2016-11-11T09:48:57-06:00 2015-12-31 383186775 JANSEN VALK THOMPSON & REAHM PC 7171 STADIUM DR KALAMAZOO MI 490094943 990 2015-01-01 381474932 KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY KALA 2693451181 4239 S WESTNEDGE AVENUE KALAMAZOO MI 49008 AARON WINTERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2693451181 2016-11-10 true RHONDA L NEWMAN P00047726 2693817600 2016-11-10 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z AARON WINTERS 4239 S WESTNEDGE AVENUE KALAMAZOO MI 49008 2247146 false X WWW.KAZOOHUMANE.ORG X 1897 MI PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND PET POPULATION CONTROL. 9 9 17 160 0 499240 1385104 331435 274241 152619 70690 33892 84580 1017186 1814615 0 0 428348 466070 0 58546 403262 387260 831610 853330 185576 961285 3708891 4532215 15516 10530 3693375 4521685 X THE MISSION OF THE KALAMAZOO HUMANE SOCIETY IS TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, AND COMPASSION FOR ALL ANIMALS THROUGH EDUCATION, PET POPULATION CONTROL AND LEADERSHIP. false false 85939 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY (KCHS) PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO AREA CHILDREN AND ADULTS CENTERING AROUND THREE KEY TOPICS: THE PROGRAM SERVICES OF THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY, RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE FUTURE ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. THESE PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE TO AREA PUBLIC/PRIVATE SCHOOLS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. ALL KCHS STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVE TRAINING TO COUNSEL INDIVIDUALS WITH PET-RELATED QUESTIONS/PROBLEMS. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EVENTS AND THE EFFORTS OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE KCHS STAFF, OUR COMMUNITY WAS PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP DISTINGUISH IT AS ONE THAT VALUES ETHICAL AND HUMANE TREATMENT FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS. A TOTAL OF 10,000 QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS CALLED HUMANE NEWS & VIEWS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. MOBILE OUTREACH - A TOTAL OF 19 VOLUNTEERS WERE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT ONE OR MORE OF 9 OUTREACH EVENTS/SITES. AN ESTIMATED 450 CHILDREN AND 3,000 ADULTS MADE PERSONAL CONTACT WITH KCHS STAFF/VOLUNTEERS AT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDED: WOMEN'S LIFESTYLE EXPO INFO/ANIMAL EXHIBIT, 32ND ANNUAL DOG WALK, YAPPY HOUR IV, PRIDE FESTIVAL, MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN BRITISH CAR SHOW, SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, OSHTEMO FUN DAY, VICKSBURG HARVEST FEST, REVERSE RAFFLE, LIGHTS OF LOVE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY. PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES - AS A RESULT OF ONGOING CONTACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MULTIPLE ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED BY THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA. TOPICS INCLUDED: OUR COMMUNITY'S SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE ACHIEVING ITS 50,000TH SURGERY, SUMMER HEAT HAZARDS, THE 32ND ANNUAL DOG WALK, THE REVERSE RAFFLE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FOR PETS, EMERGENCY STRAW PROGRAM, WINTERING YOUR PET AND THE PROPOSED ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. OTHER CONTACTS INVOLVED ADS, BANNERS, YARD SIGNS, AND SIX RADIO INTERVIEWS. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES - HUMANE SOCIETY STAFF MEMBERS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 28,600 CALLS (110/DAY) AND 6,500 (25/DAY) IN-OFFICE/VISITS FROM PEOPLE ASKING PET-RELATED QUESTIONS OR REQUESTING PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. KCHS STAFF MEMBERS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CALLS PER WEEK ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE OVER PRIOR YEAR CALL TOTALS. ANIMAL WELFARE/CRUELTY COMPLAINTS - KCHS STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF FIVE CALLS PER WEEK PERTAINING TO ALLEGED ANIMAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT. REFERRALS, COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION WERE GIVEN BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF THE CALLER'S COMPLAINT/CONCERN. THE KCHS BOARD AND STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE KALAMAZOO ANIMAL SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT SHELTER TO HELP MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SHELTER FACILITY TO IMPROVE ANIMAL HEALTH AND HELP INCREASE PET ADOPTIONS. 624581 274241 ANIMAL SERVICES ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER PLANNING COMMITTEE - THIS INNOVATIVE PROJECT IS A UNIQUE COLLABORATION BETWEEN KCHS AND THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES & ENFORCEMENT. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS EXPLORED THE IDEA OF WORKING TOGETHER UNDER ONE ROOF TO DELIVER CRUCIAL ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES. A DUE DILIGENCE PERIOD TO INVESTIGATE THE SUITABILITY OF THE BUILDING FOR OUR JOINT PURPOSES WITH KALAMAZOO COUNTY WAS PURSUED FOR TWO YEARS. AFTER TWO YEARS OF WORKING TOWARD A SHARED FACILITY, WE BOTH REALIZED THAT A SHARED BUILDING HAD SOME ADVANTAGES BUT DIDN'T OFFER LONG-TERM FLEXIBILITY TO SUPPORT OUR INDIVIDUAL ROLES AND NEEDS. SO WE DECIDED TO PURSUE SEPARATE FACILITIES. TWO PARCELS OF VACANT LAND WERE INVESTIGATED AS POSSIBLE LOCATIONS ON WHICH TO BUILD A NEW KCHS ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. DUE DILIGENCE ON BOTH PARCELS WAS EXECUTED DURING 2015. THE KCHS OPTED TO PURCHASE A 14.9 ACRE LAND PARCEL IN COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP. THE KCHS HIRED A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ENGINEERING FIRM TO DEVELOP A DRAFT OF A FACILTY FLOOR PLAN. A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT WAS CHOSEN TO START A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE KCHS IN EARLY 2016. ANIMAL SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES - VETERINARIANS WERE REIMBURSED BY KCHS TO PERFORM ROUTINE HEALTH CHECKUPS ON STRAY ANIMALS AT THE COUNTY OPERATED ANIMAL SHELTER. A VETERINARIAN WORKED APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES PER DAY 2-4 DAYS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE CHECKUPS, DOGS WERE PROVIDED WITH A HEARTWORM TEST PRIOR TO ADOPTION, COURTESY OF KCHS. ADOPTION COUNSELING - A TOTAL OF 26 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED ADOPTION COUNSELING AND ASSISTED THE PUBLIC WITH FINDING LOST PETS DURING EXPANDED ADOPTION HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT THE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER DURING 2015. THE ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH NORMALLY CLOSES AT 4:30 PM, WAS KEPT OPEN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS UNTIL 7:00 PM AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. SAFE PET HOUSING - AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT - THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KHS STAFF MEMBERS MADE PICKUPS AND SAFE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS THAT WERE COMPANIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS: SIX DOGS AND THREE CATS. THE ANIMALS WERE HOUSED FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 400 DAYS. KHS COVERS THE COST OF ANY BOARDING FEES OR MEDICAL CARE THE ANIMALS MAY NEED. MANY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT WILL NOT LEAVE AN ABUSIVE SITUATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIR PETS. THIS PROGRAM GIVES THEM A SAFE AND SECURE SHELTERING OPTION FOR THEIR PETS. LOST AND FOUND AND PET IDENTIFICATION MICROCHIPS - KHS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC ASKING QUESTIONS RELATED TO LOST OR FOUND ANIMALS. CALLERS WERE REFERRED TO THE LOST/FOUND REPORT AREA ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE. A TOTAL OF 900 ANIMALS WERE MICRO CHIPPED FOR IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION BY THE KHS STAFF. HUMANE SHELTER PROGRAM - A TOTAL OF 8 DOGHOUSES AND 15 BAGS OF STRAW WERE ISSUED TO PET OWNERS LACKING PROPER SHELTER/BEDDING FOR THEIR PETS. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FROM THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES & ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT MADE REFERRALS FOR DOGHOUSES TO THE KHS. A PET SUPPLY COMPANY AND LOCAL RESIDENTS DONATED THE DOGHOUSES AS WELL AS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM. SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE - A TOTAL OF 5,284 CATS AND DOGS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED THROUGH OUR OPERATION FIX-IT COMMUNITY SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PAID ALL OR A PORTION OF THE SURGERY COSTS. EVENT DISPLAYS, POSTERS AND INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF PET POPULATION CONTROL WERE SPONSORED BY KHS. THE MISSION OF OPERATION FIX-IT IS TO SPAY/NEUTER THE PETS OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT OR WILL NOT HAVE THEIR PETS SPAYED/NEUTERED BY A VETERINARIAN IN THEIR AREA. PET OWNERS USING THE OPERATION FIX-IT PROGRAM ARE ASKED TO PAY A GREATLY REDUCED FEE OF 40(M/F CAT) OR 80 (M/F DOG) TO ASSIST WITH SURGERY COSTS. DURING 2015 THE KHS CONDUCTED FERAL CAT THURSDAYS WHEREBY FERAL CATS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED ON A WALK-IN BASIS. A TOTAL OF 949 FERAL CATS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED. FIVE SPECIAL SPAY/NEUTER PROMOTIONS WERE OFFERED DURING THE YEAR: JANUARY - HAPPY NEUTER YEAR, MALE CAT/DOG SURGERIES AT 20, FEBRUARY - BEAT THE HEAT, FEMALE CAT SPAYS @ 20, APRIL COMMUNITY CATS S/N AT 20, JUNE - PRECIOUS NOT PARENTS, PUPPIES/KITTENS AT 20 AND AUGUST - PRIMP YOUR PIT, PITBULL SPAYS/NEUTERS AT 20. A TOTAL OF 1,624 SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED DURING THESE PROMOTIONS. NUISANCE ANIMAL CONTROL - LIVE TRAPS WERE LOANED TO 21 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO HUMANELY TRAP AND RELOCATE NUISANCE ANIMALS LIVING ON THEIR PROPERTY. REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OTHER TRAP LOAN AGENCIES/BUSINESSES AND ANIMAL REMOVAL SERVICES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BROCHURES ON "ANIMAL PROOFING" ONE'S PROPERTY WERE PROVIDED TO INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. KCHS LOANED CITRONELLA HUMANE ANTI-BARK COLLARS TO 8 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DOG'S EXCESSIVE BARKING. A TOTAL OF SIX ANTI-BARK COLLARS WERE PURCHASED. INDIVIDUALS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF BUYING THE COLLARS AT COST IF LONG-TERM USE WAS NEEDED. EMERGENCY PET FOOD BANK - THE KHS EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HAD 4,461 VISITS. IT DISTRIBUTED 6,464 BAGS OF DRY PET FOOD, 495 CANS OF DOG/CAT FOOD AND 1,581 BAGS OF CAT LITTER TO 894 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY DIFFICULTY FEEDING AND CARING FOR THEIR PETS. EIGHT LOCAL SCHOOLS, SIX AREA BUSINESSES, TWO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION AND 73 PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES PROVIDED FOOD AND CAT LITTER TO THE PROGRAM. SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT SO THAT KHS COULD PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE FOOD BANK. OVER 46,040 POUNDS OF PET FOOD AND CAT LITTER WAS PROVIDED TO AREA FAMILIES IN NEED. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - THE KHS VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR SUPERVISED 159 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED A TOTAL OF 2,869 HOURS ON BEHALF OF KHS. A TOTAL OF 94 COURT-APPOINTED COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS WORKED AN ADDITIONAL 998 HOURS. A TOTAL OF 17 NEW VOLUNTEERS WERE INTRODUCED INTO OUR PROGRAMS AND ATTENDED ONE OR MORE ORIENTATION/TRAINING SESSIONS. A TOTAL OF 28 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED THE KHS OFFICE STAFF BY PROVIDING CLERICAL ASSISTANCE ON 5 PROJECTS. THE OPERATION FIX-IT PROGRAM UTILIZED 26 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH CLINIC OPERATIONS. 710520 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 17 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false MI X X GAIL STARR 2693451181 4239 S WESTNEDGE AVENUE KALAMAZOO MI 49008 KRISTIN GOODCHILD VICE PRESIDE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN SMITH PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN ARVANIGIAN SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE WITTENBERG TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BETTE ZAWACKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY NOWICKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN DAMEROW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SONDRA NOWAK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK GEERLINGS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AARON WINTERS EXECUTIVE DI 45.00 X 73974 0 0 73974 false false false 1385104 1385104 SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAM 541900 274241 274241 274241 20745 20745 432933 382988 49945 49945 49945 116367 47434 68933 68933 16226 2109 14117 14117 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1530 1530 1530 1814615 289888 139623 73974 60659 8137 5178 359429 295881 38835 24713 32667 26787 3593 2287 12921 10595 1292 1034 10330 10330 2513 2513 23152 18659 1815 2678 6046 4958 665 423 3758 2417 1210 131 595 595 198 198 24281 20639 1700 1942 17358 14234 1909 1215 ANIMAL SERVICES 116659 116659 CONTRACTED LABOR 75824 75824 EDUCATION 31060 31060 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 27347 22698 1914 2735 35218 6937 12071 16210 853330 710520 84264 58546 490729 107244 140500 104000 31932 47290 4268 11960 35630 773350 369530 124967 403820 869906 1859197 2034629 1975034 3708891 4532215 6955 1045 1910 4075 6651 5410 15516 10530 X 1221572 1155054 604137 498965 1867666 2867666 3693375 4521685 3708891 4532215 961285 -132975 X false true X true false X 646494 318183 512428 499240 1385104 3361449 646494 318183 512428 499240 1385104 3361449 1737125 1624324 17727 27107 44067 52711 20745 162357 67933 67933 1 728 968 2189 3886 3595625 291997 0.45180 0.57090 X PART II, LINE 10 MISCELLANEOUS 3,886 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 45880 1000000 -1705 1044175 43593 2287 45880 36908 6685 43593 33512 3396 36908 30000 3512 33512 0.98640 0.01360 true false 303134 303134 291267 221363 69904 20810 14667 6143 158139 133500 24639 403820 BENEFICIAL INTEREST - TRUST 1967116 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS - KCF 7918 1975034 CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION 5410 5410 1731183 -132975 49543 -83432 1814615 1814615 902873 49543 49543 853330 853330 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE SOCIETY INTENDS TO USE THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION BY USING EARNINGS TO PAY FOR OPERATING EXPENSES AND CAPITAL PURCHASES WHEN NEEDED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 47,434 COGS 2,109 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 47,434 COGS 2,109 MI WALKATHON 68691 68691 29095 REVERSE RAFFLE 38962 38962 16620 3 8714 8714 1719 116367 116367 47434 47434 68933 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS CALLED HUMANE NEWS & VIEWS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO AREA RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES. MOBILE OUTREACH - A TOTAL OF 19 VOLUNTEERS WERE INVOLVED WITH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AT ONE OR MORE OF 9 OUTREACH EVENTS/SITES. AN ESTIMATED 450 CHILDREN AND 3,000 ADULTS MADE PERSONAL CONTACT WITH KCHS STAFF/VOLUNTEERS AT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. OUTREACH EVENTS INCLUDED: WOMEN'S LIFESTYLE EXPO INFO/ANIMAL EXHIBIT, 32ND ANNUAL DOG WALK, YAPPY HOUR IV, PRIDE FESTIVAL, MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN BRITISH CAR SHOW, SCOTTISH FESTIVAL, OSHTEMO FUN DAY, VICKSBURG HARVEST FEST, REVERSE RAFFLE, LIGHTS OF LOVE TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY. PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGES - AS A RESULT OF ONGOING CONTACT WITH MEMBERS OF THE NEWS MEDIA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, MULTIPLE ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED BY THE LOCAL NEWS MEDIA. TOPICS INCLUDED: OUR COMMUNITY'S SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE ACHIEVING ITS 50,000TH SURGERY, SUMMER HEAT HAZARDS, THE 32ND ANNUAL DOG WALK, THE REVERSE RAFFLE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE FOR PETS, EMERGENCY STRAW PROGRAM, WINTERING YOUR PET AND THE PROPOSED ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. OTHER CONTACTS INVOLVED ADS, BANNERS, YARD SIGNS, AND SIX RADIO INTERVIEWS. EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES - HUMANE SOCIETY STAFF MEMBERS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 28,600 CALLS (110/DAY) AND 6,500 (25/DAY) IN-OFFICE/VISITS FROM PEOPLE ASKING PET-RELATED QUESTIONS OR REQUESTING PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. KCHS STAFF MEMBERS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CALLS PER WEEK ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE OVER PRIOR YEAR CALL TOTALS. ANIMAL WELFARE/CRUELTY COMPLAINTS - KCHS STAFF MEMBERS RECEIVED AN AVERAGE OF FIVE CALLS PER WEEK PERTAINING TO ALLEGED ANIMAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT. REFERRALS, COUNSELING AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION WERE GIVEN BASED ON AN EVALUATION OF THE CALLER'S COMPLAINT/CONCERN. THE KCHS BOARD AND STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE KALAMAZOO ANIMAL SERVICES AND ENFORCEMENT SHELTER TO HELP MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SHELTER FACILITY TO IMPROVE ANIMAL HEALTH AND HELP INCREASE PET ADOPTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LOCATIONS ON WHICH TO BUILD A NEW KCHS ANIMAL CARE & RESOURCE CENTER. DUE DILIGENCE ON BOTH PARCELS WAS EXECUTED DURING 2015. THE KCHS OPTED TO PURCHASE A 14.9 ACRE LAND PARCEL IN COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP. THE KCHS HIRED A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ENGINEERING FIRM TO DEVELOP A DRAFT OF A FACILTY FLOOR PLAN. A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT WAS CHOSEN TO START A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR THE KCHS IN EARLY 2016. ANIMAL SHELTER VETERINARY SERVICES - VETERINARIANS WERE REIMBURSED BY KCHS TO PERFORM ROUTINE HEALTH CHECKUPS ON STRAY ANIMALS AT THE COUNTY OPERATED ANIMAL SHELTER. A VETERINARIAN WORKED APPROXIMATELY 30-45 MINUTES PER DAY 2-4 DAYS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION TO THE CHECKUPS, DOGS WERE PROVIDED WITH A HEARTWORM TEST PRIOR TO ADOPTION, COURTESY OF KCHS. ADOPTION COUNSELING - A TOTAL OF 26 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED ADOPTION COUNSELING AND ASSISTED THE PUBLIC WITH FINDING LOST PETS DURING EXPANDED ADOPTION HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT THE COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER DURING 2015. THE ANIMAL SHELTER, WHICH NORMALLY CLOSES AT 4:30 PM, WAS KEPT OPEN ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS UNTIL 7:00 PM AS A RESULT OF THE PROGRAM. SAFE PET HOUSING - AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT - THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, KHS STAFF MEMBERS MADE PICKUPS AND SAFE HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ANIMALS THAT WERE COMPANIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS: SIX DOGS AND THREE CATS. THE ANIMALS WERE HOUSED FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 400 DAYS. KHS COVERS THE COST OF ANY BOARDING FEES OR MEDICAL CARE THE ANIMALS MAY NEED. MANY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ASSAULT WILL NOT LEAVE AN ABUSIVE SITUATION BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIR PETS. THIS PROGRAM GIVES THEM A SAFE AND SECURE SHELTERING OPTION FOR THEIR PETS. LOST AND FOUND AND PET IDENTIFICATION MICROCHIPS - KHS RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 200 CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC ASKING QUESTIONS RELATED TO LOST OR FOUND ANIMALS. CALLERS WERE REFERRED TO THE LOST/FOUND REPORT AREA ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE. A TOTAL OF 900 ANIMALS WERE MICRO CHIPPED FOR IMPROVED IDENTIFICATION BY THE KHS STAFF. HUMANE SHELTER PROGRAM - A TOTAL OF 8 DOGHOUSES AND 15 BAGS OF STRAW WERE ISSUED TO PET OWNERS LACKING PROPER SHELTER/BEDDING FOR THEIR PETS. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS FROM THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES & ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT MADE REFERRALS FOR DOGHOUSES TO THE KHS. A PET SUPPLY COMPANY AND LOCAL RESIDENTS DONATED THE DOGHOUSES AS WELL AS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM. SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE - A TOTAL OF 5,284 CATS AND DOGS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED THROUGH OUR OPERATION FIX-IT COMMUNITY SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT PAID ALL OR A PORTION OF THE SURGERY COSTS. EVENT DISPLAYS, POSTERS AND INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES PROMOTING THE BENEFITS OF PET POPULATION CONTROL WERE SPONSORED BY KHS. THE MISSION OF OPERATION FIX-IT IS TO SPAY/NEUTER THE PETS OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOT OR WILL NOT HAVE THEIR PETS SPAYED/NEUTERED BY A VETERINARIAN IN THEIR AREA. PET OWNERS USING THE OPERATION FIX-IT PROGRAM ARE ASKED TO PAY A GREATLY REDUCED FEE OF 40(M/F CAT) OR 80 (M/F DOG) TO ASSIST WITH SURGERY COSTS. DURING 2015 THE KHS CONDUCTED FERAL CAT THURSDAYS WHEREBY FERAL CATS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED ON A WALK-IN BASIS. A TOTAL OF 949 FERAL CATS WERE SPAYED/NEUTERED. FIVE SPECIAL SPAY/NEUTER PROMOTIONS WERE OFFERED DURING THE YEAR: JANUARY - HAPPY NEUTER YEAR, MALE CAT/DOG SURGERIES AT 20, FEBRUARY - BEAT THE HEAT, FEMALE CAT SPAYS @ 20, APRIL COMMUNITY CATS S/N AT 20, JUNE - PRECIOUS NOT PARENTS, PUPPIES/KITTENS AT 20 AND AUGUST - PRIMP YOUR PIT, PITBULL SPAYS/NEUTERS AT 20. A TOTAL OF 1,624 SURGERIES WERE PERFORMED DURING THESE PROMOTIONS. NUISANCE ANIMAL CONTROL - LIVE TRAPS WERE LOANED TO 21 INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO HUMANELY TRAP AND RELOCATE NUISANCE ANIMALS LIVING ON THEIR PROPERTY. REFERRALS WERE MADE TO OTHER TRAP LOAN AGENCIES/BUSINESSES AND ANIMAL REMOVAL SERVICES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BROCHURES ON "ANIMAL PROOFING" ONE'S PROPERTY WERE PROVIDED TO INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. KCHS LOANED CITRONELLA HUMANE ANTI-BARK COLLARS TO 8 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR DOG'S EXCESSIVE BARKING. A TOTAL OF SIX ANTI-BARK COLLARS WERE PURCHASED. INDIVIDUALS WERE GIVEN THE OPTION OF BUYING THE COLLARS AT COST IF LONG-TERM USE WAS NEEDED. EMERGENCY PET FOOD BANK - THE KHS EMERGENCY FOOD BANK HAD 4,461 VISITS. IT DISTRIBUTED 6,464 BAGS OF DRY PET FOOD, 495 CANS OF DOG/CAT FOOD AND 1,581 BAGS OF CAT LITTER TO 894 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY DIFFICULTY FEEDING AND CARING FOR THEIR PETS. EIGHT LOCAL SCHOOLS, SIX AREA BUSINESSES, TWO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION AND 73 PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES PROVIDED FOOD AND CAT LITTER TO THE PROGRAM. SOME ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT SO THAT KHS COULD PURCHASE FOOD FOR THE FOOD BANK. OVER 46,040 POUNDS OF PET FOOD AND CAT LITTER WAS PROVIDED TO AREA FAMILIES IN NEED. VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS - THE KHS VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR SUPERVISED 159 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED A TOTAL OF 2,869 HOURS ON BEHALF OF KHS. A TOTAL OF 94 COURT-APPOINTED COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS WORKED AN ADDITIONAL 998 HOURS. A TOTAL OF 17 NEW VOLUNTEERS WERE INTRODUCED INTO OUR PROGRAMS AND ATTENDED ONE OR MORE ORIENTATION/TRAINING SESSIONS. A TOTAL OF 28 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED THE KHS OFFICE STAFF BY PROVIDING CLERICAL ASSISTANCE ON 5 PROJECTS. THE OPERATION FIX-IT PROGRAM UTILIZED 26 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH CLINIC OPERATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ONCE COMPLETE THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. IT IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY PROVIDES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND KEY VOLUNTEERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. INDIVIDUALS ARE INSTRUCTED TO PROMPTLY NOTIFY KALAMAZOO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY OF ANY PERCEIVED CONFLICT. NO DIRECTORS ARE PERMITTED TO VOTE ON AN ISSUE IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS INTEREST IN THE OUTCOME OF THE VOTE AND THE DIRECTOR MUST DISCLOSE THE NATURE OF THIS INTEREST BEFORE THE VOTE IS TAKEN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A PRIOR TO THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PREPARES A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION FORM FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL AND EVALUATION FORM IS GROUPED INTO SECTIONS CORRESPONDING WITH MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR THE YEAR IDENTIFIED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE KALAMAZOO HUMANE SOCIETY BOARD ALSO RELIES ON SUCH DOCUMENTS AS 'EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF WEST MICHIGAN' TO DETERMINE SALARY/COMPENSATION OF OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND OPERATING BUDGETS WITHIN THE WEST MICHIGAN REGION. ALL SALARY INCREASES OR ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUST BE VOTED ON BY THE KALAMAZOO HUMANE SOCIETY BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY'S FORM 1023, 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. A COPY MAY BE REQUESTED FROM GAIL STARR AT 4239 S. WESTNEDGE AVENUE, KALAMAZOO, MI 49008. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 47,434 COGS 2,109 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES -47,434 COGS -2,109