2017-11-15T16:19:01-06:00 2016-12-31 010724563 ANTON COLLINS MITCHELL LLP 4999 PEARL EAST CIRCLE SUITE 300 BOULDER CO 80301 990EZ 2016-01-01 264244329 SHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY SHEL 3039295655 9507 W OHIO PLACE LAKEWOOD CO 80226 NANETTE MARTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3039295655 2017-11-14 1 W F JONES JR CPA P00189827 3034400399 216.241.164.20 2017-11-14 13:15:53 MS P 888DE6A470BC397E375BEF4B80BD1A27DC3A283C AB366EEFCB4C9BEB16ED89EB54E869DA17FAC11C 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z X X WWW.SHELTERMEPHOTOGRAPHY.ORG X X 139714 X 139534 178 2 139714 42920 32854 15454 24018 115246 24468 42840 0 67308 X 42015 56166 1571 7650 3492 3492 47078 67308 4238 0 42840 67308 X THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE SEE SHELTER ANIMALS AND EXPEDITE THEIR ADOPTIONS INTO "FOREVER HOMES" BY PROFESSIONALLY PHOTOGRAPHING AND PROMOTING THEM IN COORDINATION WITH THEIR CAREGIVER COMMUNITIES. PROFESSIONAL SHELTER PORTRAITSSHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY (SMP) PROFESSIONALLY PHOTOGRAPHS AND PROMOTES SHELTER ANIMALS AT NO COST TO THEIR CARETAKERS. A TRAINED SMP PHOTOGRAPHER WORKS WITH SHELTER STAFF TO PHOTOGRAPH WHICHEVER ANIMALS THE SHELTER STAFF REQUESTS. SMP PROCESSES THE IMAGES AND PROVIDES WEB-READY FILES TO THE SHELTER FOR THEIR WEBSITE AND UPLOADS THE IMAGES TO ITS FACEBOOK PAGE FOR SHARING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL SHELTER PORTRAITS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF SHELTER ANIMALS AND ENCOURAGE/MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO TURN TO THEIR LOCAL SHELTER WHEN LOOKING FOR A NEW PET.IN 2016, SHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY (SMP) PHOTOGRAPHED 300 PETS AND TAUGHT NINE WORKSHOPS AT SHELTERS IN SEVEN STATES, INCLUDING COLORADO, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. OUR EFFORTS HELPED REHOME HUNDREDS OF SHELTER PETS AND EMPOWER DOZENS OF SHELTER WORKERS WITH THE SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PRODUCE LIFE-SAVING PORTRAITS. 0 50505 SHELTER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPSSMP'S SHELTER-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP (SPW) IS DESIGNED TO TEACH ANIMAL-WELFARE WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS HOW TO CAPTURE, PROCESS AND PROMOTE QUALITY INTAKE AND ADOPTION PICTURES OF THE ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE, REGARDLESS OF SKILL, LOCATION OR EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS.THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INTAKE AND ADOPTION PICTURES BY IMPROVING THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING SKILLS OF THOSE WHO CAPTURE THEM.AS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL SHELTER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SMP'S DIRECTOR, NANETTE MARTIN, DEVELOPED THE WORKSHOP CURRICULUM BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED THROUGHOUT HER 16-YEAR CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, THE LAST SEVEN OF WHICH WERE SPENT PHOTOGRAPHING SHELTER ANIMALS.THE LONG TERM GOAL OF SMP'S SHELTER-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP PROGRAM IS TO EQUIP SHELTER WORKERS WITH THE SKILLS, EQUIPMENT AND MOTIVATION NEEDED TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES OF THE ADOPTABLE ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE. OUR 5-YEAR GOAL IS TO TEACH THESE LIFE-SAVING PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS TO 1,250 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES AT 50 WORKSHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY. BY DOING SO, WE SUPPORT OUR CORPORATE MISSION TO USE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF SHELTER ANIMALS AND FACILITATE THEIR ADOPTIONS INTO FOREVER HOMES.OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND LEAD PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, NANETTE MARTIN, PURCHASED A 40-FOOT MOTOR HOME THIS PAST AUGUST, WHICH SHE HAS DEDICATED TO SMP'S MISSION. SOON AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE RIG, NANETTE TOOK OFF ON A 4,000-MILE INAUGURAL TRIP, LEARNING TO DRIVE IT ON THE WAY TO BATON ROUGE, WHERE SHE AND HER CREW PHOTOGRAPHED PETS AT SHELTERS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE AUGUST 2016 FLOODS. FROM THERE THEY TRAVELED TO MEDIA, PA JUST OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA TO TEACH A WORKSHOP BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO LAKEWOOD.LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, NANETTE AND KATRINA RESCUER/DOG HANDLER EXTRAORDINAIRE, LUCY PRIBBENOW, TEAMED UP TO HELP NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE (NMDR) IN COLORADO SPRINGS. WHILE NMDR'S DIRECTOR AND CREW WERE DRIVING IN A TRANSPORT OF OVER 100 MILL DOGS RESCUED FROM FIVE STATES, NANETTE AND LUCY WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THREE DAYS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE 90 DOGS ALREADY AT THEIR FACILITY.SMP IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING MORE SHELTER PETS IN 2017 THAN EVER NOW THAT WE CAN STAY ON THE ROAD INDEFINITELY! 0 50505 101010 PRESTON CHIARO PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 JANET WILSON SECRETARY 1.00 1400 0 0 JILL DOTTEN MEMBER 5.00 0 0 0 YANITA ROWAN MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 THOMAS MOORE MEMBER 1.00 0 0 0 NANETTE MARTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 41520 0 6480 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JANET WILSON 9507 W OHIO PLACE LAKEWOOD CO 80226 3039295655 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 120236 260626 174069 160218 139534 854683 120236 260626 174069 160218 139534 854683 787686 66997 25 25 12 15 2 79 854762 11261 0.07840 0.08860 X THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ROBUST ACTIVE WEBSITE TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND CARRIES ON ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM OTHER ORGANZIATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL IN ITS RELATIVELY EARLY YEARS OF EXISTENCE AND RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF ITS SUPPORT FROM A NATIONAL CORPORATION. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED NANETTE MARTIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PERSONAL X 1000 1000 0 1 0 1000 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 2. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 921. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 14,533. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 15,454. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 291. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT RENTAL. AMOUNT: 4,335. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 878. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,665. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,643. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 986. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 11,925. DESCRIPTION: WEB DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 295. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 24,018. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,492. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,492. DESCRIPTION: NOTE RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,238. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.