DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY (EIN 39-0806335)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-04-22
IRS object ID: 202441139349300919
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-04-22T10:45:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390974031	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEGNER CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2921 LANDMARK PL STE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537134236	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	390806335	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	DANE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6088380413	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5132 VOGES RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537186941	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAMELA MCCLOUD SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6088380413	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-04-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	PAMELA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	MCCLOUD SMITH	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JASON STEPHENS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01263225	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-04-18	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAMELA MCCLOUD SMITH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5132 VOGES RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537186941	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$6,885,138	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.GIVESHELTER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1921	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PROVIDING CARE TO COMPANION ANIMALS AND WILDLIFE, PET ADOPTION SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	154	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1111	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$4,097,591	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,266,797	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,141,963	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,457,910	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$35,504	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$60,578	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$13,956	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$2,452	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,261,102	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,782,833	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$14,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,492	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,866,783	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,126,161	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$967,180	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,557,596	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,749,323	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,438,379	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,885,976	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$177,277	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$103,143	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$10,872,478	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$10,904,686	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,021,711	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$948,261	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$9,850,767	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,956,425	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY (DCHS) IS A LEADER IN FOSTERING COMPASSIONATE HUMAN AND ANIMAL CONNECTIONS TO BOTH THE ANIMAL SHELTERING COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. DCHS CREATES SAFE, HEALTHY, AND THRIVING COMMUNITIES FOR ANIMALS, INCLUDING PROVIDING CARE AND TRANSITIONAL SHELTERING TO COMPANION ANIMALS, FARM ANIMALS, AND WILDLIFE. DCHS IS EFFECTIVE IN ITS MISSION THROUGH MAINTAINING FINANCIALLY STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS WITH BALANCED REVENUE AND EXPENSES. DCHS'S WORK ALSO INCLUDES PROMOTING A LEGISLATIVE AGENDA IN SUPPORT OF CREATING A MORE HUMANE COMMUNITY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,530,684	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,492	GrantAmt
Revenue	$633,584	RevenueAmt
Desc	ANIMAL SERVICES INCLUDE OPEN-ADMISSION LOCAL ANIMAL INTAKE, LIFESAVING TRANSFERS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DAILY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT OF ANIMALS, SPAY/NEUTER AND OTHER SURGICAL SERVICES, HUMANE EUTHANASIA AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SHELTERING ANIMALS OF ABUSE VICTIMS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, DCHS WORKED WITH MADISON AND DANE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES TO ENSURE IT PROPERLY FULFILLS THE SERVICES OUTLINED IN ITS CONTRACTS WITH THESE MUNICIPALITIES. IN 2023, MEDICAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEER VETERINARIANS PERFORMED 3,603 SURGERIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$712,542	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$674,962	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADOPTION & RECEPTION SERVICES INCLUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ANIMAL ADOPTIONS AT DCHS'S MAIN LOCATION AND DCHS'S THRIFT STORE. THE MAIN ADOPTION CENTER ALSO OFFERS PET SUPPLIES AND VARIOUS DCHS BRANDED MERCHANDISE FOR SALE TO INDIVIDUALS ADOPTING ANIMALS AS WELL AS TO OTHER PATRONS. IN 2023, 3,263 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED. DCHS'S 2023 ANIMAL SAVE RATE WAS 91%.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$537,520	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	WILDLIFE CENTER IS A SPECIALIZED REHABILITATION PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES CARE FOR ILL, INJURED, AND ORPHANED WILD ANIMALS FOUND IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. IN 2023, DCHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HELPED 2,088 WILD ANIMALS OF 132 DIFFERENT SPECIES, INCLUDING SONGBIRDS, MAMMALS, RAPTORS, WATERFOWL AND REPTILES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	GrantGrantAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$422,031	$0	$161,807	EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES INCLUDE YOUTH AND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS CAMP PAWPRINT, SCOUT BADGE WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, SHELTER TOURS, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, AND DOG TRAINING CLASSES. OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE PETS FOR LIFE, COMMUNITY CAT DAYS AND COMMUNITY DOG DAYS, AND A PET FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM, FOCUSED ON CLOSING THE SERVICE GAPS FOR PETS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS AND KEEPING EXISTING HUMAN-ANIMAL BONDS INTACT.
$150,185	$0	$12,629	VOLUNTEER PROGRAM INCLUDES RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, SUPERVISION AND RETENTION OF DCHS'S VOLUNTEERS. IN 2023, 1,111 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 94,830 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO DCHS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$572,216	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$174,436	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,352,962	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	34	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	154	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SARA HOVEN	PersonNm
Phone	6088380413	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5132 VOGES RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MADISON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	537186941	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LAURA MURRAY
PRESIDENT	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAGGIE PREMO
VICE PRESIDENT	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CATHY HOLMES
SECRETARY	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY MANTHEY
TREASURER	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOY CARDIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL DAVIDSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARA COLOPY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINN ROTH
DIRECTOR	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE FAGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAN AIMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETH JACOBSEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAMELA MCCLOUD SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	55.00		Yes (X)	$120,558	$0	$16,037
DOUGLAS BROWN
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	55.00		Yes (X)	$101,357	$0	$15,333

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$221,915	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$31,370	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$112,140	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$22,733	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$324,886	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,807,038	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$755,862	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,266,797	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADOPTION FEES	813312	$636,241	$636,241
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	813312	$377,865	$377,865
CAMP REGISTRATION FEES	813312	$161,807	$161,807
VETERINARY STUDENT PROGRAM	813312	$65,000	$65,000
REDEMPTIONS	813312	$13,933	$13,933

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$203,064	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$203,064	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,457,910	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$105,335	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$105,335	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$492,300	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$537,057	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$44,757	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$44,757	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$44,757	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$20,145	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$324,886	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$53,946	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$33,801	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$33,801	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$536,374	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$511,302	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$25,072	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$25,072	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,277	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,277	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,277	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,782,833	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,482,982	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,054	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,492	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$253,284	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193,666	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,979	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,639	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,156,322	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,413,382	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$273,897	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$469,043	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,071	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,869	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$392,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$299,911	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$58,288	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$244,448	TotalAmt
Program Services	$186,909	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,326	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,248	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,525	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,090	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,600	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,962	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,145	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$795	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,101	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$10,101	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$400,323	TotalAmt
Program Services	$141,529	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,134	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$142,660	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$528,881	TotalAmt
Program Services	$359,487	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,724	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$158,670	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,977	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,619	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,201	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,157	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$249,717	TotalAmt
Program Services	$218,876	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,626	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,215	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,213	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,905	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES	Desc
Total	$377,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$377,636	ProgramServicesAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,692	TotalAmt
Program Services	$623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,422	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,885,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,352,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$565,834	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$967,180	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500,373	BOYAmt
EOY	$350,342	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,060,238	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,338,569	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,350	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,682	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$151,076	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,672	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,338	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,841,391	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,406,642	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,043,265	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,434,749	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,761,493	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,135,271	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$478,696	BOYAmt
EOY	$672,953	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$708,333	BOYAmt
EOY	$624,706	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,872,478	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,904,686	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$291,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$297,612	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$730,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$650,649	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,021,711	BOYAmt
EOY	$948,261	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,084,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,364,331	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$765,964	BOYAmt
EOY	$592,094	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,850,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,956,425	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,872,478	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,904,686	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$103,143	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$208,801	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,395,302	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,327,397	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,760,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,097,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,266,797	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,847,929	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,395,302	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$4,327,397	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,760,842	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,097,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,266,797	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,847,929	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$136,550	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$20,711,379	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$53,317	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$37,423	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$38,122	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$105,335	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$270,211	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$21,118,140	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$7,647,947	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98070	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.95900	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,289,097	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,289,097	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,407,790	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,345,395	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,062,395	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$11,170	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$8,450	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,720	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$992,178	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$801,302	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$190,876	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,141,156	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$251,495	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$889,661	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,434,749	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
CASH EQUIVALENTS HELD BY INVESTMENT MANAGERS	$258,647	C
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT	$414,306	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$672,953	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS	Desc
Book Value	$624,706	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$624,706	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES	Desc
Amt	$650,649	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$650,649	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$6,053,414	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$208,801	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$22,796	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$14,962	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$216,635	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,836,779	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$53,946	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$53,946	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,782,833	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,947,756	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$22,796	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$53,946	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$76,742	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,871,014	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$14,962	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$14,962	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,885,976	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F -14,962.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -53,946.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 53,946.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BARK & WINE	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$172,865	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$164,865	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$8,000	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$1,326	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$4,670	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$75	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$8,382	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	TOTO'S GALA	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$172,166	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$160,021	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$12,145	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$25,856	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$13,637	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$345,031	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$324,886	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$20,145	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$1,326	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$30,526	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$75	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$22,019	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$53,946	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$33,801	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HAPPILY EVER AFTER ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	E5714 BORK RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	MARION	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	549509602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	204031006	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$10,000	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	COVER CARE AND TREATMENT OF DOGS TRANSFERRED FROM DCHS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DCHS DISBURSES GRANT FUNDS TO DESIGNATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS. DCHS MONITORS THE PROGRESS OF THESE ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THEIR STAYS AT THESE ORGANIZATIONS. DCHS ALSO ROUTINELY VERIFIES THAT THE ORGANIZATIONS ARE FULFILLING THEIR DECLARED MISSIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	10	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$35,410	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	QUOTED MARKET PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	2	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$35,498	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	QUOTED MARKET PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	THRIFT STORE MERCHANDISE	160383	$504,459	COST/SELLING PRICE
Yes (X)	SUPPLIES	2	$180,495	COST/SELLING PRICE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DCHS IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I, COLUMN B. DCHS ANNUALLY RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY $35,000 OF PET FOOD FROM ONE CONTRIBUTOR. SHIPMENTS OF THIS FOOD ARE RECEIVED PERIODICALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO CHANGED THE REQUIREMENT FOR CONSENT TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITHOUT A MEETING FROM UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO TWO-THIRDS CONSENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	DCHS HAS A SINGLE CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP FOR WHICH A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF DUES IS REQUIRED TO BE ENTITLED TO VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE DIRECTORS OF DCHS AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	BYLAWS MAY BE AMENDED OR RESTATED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE, WRITTEN CONSENT OR WRITTEN BALLOT OF FIFTY-ONE PERCENT (51%) OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY PRESENT AT AN ANNUAL OR SPECIAL MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT AS PART OF THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT ENGAGEMENT. WHEN COMPLETED, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY DCHS'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE GOVERNING BODY. UPON APPROVAL OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 BY BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE GOVERNING BODY, THE FORM 990 WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS. THE SECTIONS OF THE APPROVED FORM 990 OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION ARE POSTED ON DCHS'S WEBSITE ONCE FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BODY DELEGATED POWERS AGREES TO BE BOUND BY DCHS'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THIS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES SELF-REPORTING. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE REPORTED CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BODY DELEGATED POWERS. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BODY OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON BY THE REMAINING DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE GOVERNING BODY OR A DESIGNATED COMMITTEE CONDUCTS PERIODIC REVIEWS TO ENSURE THAT DCHS DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DCHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNING BODY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS REVIEW OCCURS WITHIN FOUR WEEKS OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S HIRE DATE. WHEN THE REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY, THE DIRECTORS DETERMINE AND APPROVE ANY SALARY ADJUSTMENT AND SUBMIT THE CHANGE TO DCHS'S ACCOUNTANT. APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNIVERSARY DATE, THE GOVERNING BODY APPOINTS A DIRECTOR TO LEAD THE REVIEW EFFORT. THE LEAD COMPILES ALL COMMENTS SUBMITTED BY THE DIRECTORS AND CREATES A SINGLE COHESIVE REVIEW THAT IS SHARED WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER BEING APPROVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DCHS MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.