Wild Blue Cats

EIN: 271184549 501(c)(3) Animal-Related

Colorado Springs, CO

Total Revenue
$518,557
Total Expenses
$417,708
Total Assets
$545,300
Net Assets
$534,622
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2009
Legal Domicile
CO
Principal Officer
Ann E Nichols
Phone
7199648905
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Wild Blue Cats, founded in 2009, is a small nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $519K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. The organization ran a surplus of $101K, a strong 19% operating margin.

Mission

Wild Blue Cats seeks to save the precious lives of cats and kittens who are neglected, abandoned, abused, displaced, or surrendered and find them forever homes or provide them lifetime sanctuary. We also conduct TNR ventures outside City limits, while supporting TNR efforts inside City limits to the best of our ability. Wild Blue Cats supports people in our community by providing opportunities for emotional/physical healing through animal therapies. Our Kids 'n Kats program focuses specifically on helping children develop skills and compassion through working with cats.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $376,630 Revenue: $106,469

In 2025 our focus again remained on cats in El Paso County, but we also regularly help cats throughout Colorado and from Texas, New Mexico and occasionally California. In 2025 there were 1,071 cats...

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In 2025 our focus again remained on cats in El Paso County, but we also regularly help cats throughout Colorado and from Texas, New Mexico and occasionally California. In 2025 there were 1,071 cats taken in who were in need of safety and care; 1011 cats were adopted to loving homes.Best Friends Animal Society has recognized Wild Blue for consistently having a save rate of over 90%. Since Wild Blue was founded, over 13,000+ cats have been positively impacted by Wild Blue, and there have been over 765 community cats in the Frontier Ferals TNR program that were fixed and vaccinated in 2025 alone. Wild Blue continues working with national organizations such as Best Friends Animal Society, Petco, and Petsmart. Wild Blue continues to work with regional agencies such as DDFL Solutions, Teller County Animal Shelter, National Mill Dog Rescue in Falcon/Peyton, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, JJs Helping Paws, Happy Cats Haven, Feline Fix and St. Paws Thrift Store. To promote finding forever homes for our cats, Wild Blue holds adoptions events every Saturday which alternate between a Petco store and a Petsmart store in Colorado Springs. In 2025, Wild Blue's primary veterinary partner was Ponderosa Vet Clinic. Dr Erin Davezac, Dr Lauren Abrahamsen, Dr Allison Black, Dr Angelina Piccoli, Dr Leann Pape, Dr Audrey Washburn and Dr Katie Redd provided high quality high volume (HQHV) spay/neuter services. Much of this support is funded by the Bissell Fix the Future program. Wild Blue continues its trap/neuter/return program - Frontier Ferals - focusing on pregnant and nursing feral cats and their kittens. Our Fix Feline Families program continued during 2025 and is funded primarily using grant funding from the Petco Foundation, Petsmart Charities and our fundraising efforts. Our feral cat sanctuary - Maya's Friends Wildheart Village was expanded in 2019 to add a second sanctuary primarily for nursing and pregnant mothers. In 2024 we added Bilbo's Barn Buddies, to house cats in our Barn Cat program. Kaylene's Cradle is Wild Blue's nursery and the highlights for 2025 include: 22 resilient mamas found safety and love to raise their babies; 96 kittens were cared for and socialized; 48 births; and 24 orphans were cared for. The Critical Care Unit started initial construction in 2019 and was completed in 2025 and put into service. The unit includes a nursery for pregnant/nursing queens and neonatal orphaned kitties. The Critical Care Unit also has space for a limited number of FeLV positive cats. A very extensive sanctuary remodel was completed during 2025 that allows Wild Blue to provide even better care for our residents while their wait for their forever homes. Wild Blue makes extensive use of volunteers and currently has over 200 active volunteers.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $412,088
Program Service Revenue $101,437
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $5,032
TOTAL REVENUE $518,557

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $44,514
Fundraising Expenses $0
Program Expenses $376,630
Other Expenses $373,194
TOTAL EXPENSES $417,708

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $518,557 $517,155 +0.0%
Expenses $417,708 $534,842 -0.2%
Net Income $100,849 $-17,687 -6.7%
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
8
Employees
6
Volunteers
400

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
2
$0
Total Directors
8
$21,257
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Karen Eberhart President 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Ann Nichols Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Michelle Burkhart Deputy Director 40.00
Director
$10,968 $0 $10,968
Sabrina Utter Deputy Director 40.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Marni Huller CCU 1.00
Director
$10,289 $0 $10,289
Mike Nelson Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tracey Landrum Board Member 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Lauri Cross Executive Director 40.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $518,557 $417,708 $545,300 $100,849
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $587,616 $467,770 $477,882 $119,846
2022 $501,253 $409,038 $365,332 $92,215
2021 $374,115 $348,430 $280,055 $25,685
2020 $359,310 $289,685 $260,967 $69,625
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