Totals
- Total revenue
- $85,349
- Total expenses
- $43,671
- Contributions and grants received
- $62,086
- Grants paid
- $25,174
- Program service revenue
- not reported
- Membership dues (line 3)
- not reported
- Investment income (line 4)
- not reported
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $23,263
- Total assets, end of year
- $232,532
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,208
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $229,324
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $30,722
Program services were 70.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2025
Primary exempt purpose
CITIZENS FOR ANIMALS CFA WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS PRIMARILY IN INDIA. THE OBJECTIVE OF CFA IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE PROJECTS PRIMARILY BY THE HUMANE ANIMAL SOCIETY HAS A REGISTERED INDIAN CHARITABLE TRUST IN COIMBATORE INDIA. HAS RESCUES AND REHABILITATES ANIMALS IN COIMBATORE CONDUCTS ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL AND ANTI-RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAMS AND CREATES AWARENESS OF THE COMPASSIONATE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. CFA WILL ACTIVELY RAISE FUNDS FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT CATER TO THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED WILL BE: PROVIDING VACCINATIONS RUNNING ADOPTION CAMPS EDUCATING SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PET OWNERS AND CONDUCTING ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL PROGRAMS.
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Over the past year Citizens for Animals has made a significant contribution to animal welfare initiatives in India by providing vital support to Humane Animal Society HAS in Coimbatore. A major focus of its efforts was sponsoring the care of permanent-resident animals at the HAS Sanctuary ensuring that those unable to be released or rehomed continued to receive the attention and care they require. Citizens for Animals also played a key role in mobilizing resources for the Societys annual mass rabies vaccination and surveillance program strengthening community health and rabies prevention efforts. In addition the organization facilitated the development of educational materials for children through STRAW India helping raise awareness about rabies prevention responsible animal interactions and compassion toward animals. CFA also facilitated volunteer activities at the rescue center of Humane Animal Society helping to build compassion and kindness toward street animals.
Expenses $30,722 · Grants $25,174
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Elsa Mary ThomasELSA MARY THOMAS
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ling Tien ChungLING TIEN CHUNG
Secretary and Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Preethi KrishnanPREETHI KRISHNAN
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Jessy PaulJESSY PAUL
Director - term ended December 2025
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Meena Jambulingam
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 4 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202602169349200100
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