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CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC
SAUGERTIES, NY · EIN 141827972 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE D20 · Animal-Related · Medium ($1M-$10M) · casanctuary.org
revenue
$1.6M
expenses
$2.3M
net assets
$3.1M
employees
65
program ratio
66%
mission · from form 990

CATSKILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY RESCUES FARMED ANIMALS, IGNITES SOCIAL CHANGE TO END THEIR EXPLOITATION, AND CHAMPIONS VEGAN LIVING.

profile · synthesized from sources

Catskill Animal Sanctuary rescues farmed animals and provides them lifelong care at its 120-acre sanctuary in Saugerties, NY. It operates educational programs, including on-site and virtual tours, humane education, and vegan cooking demonstrations, to promote animal welfare and advocate for vegan living. The organization combines direct animal care with public outreach to inspire social change.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL TOURS FOR THOUSANDS OF VISITORS THROUGHOUT THE VISITING SEASON, HOSTING EDUCATIONAL CAMPS AS WELL AS SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY GROUPS, CONDUCTING VEGAN COOKING CLASSES AND DEMONSTRATIONS, CONDUCTING HUMANE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS, CREATING ELECTRONIC AND PRINT MEDIA ON FACTORY FARMING, THE VEGAN DIET, AND THE SEVERE IMPACTS OF INDUSTRIAL ANIMAL AGRIBUSINESS; ALSO INCLUDES PARTICIPATION AT CONFERENCES LOCALLY AND NATIONALLY.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Group Tours
Specialized tours for groups of 10 or more, including school field trips, nonprofit outings, and corporate events, with options for lunch and educational programming.
Guided Tours
90-minute and 60-minute guided tours of the sanctuary for individuals and families, including educational components about rescued animals and vegan living.
Humane Education
Programs in schools and communities that teach compassion, empathy, and the impacts of industrial animal agriculture, aligned with the organization’s mission to end animal exploitation.
Vegan Cooking Classes
Demonstrations and classes promoting plant-based eating, including holiday recipes and everyday vegan cuisine, offered both in person and online.
Virtual Tours
15- and 30-minute virtual experiences connecting remote participants with rescued animals, including virtual field trips for classrooms and team-building events for corporations.
activities · 5 groups

What they do

  • Animal Welfare and Rescue Support 2 activities
    • Animal sponsorship program
      Operates a sponsorship program that funds food, bedding, veterinary care, and lifelong care for rescued farmed animals. Sponsors receive regular updates, photos, and opportunities for private visits or virtual interactions with the animals they support.
    • Rescue and lifelong care of farmed animals
      Rescues farmed animals from cruelty, neglect, abandonment, hoarding, and agricultural industries, providing them with food, water, shelter, veterinary care, and specialized support such as winter care for seniors. Over 5,000 animals have been rescued since founding over 25 years ago, including specific large-scale rescues such as 111 animals from Massachusetts in 2015 and 42 sheep from Ulster County, NY in 2022.
  • Vegan Advocacy & Community Engagement 2 activities
    • Educational outreach and humane education programs
      Conducts educational camps, school and community group visits, vegan cooking classes, and humane education programs both on-site and in schools. Produces electronic and print media on factory farming and vegan living, and participates in local and national conferences to advance public awareness.
    • Maintaining a vegan-only sanctuary environment
      Enforces a strict vegan-only policy across all facilities, prohibiting the use or consumption of animal products by visitors, volunteers, and staff to align with the organization’s ethical mission.
  • Onsite & Outreach Environmental Education Programs 2 activities
    • Public and educational tours
      Hosts public weekend tours from April through November, offers day passes for self-guided visits, and provides guided in-person tour options (60-minute family, 90-minute standard, private by appointment). Also hosts group tours for schools, nonprofits, corporations, and families, with thousands of visitors annually engaging in educational programming about farmed animals, human health, and environmental impacts.
    • Virtual tours and remote education
      Offers virtual tours and field trips for individuals, classrooms, homeschool groups, and youth programs, featuring specific rescued animals such as Jasmine the pig and Levi the goat, including their rescue stories and daily care routines. Sessions are available in 15-minute and 30-minute formats to support remote engagement.
  • Animal Welfare Fundraising through Retail and Sales 1 activity
    • Funding animal care through merchandise sales
      Uses proceeds from merchandise sales to provide food, shelter, and medical care for sanctuary animals, supplementing donor-supported operations with revenue-generating activities.
  • Plant-Based Nutrition Education & Support Programs 1 activity
    • Vegan education and lifestyle support
      Provides resources and programs to promote plant-based living, including a 30-day vegan challenge with a plan and tracker, a collection of vegan recipes, and distribution of the Compassionate Cuisine cookbook. These initiatives aim to guide individuals toward compassionate lifestyle changes.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.60M
Contributions & grants$1.38M86%
Program service revenue$152K10%
Investment income$53K3%
Other revenue$15K
expenses
Total expenses$2.34M
Program expenses66%
Admin / overhead23%
Fundraising11%
Salaries & benefits$1.50M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$3.18M
Cash$190K
Investments$488K
Liabilities$75K
Net assets$3.10M
Liquid reserves3.5 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue -6.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
E KATHLEEN STEVENS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $86K
board members · 6
  • DANIELLE AURETTO — VICE CHAIR
  • JAMES SHACKELFORD — INTERIM PRES & EXEC
  • LAURA CUMMINS — DIRECTOR
  • MICHELLE ALVAREZ — CHAIR
  • SAM MOON — TREASURER
  • STACEY CLARK — SECRETARY
relationships · 13

Who they work with

  • Animal Outlook Partner — Organization where Sam Moon held a senior leadership role prior to joining Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
  • Blue Mountain Bistro Partner — Partner restaurant providing vegan meal options for visiting group tours at the sanctuary.
  • Bonfire Partner — Merchandise platform through which the sanctuary sells branded items to support animal care.
  • Brickyard Pizza Partner — Partner restaurant providing vegan meal options for visiting group tours at the sanctuary.
  • Fortune Valley Manor Partner — Host venue for the 25th anniversary celebration event.
  • Jacob Goings Partner — Senior Director of Development & Communications at Catskill Animal Sanctuary
  • Kathy Stevens Partner — Founded Catskill Animal Sanctuary in 2001 and served as Executive Director until 2025.
  • Kathy Stevens Partner — Founder of Catskill Animal Sanctuary
  • NYU School of Law’s Center for Human Rights and Global Justice Partner — Institution where Sam Moon previously held a senior leadership role before joining Catskill Animal Sanctuary.
  • Sam Moon Partner — Became Executive Director in 2025, bringing experience in animal advocacy and nonprofit leadership.
  • Sam Moon Partner — Executive Director at Catskill Animal Sanctuary
  • Sam Moon Partner — Executive Director of Catskill Animal Sanctuary who leads the 30-day vegan challenge and blog on veganism.
  • local wildlife rescue/rehabilitation center Partner — Directs individuals who find injured wild animals to local wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centers for care.
strategies · 3

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Empathy Through Shared Experience
    methodology: empathy_through_shared_experience
    By highlighting shared emotional capacities—such as fear, pain, and love—across species, we foster deep empathy that motivates behavioral change toward compassionate living, because affective connection is more effective than informational appeals alone in shifting long-held cultural norms.
  • Teaching Sanctuary Model
    methodology: teaching_sanctuary_model
    By connecting visitors directly with rescued farmed animals, we transform public attitudes toward animal agriculture and promote vegan lifestyle adoption, because personal, emotional encounters disrupt abstract perceptions of farm animals and make their sentience tangible.
  • Vegan Lifestyle Education as Systems Change
    methodology: intersectional_veganism
    By teaching veganism as an ethical, intersectional practice that reduces harm to animals, people, and the planet, we shift individual behavior and cultural norms at scale, because daily choices aligned with justice values create ripple effects across social systems.