Island Cat Resources and Adoption

Public charity · Grantmaker Alameda, CA EIN: 94-3225519

Island Cat Resources and Adoption (ICRA) is dedicated to improving the lives of free-roaming and unowned cats through spay/neuter, adoption, and community education.

Island Cat Resources and Adoption at a glance

Total assets
$3,773,099
+5.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$362,359
-53.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$97,050
+59.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$578,480
+43.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Island Cat Resources and Adoption funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Oakland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,773,099$362,359$578,480——$97,050
2024$3,593,313$770,983$401,877——$60,771
2023$3,063,746$633,152$443,252——$75,947
2022$2,642,005$293,323$281,563——$48,246
2021$3,145,502$382,124$300,963——$127,110
2020$2,942,255$251,897$305,205——$58,532
2019$2,763,857$202,673$294,789$10,0001$55,245

About Island Cat Resources and Adoption

Based on IRS filings

Island Cat Resources and Adoption is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Alameda, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $97K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Island Cat Resources and Adoption is led by Merry Bates, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Merry Bates

    President

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peggy Harding

    Director at Large

    On filings since 2019

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Penni Takade

    Director at Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Debbie Sharp

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacklyn Powers

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Gail Churchill (2019–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Julia Griswold (2019–2024) — Director at Large
  • Former: Allie Hackett left Nov (2021) — Director at Large
  • Former: Mary Sper left Nov (2021) — Director at Large
  • Former: Allie Hackett (2019–2020) — Director at Large
  • Former: Mary Sper (2019–2020) — Director at Large

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Island Cat Resources and Adoption

How large is Island Cat Resources and Adoption?

Island Cat Resources and Adoption reported $3.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $362K.

What is Island Cat Resources and Adoption?

Island Cat Resources and Adoption is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Alameda, CA. It holds $3.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Island Cat Resources and Adoption operate?

Island Cat Resources and Adoption has awarded grants in California.

What is Island Cat Resources and Adoption's EIN?

Island Cat Resources and Adoption's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3225519. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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