TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY (EIN 23-7444825)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-10
IRS object ID: 201743149349301604
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-10T08:13:17-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Manning Silverman & Company	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	175 Olde Half Day Road 290	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lincolnshire	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60069	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237444825	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TREE HOUSE HUMANE SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TREE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7732624000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7225 N WESTERN AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60645	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	COLLEEN CURRIGAN	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2017-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Wayne E Silverman	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01323548	PTIN
Phone	8474598850	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	COLLEEN CURRIGAN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3619 N FRANCISCO	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60618	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,529,941	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.treehouseanimals.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1975	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING MODEL PROGRAMS IN ANIMAL WELFARE, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PROMOTING THE MUTUALLY-ENRICHING HUMAN/ANIMAL BOND.TREE HOUSE'S PRIMARY MISSION CENTERS AROUND THE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION OF SICK AND INJURED STRAY CATS. THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT OF CATS WE CAN ADMIT IN A GIVEN YEAR TRANSLATES TO GREATER SUCCESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. TREE HOUSE HAS RESCUED AND ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 30,000 STRAY CATS SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1971. IN 2016, WE RESCUED AND ADOPTED OUT MORE THAN 1,000 STRAY CATS THOUGH OUR FACILITIES AND INDIVIDUAL FOSTER HOMES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	96	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	393	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$2,464,462	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,335,251	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$89,596	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$77,291	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$51,246	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,729	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$73,255	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$111,234	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,678,559	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,541,505	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,642,923	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,551,481	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$394,097	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,379,097	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,062,814	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,022,020	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,614,295	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$343,461	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$72,790	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,292,610	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,150,338	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$85,895	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,971,936	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,206,715	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,178,402	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING MODEL PROGRAMS IN ANIMAL WELFARE, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND PROMOTING THE MUTUALLY-ENRICHING HUMAN/ANIMAL BOND.TREE HOUSE'S PRIMARY MISSION CENTERS AROUND THE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION OF SICK AND INJURED STRAY CATS. THEREFORE, THE AMOUNT OF CATS WE CAN ADMIT IN A GIVEN YEAR TRANSLATES TO GREATER SUCCESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. TREE HOUSE HAS RESCUED AND ADMITTED APPROXIMATELY 30,000 STRAY CATS SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1971. IN 2016, WE RESCUED AND ADOPTED OUT MORE THAN 1,000 STRAY CATS THOUGH OUR FACILITIES AND INDIVIDUAL FOSTER HOMES.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$939,365	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CLINIC CENTER: PROVIDES SPAY/NEUTER VACCINATIONS, DENTAL CARE, AND ONGOING MEDICAL CARE FOR THE ADOPTION CENTER CATS AND FOR FERAL CATS FROM THE COMMUNITY.THE BUCKTOWN BRANCH CLOSED ITS PUBLIC CLINIC IN EARLY 2016, AND THE CARMEN AVENUE SHELTER PERFORMED SPAY/NEUTER SURGERIES FOR NONRESIDENT CATS TWO DAYS A WEEK. THE TREE HOUSE STERILIZED MORE THAN 1,100 CATS IN 2016.TO HELP MAKE SURGERIES AFFORDABLE FOR TNR CAREGIVERS IN 2016, TREE HOUSE OFFERED A $50 FERAL CAT PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDED SPAY OR NEUTER, ANESTHESIA, PAIN MEDICATION INJECTION, RABIES AND FVRCP (DISTEMPER) VACCINATIONS, PARASITE AND FLEA TREATMENT, EAR TIPPING AND A BRIEF EXAMINATION WITH ASSESSMENT OF WOUNDS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$653,986	ExpenseAmt
Desc	GENERAL - DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING MODEL PROGRAMS IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. RESCUE AND REHABILITATION OF SICK INJURED AND ABUSED STRAY ANIMALS. WITH THE TNR ORDINANCE PASSING IN 2007, TREE HOUSE HAS BECOME A LEADING SPONSOR FOR FERAL COLONY CARETAKERS IN CHICAGO. AT THE END OF 2016, WE WERE SPONSORING 747 FERAL CAT COLONIES, AND THOSE COLONIES WERE SUPPORTING 3501 CATS. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM RELIES ON A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, AND ON THE SUPPORT THAT TREE HOUSE PROVIDES TO VOLUNTEER CARETAKERS. IN 2016, WE PROVIDED OUR COLONY CARETAKERS A $50 FERAL CAT PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDED SPAY OR NEUTER, ANESTHESIA, PAIN MEDICATION INJECTION, RABIES AND FVRCP (DISTEMPER) VACCINATIONS, PARASITE AND FLEA TREATMENT, EAR TIPPING AND A BRIEF EXAMINATION WITH ASSESSMENT OF WOUNDS. (DEPENDING ON AVAILABLE FUNDING, THE PACKAGE IS SOMETIMES OFFERED AT NO COST.) WE ALSO OFFER FREE FOOD FOR COLONY CARETAKERS THROUGH OUR PET FOOD PANTRY, REGULAR FERAL CAT EDUCATION SEMINARS AND MEDIATION IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING WITHIN A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. EXPENSES: $ 653,986	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$249,831	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ADOPTION CENTER: PROVIDES SHELTER, FOOD, LITTER, AND GENERAL CARE FOR FELINE RESIDENTS.TREE HOUSE HAS FOUND ADOPTIVE HOMES FOR APPROXIMATELY 30,000 RESCUED CATS SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1971. WE ADOPTED OUT OVER 1,000 CATS INTO HOMES IN 2016.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$223,690	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,066,872	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	96	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Org Filed In Lieu Of Form1041	false	OrgFiledInLieuOfForm1041Ind
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KELLY ETTLING	PersonNm
Phone	8477303377	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1926 WAUKEGAN ROAD SUITE 340	AddressLine1Txt
City	GLENVIEW	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60025	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
ROBERT MAROVICH
Director	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS OTT
Director	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARRY FULK
Director	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EDGAR SCOTT RIFE III
Secretary	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
COLLEEN CURRIGAN
President	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
STEVE HOMRICH
Treasurer	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ANN JOHNSON
Director	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LILLY LIN
Director	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COREE SMITH
Vice President	1.50	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KERRI BURNS
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00		$70,341	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DAVID DE FUNIAK
EX-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	0.00		$71,812	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$142,153	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$12,143	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,323,108	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,335,251	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADOPTION FEES	$18,047	$18,047
CLINIC INCOME	$3,774	$3,774
TRAP FEES	$55,470	$55,470

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$77,291	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,240	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$17,240	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$934,311	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$933,822	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$489	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$489	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$489	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$158,815	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$48,766	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$110,049	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$7,033	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$5,848	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,185	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,185	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,541,505	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$78,965	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$17,240	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,553	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,265	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,466	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,160,020	TotalAmt
Program Services	$980,864	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$135,375	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,771	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,251	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,179	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,707	TotalAmt
Program Services	$91,006	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,609	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,776	TotalAmt
Management And General	$26,776	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,114	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,116	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,998	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,962	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,593	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,889	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,824	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,435	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,435	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,399	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,373	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,919	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,919	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,083	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,577	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,253	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,889	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,023	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,754	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,112	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TREEHOUSE BRANCH SHELTER	$182,803	$182,803
SUPPLIES	$155,636	$111,318	$44,318
TREEHOUSE BRANCH CLINIC	$120,628	$120,628
VETERINARY FEES	$59,898	$59,898

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$127,463	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,614,295	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,066,872	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$153,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$394,097	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,216,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$928,951	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$265,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,842	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,734	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,913,944	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,119,144	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,638,857	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,794,800	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,128,837	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,011	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,292,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,150,338	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,892	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,922,044	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$85,895	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,971,936	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,188,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,847,216	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,993,048	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,306,186	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,206,715	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,178,402	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,292,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,150,338	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$72,790	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$44,477	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	$2,504,018	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,620,590	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,995,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,251,295	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,335,251	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,707,013	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,504,018	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,620,590	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,995,859	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,251,295	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,335,251	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,707,013	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$13,707,013	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,559	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$53,947	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,505	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,880	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,728	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$200,619	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$939	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$673	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,185	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,895	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$13,922,527	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98450	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.98590	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	$727,501	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$727,501	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$403,694	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$168,721	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$234,973	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,078,169	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$633,179	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$444,990	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$490,723	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$292,354	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$198,369	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,213,857	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,890	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,188,967	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,794,800	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LINE OF CREDIT	Desc
Amt	$1,922,044	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,922,044	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part X : FIN48 Footnote	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(c)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. IT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE OR DERECOGNIZE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE SOCIETY'S INCOME TAX FILINGS FOR THE YEARS 2011 AND THEREAFTER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	BLACK CAT BALL	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$87,091	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$87,091	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$42,964	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	STRAY CAT STRUT	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$31,102	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$31,102	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$2,061	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	3	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$34,054	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$34,054	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$2,807	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$152,247	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$152,247	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$47,832	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$47,832	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$104,415	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID DE FUNIAK	PersonNm
Title	EX-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$71,812	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$71,812	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: OUTREACH: PROVIDES ANIMAL VISITS TO INSTITUTIONALIZED PATIENTS, DISTRIBUTES PET FOOD TO LOW INCOME OWNERS, AND ASSISTS WITH HUMANE TRAPPING OF FERAL CATS.THE PET FOOD PANTRY SERVES LOW-INCOME OR FIXED-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, AND FERAL CAT COLONY CARETAKERS, BY PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD FOR THE CATS AND DOGS IN THEIR CARE. THE PET FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM IS MEANT TO ASSIST PEOPLE ON A LOW OR FIXED INCOME WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD FOR THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS, OR FERAL CAT CARETAKERS WHO PRACTICE TNR AND HAVE AN OUTDOOR MANAGED FERAL CAT COLONY. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ALL THE FOOD THEY WILL NEED, BUT WE DO PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS OF FOOD PER MONTH FOR THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO ENABLE OUR CLIENTS TO KEEP THEIR PETS DESPITE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES, OR MAINTAIN THEIR FERAL COLONIES, BUT ALSO TO COUNSEL THEM IF THEY ARE APPEAR TO BE ACQUIRING MORE ANIMALS THAN THEY CAN AFFORD OR PROPERLY CARE FOR. EXPENSES: $ 136,821 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: GENERAL - DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING MODEL PROGRAMS IN ANIMAL WELFARE AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. RESCUE AND REHABILITATION OF SICK INJURED AND ABUSED STRAY ANIMALS. WITH THE TNR ORDINANCE PASSING IN 2007, TREE HOUSE HAS BECOME A LEADING SPONSOR FOR FERAL COLONY CARETAKERS IN CHICAGO. AT THE END OF 2016, WE WERE SPONSORING 747 FERAL CAT COLONIES, AND THOSE COLONIES WERE SUPPORTING 3501 CATS. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM RELIES ON A NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS, AND ON THE SUPPORT THAT TREE HOUSE PROVIDES TO VOLUNTEER CARETAKERS. IN 2016, WE PROVIDED OUR COLONY CARETAKERS A $50 FERAL CAT PACKAGE, WHICH INCLUDED SPAY OR NEUTER, ANESTHESIA, PAIN MEDICATION INJECTION, RABIES AND FVRCP (DISTEMPER) VACCINATIONS, PARASITE AND FLEA TREATMENT, EAR TIPPING AND A BRIEF EXAMINATION WITH ASSESSMENT OF WOUNDS. (DEPENDING ON AVAILABLE FUNDING, THE PACKAGE IS SOMETIMES OFFERED AT NO COST.) WE ALSO OFFER FREE FOOD FOR COLONY CARETAKERS THROUGH OUR PET FOOD PANTRY, REGULAR FERAL CAT EDUCATION SEMINARS AND MEDIATION IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING WITHIN A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD. EXPENSES: $ 653,986
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE FORM 990, WHICH IS THEN APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE AND BOARD PRESIDENT, AND THEN SHARED WITH THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE BY HAVING BOARD MEMBERS SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS YEARLY.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, USING REFERENCE DATA RELEVANT SOURCES AND THROUGH ANALYSIS OF SALARY INFORMATION OF OTHER LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, USING REFERENCE DATA RELEVANT SOURCES AND THROUGH ANALYSIS OF SALARY INFORMATION OF OTHER LOCAL ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	: Column (A) - Total = $0; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	BANK CHARGES: Column (A) - Total = $22124; Column (B) - Program Services = $2200; Column (C) - Management & General = $130; Column (D) - Fundraising = $19794
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	CONSULTING: Column (A) - Total = $39462; Column (B) - Program Services = $9232; Column (C) - Management & General = $2239; Column (D) - Fundraising = $27991
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	EQUIPMENT RENTAL: Column (A) - Total = $5223; Column (B) - Program Services = $5008; Column (C) - Management & General = $88; Column (D) - Fundraising = $127
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	FOOD: Column (A) - Total = $10381; Column (B) - Program Services = $10381; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	LAB TESTS: Column (A) - Total = $5488; Column (B) - Program Services = $5488; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	LICENSE AND FEES: Column (A) - Total = $1393; Column (B) - Program Services = $1393; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	MEDICINE: Column (A) - Total = $40291; Column (B) - Program Services = $40291; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	MISCELLANEOUS: Column (A) - Total = $18289; Column (B) - Program Services = $6178; Column (C) - Management & General = $11340; Column (D) - Fundraising = $771
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	PAYROLL SERVICE: Column (A) - Total = $20015; Column (B) - Program Services = $17219; Column (C) - Management & General = $1611; Column (D) - Fundraising = $1185
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	Postage and Shipping: Column (A) - Total = $44429; Column (B) - Program Services = $9627; Column (C) - Management & General = $1309; Column (D) - Fundraising = $33493
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	Printing and Publications: Column (A) - Total = $50494; Column (B) - Program Services = $9874; Column (C) - Management & General = $1536; Column (D) - Fundraising = $39084
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	REAL ESTATE TAXES: Column (A) - Total = $4876; Column (B) - Program Services = $4876; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e: Other Expenses	TELEPHONE: Column (A) - Total = $12548; Column (B) - Program Services = $6275; Column (C) - Management & General = $1255; Column (D) - Fundraising = $5018
FURTHER EVALUATION	TREE HOUSE CONTINUALLY STRIVES TO IMPROVE ITS SERVICES AND ENHANCE ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS THROUGH PROGRAM EVALUATIONS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.