2026-04-21T13:03:37-05:00 2025-06-30 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2024-07-01 237296260 Citizens For Animal Protection Inc CITI 2814970591 17555 Katy Freeway Houston TX 77094 Sandi Mercado Executive Director 2814970591 2026-04-21 1 0 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2026-04-21 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sandi Mercado 17555 Katy Freeway Houston TX 77094 5422904 0 X cap4pets.org X 1973 TX To provide pet sheltering, adoption, education, spay/neuter, and low-cost wellness services. 17 16 108 351 0 0 2705320 3616569 949007 925267 143437 224336 -148750 -71574 3649014 4694598 0 0 0 0 2877360 2917526 26705 31368 332870 1611239 1627566 4515304 4576460 -866290 118138 10746990 11045575 2278447 2284629 8468543 8760946 Citizens for Animal Protection, Inc. (CAP) cares for pets in need through sheltering, adoption, humane education, spay/neuter services, low-cost wellness, and community outreach. CAP fulfills its mission by focusing on enhancing the lives of pets and people in Greater Houston. 0 0 3250077 491504 Shelter and Care Programs provide housing for animals in need of care. The shelter includes animal drop-off, daily care, medical assessment and rehabilitation, and vetted adoptions. In FY25, the shelter took in 4,496 homeless pets and adopted 3,747 pets, for a live release rate of 90%. 286574 411269 The Clinic provides on-site care for animals, performs spay/neuter surgeries for adoptable animals and feral cats for free, and offers the public low-cost wellness and preventive services. The Clinic spayed/neutered 2,753 animals taken in by the shelter for adoption and performed an additional 441 surgeries to support the health and wellness of the animals up for adoption. An additional 2,545 feral cats were spayed/neutered through the FCAP program (onsite and outsourced). The low-cost wellness and preventative services clinic, open to the public, helped 3,116 owned animals. 46406 22494 The Pet Ownership Program delivers humane outreach and educational programs on proper animal care and the plight of animal overpopulation in Houston. Projects include enhancing pet ownership, such as a kids' camp, a kids' club, shelter tours, and pet supply sales. During FY25, our pet supply shop received significant donations to support operations and sales. 3583057 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 61 1 1 108 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X Sandi Mercado 2814970591 17555 Katy Freeway Houston TX 77094 Linda Schmuck President 4.00 X X 0 0 0 Mary Kenner Immediate Past President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Carol Altman Simmons Vice-President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Peter Carragher Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Sig Cornelius Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Kappy Muenzer Director, ED Emeritus 32.00 X 35426 0 0 William Garrett Blackmon Director 4.00 X 0 0 0 Julie Brookshire Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Derek Gillespie Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Danielle Gillespie Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Godinich Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Alicia Jensen Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Anna Kaplan Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Cathy Marion Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Gregory Miller Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Moriarty Director, Legal Counsel 3.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Stephen D Pappan Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jonas Peterson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Marla Press Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sandi Mercado Executive Director 40.00 X 143532 0 2683 Erica Pothier Director, HR and Finance 40.00 X 68802 0 2064 Veronica Adams Veterinarian 40.00 X 122675 0 0 370435 0 4747 2 0 0 0 Texas Litter Control PO Box 2537 Spring TX 77383 Veterinary services 114700 1 973344 2643225 320367 3616569 Clinic/adoptions 900099 925267 925267 925267 219689 219689 12000 0 12000 12000 12000 287723 283076 4647 4647 4647 309481 973344 412245 -102764 -102764 52175 32985 19190 19190 4694598 925267 0 152762 219513 31185 59215 129113 2399531 2095707 272111 31713 108699 87928 19089 1682 189783 152879 25050 11854 133630 133630 31368 31368 307221 245494 8825 52902 120121 13214 73793 33114 12526 9630 2124 772 104221 89897 8050 6274 2411 1406 928 77 2499 43 1728 728 56049 56049 294378 259347 16485 18546 79377 57830 18490 3057 Veterinary medicine/sup 281309 281309 Supplies 174287 149768 15901 8618 Maintenance & repair 59537 51371 5114 3052 4576460 3583057 660533 332870 210033 416501 32956 28653 3000 200 375 90281 97143 74133 143673 9158635 3563616 5713637 5595019 4625750 4761211 10746990 11045575 147991 308368 266661 177157 1863795 1799104 2278447 2284629 X 6789874 6993190 1678669 1767756 8468543 8760946 10746990 11045575 118138 174265 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3520884 2949036 3006008 2705320 3616569 15797817 3520884 2949036 3006008 2705320 3616569 15797817 705028 15092789 41498 56625 140771 179784 231689 650367 16448184 4627783 0.91760 0.92130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2144793 21178 241279 122890 2284360 2013227 17500 242459 128393 2144793 1899419 72555 156112 114859 2013227 2083823 34222 -200939 17687 1899419 1590263 39203 472883 18526 2083823 0.26291 0.43775 0.29932 0 0 1507000 1507000 7059611 3280121 3779490 592024 283495 308529 5595019 4885573 174265 16710 190975 4694598 0 4694598 4593170 16710 16710 4576460 0 4576460 Part V, Line 4: Permanent endowment funds are restricted for funding future executive directors and leadership needs. Temporarily restricted endowment funds are restricted for leadership and training. Board designated funds are to be used at the discretion of the board. X X X X X X 1 Marcia Feldman & Assoc Inc 41 Tiel Way Houston TX 77019 Appeal campaign 0 78195 31368 46827 78195 31368 46827 TX Gala 1282825 973344 309481 27158 157964 750 226373 1282825 973344 309481 27158 157964 750 226373 412245 -102764 52175 32985 0 52175 32985 32985 19190 TX 0 Charitable gaming licensure is not required by the state of Texas. 0 1 0 1.00000 Sandi Mercado 17555 Katy Freeway Houston TX 77094 0 Katherine Muenzer 35426 Overall management of raffle X 0 Sandi Mercado Executive Director Personal X 3000 3000 0 1 1 3000 X Supplies 6 145484 FMV X Auction items 45 141898 FMV X Raffle item 1 32985 FMV 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 Danielle Gillespie and Derek Gillespie are family members. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Executive Director and Treasurer review Form 990 and provide a complete Form 990 to the board for review before filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Board President determines whether a conflict exists, and a Board Member reviews responses to the conflict-of-interest policy. Officers and members must sign the CAP Conflict of Interest and Annual Commitment Pledge agreement annually. As such, when an actual or potential conflict of interest is relevant to a matter requiring action by the Board, the interested person(s) shall call it to the attention of the Board and shall not vote on the matter. Where there is doubt as to whether a conflict exists, the interested persons will be allowed to disclose all material facts to the Board, and the matter shall be resolved by a vote of the Board's members, excluding any interested person(s). The Board's official minutes shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed, and the interested person(s) did not participate in the final discussion or vote and did not vote on the matter Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Leadership & Compensation Committee of the Board reviewed the salary survey data from the Association for Animal Welfare Advancement and the most recent Form 990 data on the shelters to assess the Executive Director's compensation. Based on the review and recommendations from the Leadership & Compensation Committee, the Executive Committee of the Board documents compensation decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Audited financial statements are made available to the public via our website. Governing documents and conflict of interest policies are available upon request.