABYEXECUTIVE DIR.

ALIS GUMBINERPRESIDENT

JEANNIE RUETERSECRETARY

JOAN CONDONTREASURER

LISA ORTIZVICE PRESIDENT

LUCINDA RESKOVICBOARD MEMBER

TAYLOR BUYABOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2016
Location: PO BOX 683, MONTEREY, CA 93942-0683
County: Monterey
In care of: % LUCINDA RESKOVIC
Primary officer: Joan Condon, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailpages.FacebookInstagramTwitterinfo@gocatrescue.org Phone(831) 200-9232

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: A BAGLEY CPA TAX & ACCOUNTING SERVICES
NTEE classification: Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)
IRS tax category: Animal Protection & Welfare