DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY (EIN 39-0806335)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-06-04
IRS object ID: 201901559349300950
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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	2019-06-04T10:38:44-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	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	2018-01-01	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	PAM MCCLOUD SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6088380413	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	SCOTT HAUMERSEN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00084908	PTIN
Phone	6082744020	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	66.222.124.178	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-05-28	IPDt
IP Tm	08:43:38	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	50C9C09D56ED613F9D7879BDC11063DCF385CB9F	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	B169A553E6FC674180C4B0C62460B1C0CC916730	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAM 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	$7,094,585	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	PROVIDE CARE, EDUCATION AND ADOPTION SERVICES TO REDUCE THE POPULATION OF UNWANTED ANIMALS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	118	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1273	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,582,459	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,521,619	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,289,346	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,335,842	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$53,054	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,281	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$623	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$18,067	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,924,236	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$4,840,675	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$13,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,475,133	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,684,350	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$510,429	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,230,935	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,207,647	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,719,068	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,904,997	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$205,168	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$935,678	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,986,984	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$7,763,786	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$175,553	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$169,053	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,811,431	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,594,733	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY (DCHS) IS A LEADER IN CREATING A MORE HUMANE COMMUNITY FOCUSING ON THE HUMAN RELATIONSHIP WITH COMPANION ANIMALS. DCHS'S MISSION FOCUSES ON "HELPING PEOPLE HELP ANIMALS." DCHS IS EFFECTIVE IN ITS MISSION THROUGH MAINTAINING FINANCIALLY STABLE AND SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS WITH BALANCED REVENUE AND EXPENSES. DCHS EDUCATES AND SUPPORTS THE PUBLIC REGARDING ANIMAL WELFARE AND COMPANION ANIMAL OWNERSHIP AND INSTILLS THE VALUE THAT A PET IS A LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT AND PRIVILEGE. DCHS'S WILDLIFE CENTER PROVIDES RESPONSIBLE CARE FOR THE ILL, INJURED AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. 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	$1,618,942	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$13,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$522,920	RevenueAmt
Desc	DCHS'S ANIMAL SERVICES INCLUDE OPEN-ADMISSION ANIMAL INTAKE, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DAILY CARE OF ANIMALS, SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES, HUMANE EUTHANASIA, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SHELTERING ANIMALS OF ABUSE VICTIMS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, DCHS WORKED WITH MADISON AND DANE COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES AND THE CITY OF EDGERTON TO ENSURE IT PROPERLY FULFILLS THE SERVICES OUTLINED IN ITS CONTRACTS WITH THESE MUNICIPALITIES. IN 2018, MEDICAL STAFF AND VOLUNTEER VETERINARIANS PERFORMED ABOUT 2,300 SURGERIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$613,052	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$702,246	RevenueAmt
Desc	DCHS'S ADOPTION AND RECEPTION SERVICES INCLUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ANIMAL ADOPTIONS AT DCHS'S MAIN LOCATION, MOUNDS PET FOOD WAREHOUSE SATELLITE CENTERS, AND ADOPTION CENTER WEST (WHICH CLOSED IN OCTOBER 2018). THE MAIN ADOPTION CENTER ALSO OFFERS MERCHANDISE SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL BOOKS AND PET SUPPLIES FOR SALE TO INDIVIDUALS ADOPTING ANIMALS AS WELL AS TO OTHER PATRONS. IN 2018, ABOUT 3,700 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED FROM THE MAIN SHELTER AND THE SATELLITE CENTERS. DCHS'S 2018 ANIMAL SAVE RATE WAS 91%.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$340,188	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DCHS'S WILDLIFE REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDES CARE FOR THE ILL, INJURED, AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN, INCLUDING SONGBIRDS, MAMMALS, RAPTORS, WATERFOWL, AND REPTILES. IN 2018, DCHS STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HELPED 3,878 WILD ANIMALS, INCLUDING SONGBIRDS, MAMMALS, RAPTORS, WATERFOWL AND REPTILES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	RevenueRevenueAmt	DescDesc
$282,159	$138,923	DCHS'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES INCLUDE YOUTH, ADULT, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS CAMP PAWPRINT, HUMANE HEROES, GIRL SCOUT BADGE WORKSHOPS, DOG TRAINING CLASSES, SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS, SHELTER TOURS, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS INCLUDE PETS FOR LIFE AND COMMUNITY DOG DAY, FOCUSED ON CLOSING THE SERVICE GAPS FOR PETS IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, KEEPING PETS IN THEIR HOMES, AND A PET FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM.
$128,760		DCHS'S VOLUNTEER PROGRAM INCLUDES RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, SUPERVISION, AND RETENTION OF DCHS'S VOLUNTEERS. IN 2018, 1,273 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 114,447 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE TO DCHS.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$410,919	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$138,923	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,983,101	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	118	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	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	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 (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOSEPH GOODE
PRESIDENT	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURA MURRAY
VICE PRESIDENT	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHIRLEY CROCKER
TREASURER	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CATHY HOLMES CPA
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARA COLOPY
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LILLY BICKERS
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOEL DAVIDSON
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAGGIE PREMO
DIRECTOR	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUG BROWN
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	55.00		Yes (X)	$90,812	$0	$11,927
PAM MCCLOUD SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	55.00		Yes (X)	$118,923	$0	$12,935

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$209,735	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$24,862	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	$180,394	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$49,690	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$258,839	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,032,696	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$80,189	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,521,619	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADOPTION FEES	813312	$633,991	$633,991
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	813312	$380,634	$380,634
CAMP REGISTRATION FEES	813312	$130,943	$130,943
VETERINARY STUDENT PROGRAM	813312	$61,500	$61,500
REDEMPTIONS	813312	$53,370	$53,370

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$75,404	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$75,404	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,335,842	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,324	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,324	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,111,296	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,144,339	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$33,043	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$33,043	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$33,043	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$6,840	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$258,839	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$56,829	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$49,989	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$49,989	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$3,465	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,465	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,465	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$80,989	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$52,742	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,247	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$28,247	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$210	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$210	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$210	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$4,840,675	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,364,089	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$45,033	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$234,597	TotalAmt
Program Services	$162,075	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,779	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52,743	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,997,847	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,549,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$184,988	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$263,382	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,997	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,493	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,329	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$254,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$206,133	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,945	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,171	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$109,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,796	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,749	TotalAmt
Management And General	$19,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,150	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,150	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,090	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,073	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,017	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,940	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$3,940	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$309,285	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,179	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$86,738	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,312	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,156	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,156	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$257,958	TotalAmt
Program Services	$235,259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,143	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,556	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,794	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,794	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,809	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,316	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$175	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,792	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,125	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,162	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,651	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,340	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,171	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ANIMAL CARE SUPPLIES	Desc
Total	$252,054	TotalAmt
Program Services	$252,054	ProgramServicesAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,589	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,386	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,904,997	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,983,101	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$411,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$510,429	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$46,018	BOYAmt
EOY	$188	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$562,585	BOYAmt
EOY	$788,097	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$233,011	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,142	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,820	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,156	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,368	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,428,801	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,366,939	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,197,445	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,061,862	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$820,804	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,707,973	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,986,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,763,786	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,053	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,953	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$175,553	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,053	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,707,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,361,702	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,405	BOYAmt
EOY	$233,031	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,811,431	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,594,733	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,986,984	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,763,786	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$935,678	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$152,376	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	$2,497,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,752,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,778,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,582,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,521,619	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,131,896	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,497,092	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,752,425	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,778,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,582,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,521,619	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,131,896	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,391,795	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$12,740,101	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$23,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$14,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,604	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$34,324	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$101,611	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,233,507	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$6,247,012	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.89510	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.92380	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,240,097	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,240,097	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,966,006	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,407,736	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,558,270	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$35,543	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$18,846	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,697	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$906,652	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$754,832	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$151,820	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$280,503	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$185,525	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$94,978	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,061,862	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,830,891	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$152,376	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$33,021	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$119,355	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$4,950,246	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$109,571	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$109,571	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$4,840,675	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,047,589	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$33,021	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$109,571	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$142,592	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,904,997	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,904,997	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B -56,829. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B -52,742.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT EXPENSES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8B 56,829. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 10B 52,742.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	TOTO'S GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$126,343	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$119,503	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$6,840	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$152	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$20,148	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$9,949	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	BARK & WINE	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$123,141	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$123,141	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$2,401	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$4,648	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$225	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$17,215	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$16,195	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$16,195	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$193	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,898	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$265,679	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$258,839	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$6,840	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$2,553	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$24,989	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$225	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$29,062	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$56,829	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$49,989	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	$13,000	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	COVER CARE AND TREATMENT OF DOGS TRANSFERRED FROM DCHS	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

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	4	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$38,266	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$40,000	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	SUPPLIES	Desc
Contribution	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$1,923	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	COST/SELLING PRICE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	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	THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN COLUMN B.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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	ALL CURRENT MEMBERS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE ON ALL MATTERS SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP AND SUCH OTHER ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND POWERS AS SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS OR CONFERRED UPON VOTING MEMBERS OF NON-STOCK CORPORATIONS UNDER APPLICABLE LAW; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO MEMBER SHALL HAVE VOTING RIGHTS UNTIL HE OR SHE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF DCHS FOR THREE (3) CONTINUOUS MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF SUCH VOTE. A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES ENTITLED TO BE CAST BY THE MEMBERSHIP AT A MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT SHALL BE NECESSARY FOR THE ADOPTION OF ANY MATTER VOTED UPON BY THE MEMBERSHIP, UNLESS A GREATER PROPORTION IS REQUIRED BY LAW, THE BYLAWS, OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION. AT ANY MEMBERSHIP MEETING, THOSE VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT, BUT NOT FEWER THAN TEN (10), SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TRANSACT ALL BUSINESS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE MEMBERSHIP MEETING.
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.