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10 LIVES RESCUE NY INC
New York, NY · EIN 993320958 · Form 990EZ · FY2025 · NTEE D20 · Animal-Related · Small ($100K-$1M) · 10livesrescueny.org
revenue
$102K
expenses
$73K
net assets
$34K
employees
—
mission · from form 990

To reduce outdoor cat population in New York City through Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR), owner surrender prevention, and rescue, foster, and adoption of stray unowned outdoor cats.

profile · synthesized from sources

10 LIVES RESCUE NY INC is a nonprofit cat rescue organization founded in June 2024, dedicated to reducing the outdoor cat population in New York City. The organization focuses on Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR), preventing owner surrenders, and rescuing, fostering, and adopting stray and unowned cats. It prioritizes care for cats with medical or behavioral needs and serves underserved communities, particularly in Harlem and East Harlem.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Adoption Services
Process to match rescued cats, including those with special medical or behavioral needs, with permanent adoptive families through screening and support.
Community Support and Education
Initiative to assist pet owners in underserved communities with resources, guidance, and access to affordable spay/neuter to prevent surrenders.
Foster Program
Network of foster homes providing temporary care for rescued cats and kittens, preparing them for adoption with individualized attention and medical support.
Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR)
Program to humanely trap, spay/neuter, and return outdoor cats to manage population growth and improve community cat health.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Rescue and Adoption of Cats 2 activities
    • Rescue, Foster, and Adoption Services
      Rescues stray and unowned outdoor cats and kittens in New York City, provides temporary foster care to prepare them for adoption, and operates a structured adoption program including applications, team review, meet-and-greet sessions, and online profiles of adoptable cats.
    • Support for Cat Owners and Communities
      Provides supportive interventions to prevent owner surrender of cats, offering assistance to individuals affected by unaffordable veterinary care and housing instability, along with guidance on pet care products and best practices for successful adoption and long-term cat ownership.
  • Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
    • Operational and Administrative Management
      Uses volunteer administrative support and technology systems to manage records, process adoption applications, coordinate communications, and generate reports for donors and funders to ensure high-quality, sustainable rescue operations.
  • Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for Feral Cats 1 activity
    • Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) Programs
      Implements Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) initiatives to humanely reduce the outdoor cat population in New York City, including support for affordable spay/neuter access and assistance to rescuers conducting TNR efforts.
financials · form 990EZ · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$102K
Contributions & grants$86K85%
Program service revenue$16K15%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$73K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
balance sheet
Total assets$34K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$34K
1 years on record · 2025–2025
relationships · 4

Who they work with

  • 10 Lives Rescue Partner — Volunteers support the organization through fostering, event planning, and administrative roles.
  • 10 Lives Rescue NY Inc Network — Female-founded and run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on cat rescue and community support in New York City.
  • Adopt@10LivesRescueNY.org Partner — Email contact point for adoption inquiries managed by the organization's adoptions team.
  • Columbia University Partner — Rescue site for kittens Dr. Pepper and Rootbeer born on campus construction site.
strategies · 5

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.

  • Foster-Based Care for Socialization and Readiness
    methodology: foster-based care
    By placing rescued cats and kittens in foster homes, the organization improves their health, behavior, and adoptability, because home environments provide essential socialization and individualized attention that shelters cannot.
  • Integrated Human-Animal Support
    methodology: integrated_human_animal_support
    By addressing cat overpopulation and welfare alongside the needs of the people involved—such as caregivers, trappers, and adopters—the organization improves outcomes for both cats and communities, because human and animal well-being are interdependent.
  • Owner-Surrender Prevention to Reduce Shelter Intake
    methodology: owner-surrender-prevention
    By supporting cat owners and removing barriers to pet retention, the organization prevents unnecessary surrenders and shelter entry, because keeping cats with their families improves welfare and reduces system strain.
  • Special-Needs Cat Adoption as Inclusive Rescue
    methodology: special-needs-adoption
    By specializing in rescuing and caring for cats with medical or behavioral challenges, the organization increases adoption opportunities for overlooked animals, because targeted support enables successful placement where others may euthanize or exclude.
  • Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for Population Control
    methodology: trap-neuter-return
    By using Trap, Neuter, Return as a method, the organization humanely reduces outdoor cat populations and stabilizes colonies, because preventing reproduction curbs overpopulation without lethal measures.