SPAY-NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INC: Form 990, tax year 2009
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- Organization
- SPAY-NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INC (EIN 76-0608925)
- Tax period
- 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
- Filed
- 2011-02-01
- IRS object ID
- 201130329349300813
- Schema version
- 2009v1.7
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2011-02-01T12:25:37-08:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Blazek & Vetterling | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 770275132 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2009-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 760608925 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Spay-Neuter Assistance Program Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | SPAY | NameControl |
| Phone | 7138623863 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 70286 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77270 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | James R Weedon | Name |
| Title | Executive Direc | Title |
| Date Signed | 2011-02-01 | DateSigned |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jody Blazek | Name |
| Phone | 7134395739 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2009 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | James R Weedon | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 70286 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77270 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 4749359 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.snapus.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1999 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | TX | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | SNAP's mission is to prevent the suffering and death of cats and dogs due to overpopulation and preventable diseases, especially in low-income areas. We accomplish this in Houston and San Antonio, Texas by means of sterilization, education, and wellness services. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 10 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 10 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 81 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 1217 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 1368145 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 1087368 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 2539890 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 2642127 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 2897 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | -30061 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 414761 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 399717 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 4325693 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 4099151 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 2620532 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 2653545 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 316819 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 1532428 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 1610856 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 4152960 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 4264401 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 172733 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | -165250 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 1349943 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 1135650 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 499437 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 450394 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 850506 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 685256 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | SNAP's mission is to prevent the suffering and death of cats and dogs due to overpopulation and preventable diseases, especially in low-income areas. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 2923316 | Expense |
| Revenue | 2969303 | Revenue |
| Description | SNAP has reduced-cost stationary surgery/wellness clinics in Houston and San Antonio. In FY2010, the newly combined and expanded Houston Spay-Neuter and Animal Wellness Clinic sterilized 12,165 dogs and cats, and the San Antonio Spay-Neuter and Animal Wellness Clinic did 9,679. In addition, the San Antonio clinic saw 2,569 wellness patients, and the clinic in Houston treated 13,046. Our program of special cat days charging only a $20 co-pay spayed and neutered 1,061 cats on seventeen days at our San Antonio clinic. On nineteen $30 co-pay dog days, we sterilized 836 dogs, including special Dachshund-only and Chihuahua-only events. Both clinics participated in Neuter Scooter for a Nickel, neutering 425 cats for five cents each on the official Spay Day USA, and the Houston clinic spayed sixty female cats free of charge for Valentine's Day in the same month. The Houston clinic completed the sterilization of 625 community cats begun the year before in collaboration with four TNR groups by a grant from PetSmart Charities. The Houston clinic continued its successful Animal Aid program, which began in 2000 to offer free sterilizations, free wellness exams, and wellness products at cost to the dogs and cats living with people affected by HIV/AIDS. This program also involves a collaborative effort with Pet Patrol to offer free transportation and/or pickup services between the client's home and our clinics. Our participation in AIDS Walk 2010 was quite successful in helping fund Animal Aid. In FY2010, we helped over 103 clients in this program. A similar program for the elderly and disabled has been funded but did not get started in FY2010. | Description |
Activity2 Activity2
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 423648 | Expense |
| Revenue | 31018 | Revenue |
| Description | The Houston Mobile Clinic Project provides free spay-neuter surgeries for the cats and dogs of income-qualifying people in their own neighborhoods. The two clinics that now constitute this project sterilized 4,020 animals in FY2010. Once the state Animal Friendly grant ended, this clinic continued free service to Liberty County via funding from the city of Liberty, the Lions Club, the Rotary Club, private donors, and the Gilmore Foundation in Cleveland, enabling us to spay/neuter 278 animals free of charge in FY2010. During our Neuter Scooter for a Nickel promotion as part of Spay Day USA, during which we have neutered male cats for five cents each for sixteen years, the mobile clinic neutered fifty-seven male cats and spayed one female (brought in by accident). The clinic's valuable aid in the area dubbed the Corridor of Cruelty and Neglect continued throughout the fiscal year, enabling us to sterilize 314 animals in the area. This shameful place earned this name because it is a dumping ground for sick, injured, abused dogs (mostly), who live in horrible conditions. Not only did we make fourteen trips there to sterilize and provide some wellness services for rescued dogs as well as those living in the nearby neighborhood, but we were also able to promote awareness of the need to prevent such places from existing by spaying and neutering and treating animals humanely. In fact, the animal assistant on the mobile clinic volunteers in the Corridor and while filling up the feed stations witnessed a dog being dumped, and she was responsible for the first arrest in the Corridor. We made fifteen trips out of county in FY2010, totaling 355 spays and neuters in twelve trips to Liberty County, two trips to Brazoria County, and one trip to Fort Bend County. A program we do collaboratively with the city shelter (BARC) called the Blitz Project targeted at-risk neighborhoods with consecutive days of mobile clinic visits and with overflow going to BARC over the weekend. In FY2010 we made eleven trips to four needy areas, sterilizing 223 cats and dogs. Another collaborative effort, the Zip Code project, targeted community cats by blitzing a single zip code, 77023. During five trips, we sterilized 128 cats in the context of trap-neuter-release. A great accomplishment came out of this partnership as BARC was persuaded not to kill community cats but to neuter and return them instead. The idea is to do enough sterilizations in one limited area to more effectively stop the cycle of reproduction among free-roaming cats, who are responsible for 78.6 percent of kitten births in the U.S. Only 2 percent of these cats have been sterilized. We expect to see intake and killing at BARC go down from this zip code as well as complaint calls to the shelter about cats. This series actually began with a community cat day at BARC in November 2009 at which we sterilized thirty-one cats. | Description |
Activity3 Activity3
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | 279517 | Expense |
| Revenue | 35066 | Revenue |
| Description | The San Antonio Mobile Clinic Project sterilized 3,003 animals in FY2010, 97.8 percent of those were free. The clinic made 134 trips to twenty-eight unique sites, including two new ones. We averaged 22.4 animals per trip, thus maximizing the efficiency of the clinic despite a decrease in total surgeries. Overall, we were forced to turn away 922 animals in Bexar County in FY2009 and thirty-eight animals in other counties. Since 2005, we have increased the clinic's free surgeries every year. Special events on the mobile clinic included two male-only days in July, August, and September-sponsored by Animal Care Services (ACS)-at which 165 dogs and cats were sterilized. We had a wildly successful free Chihuahua day in September in combination with our surgery clinic, at which the mobile sterilized sixteen dogs. For some of the people who showed up for this promotion, this was the first animal who had ever been sterilized in their family. Others brought a mother dog and puppies they had found on the street or had been given to the family. ACS sponsored twenty free-to-the-public days this fiscal year, no income qualifiers required. The Hollomon Price Foundation sponsored nine "military" days for the three bases in San Antonio for a total of 205 surgeries, particularly for military personnel. Fourteen trips out of Bexar County resulted in a total of 312 dogs and cats being sterilized for free who otherwise would not have been. Funded by The Kronkosky Charitable Foundation, we made three trips to Comal County (Canyon Lake and Spring Branch) and five trips to Bandera County (Lake Medina Shores, The Plaza, Pipe Creek Community Center, and Lake Hills), for a total of 190 spays and neuters. The city of Hondo brought us out to Medina County in February to sterilize eighteen cats and dogs. The Roger and Phyllis Sherman Foundation sponsored four trips to Atascosa (Lytle), Wilson (Floresville, twice), and Medina (Hondo) Counties for 104 animals. The mobile clinic also went to Johnson City at the request of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation to help in the triage and care of cats from a cruelty case. | Description |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Other Program Service Exp | 41561 | TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp |
| Total Program Service Expense | 3668042 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Balance Sheet Amounts Reported | true | BalanceSheetAmountsReported |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | true | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | true | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | false | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 14 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | true | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 81 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Form8886 T Filed | false | Form8886TFiled |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Non Deductible Disclosure | false | NonDeductibleDisclosure |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | true | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Disclosure | true | QuidProQuoDisclosure |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | false | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Number Of8282 Filed | 0 | NumberOf8282Filed |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | false | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | false | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 10 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 10 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Policies Reference Chapters | false | PoliciesReferenceChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | true | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | false | WrittenPolicyOrProcedure |
| Own Website | X | OwnWebsite |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | JR Valdez | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 7138623863 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 401 Studewood Suite 350 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77007 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (15 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Blair Sidwell | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Roger Boss | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rita Braeutigam | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Pettie MA | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pam Harris | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Neil Sackheim | |||||||
| Vice President | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Mary Kate Lawler | |||||||
| DVM | 50.00 | 146870 | 0 | 291 | X | ||
| Linne Girouard | |||||||
| Secretary | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Laura Welch | |||||||
| Dir. of Develop | 40.00 | 56055 | 0 | 6778 | X | ||
| Kate Smargiasso | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James R Weedon | |||||||
| Executive Direc | 40.00 | 80577 | 0 | 43 | X | ||
| JR Valdez | |||||||
| Dir. of Finance | 40.00 | 65889 | 0 | 6778 | X | ||
| Genie Mims | |||||||
| Board Member | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Genevieve Keillor | |||||||
| DVM | 40.00 | 108231 | 0 | 6778 | X | ||
| David L Smith | |||||||
| President/Treas | 2.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 457622 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Other Compensation | 20668 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 2 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation
Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ADP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5800 Windward Pkwy | AddressLine1 |
| City | Alpharetta | City |
| State | GA | State |
| ZIP Code | 30005 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Of Services | Prof Empl Org | DescriptionOfServices |
| Compensation | 130599 | Compensation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 1 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Fundraising Events | 31922 | FundraisingEvents |
| Government Grants | 149674 | GovernmentGrants |
| All Other Contributions | 905772 | AllOtherContributions |
| Noncash Contributions | 16944 | NoncashContributions |
| Total Contributions | 1087368 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Veterinary services | Description |
| Business Code | 900099 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 2642127 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 2642127 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 2642127 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2300 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $2,300 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 3506 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $3,506 | ExclusionAmount |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 22500 | Other |
Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 54861 | Other |
Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other | -32361 | Other |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | -32361 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | -$32,361 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Income Fundraising Events | 12550 | GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents |
| Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events | 31922 | CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents |
| Fundraising Direct Expenses | 9599 | FundraisingDirectExpenses |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2951 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $2,951 | ExclusionAmount |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 979008 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 585748 | CostOfGoodsSold |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 393260 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 393260 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 4099151 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 3035387 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Exclusion | -$23,604 | ExclusionAmount |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 234709 | Total |
| Program Services | 215484 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 9948 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 9277 | Fundraising |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2070524 | Total |
| Program Services | 1775260 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 152779 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 142485 | Fundraising |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 173006 | Total |
| Program Services | 138847 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 19760 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 14399 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 175306 | Total |
| Program Services | 151390 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 12375 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 11541 | Fundraising |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18989 | Total |
| Management And General | 18989 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 142934 | Total |
| Program Services | 130643 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 5742 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 6549 | Fundraising |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 55572 | Total |
| Program Services | 582 | ProgramServices |
| Fundraising | 54990 | Fundraising |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 217385 | Total |
| Program Services | 175484 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 20899 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 21002 | Fundraising |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 77693 | Total |
| Program Services | 44852 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 10914 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 21927 | Fundraising |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 229850 | Total |
| Program Services | 201493 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 14758 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 13599 | Fundraising |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 26479 | Total |
| Program Services | 20061 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2318 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 4100 | Fundraising |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 101621 | Total |
| Program Services | 99388 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2233 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 25049 | Total |
| Program Services | 19709 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 3020 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2320 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary medical supplies | 632889 | 632889 | ||
| Other expenses | 60882 | 49543 | 1356 | 9983 |
| Equipment purchases | 16719 | 8417 | 3884 | 4418 |
| Dues & subscriptions | 4794 | 4000 | 565 | 229 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 4264401 | Total |
| Program Services | 3668042 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 279540 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 316819 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 495069 | BOY |
| EOY | 160283 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 204163 | BOY |
| EOY | 212392 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 31393 | BOY |
| EOY | 30273 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 121097 | BOY |
| EOY | 82626 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 37685 | BOY |
| EOY | 29609 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 1063067 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 458800 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 433236 | BOY |
| EOY | 604267 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 16200 | BOY |
| EOY | 16200 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11100 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1349943 | BOY |
| EOY | 1135650 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 484326 | BOY |
| EOY | 450394 | EOY |
Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 15111 | BOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 499437 | BOY |
| EOY | 450394 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 334535 | BOY |
| EOY | 421814 | EOY |
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 515971 | BOY |
| EOY | 263442 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 850506 | BOY |
| EOY | 685256 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1349943 | BOY |
| EOY | 1135650 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | true | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | true | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Separate | X | FinancialStatementSeparate |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | false | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1145139 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 916375 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1055797 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1368145 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1087368 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 5572824 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1145139 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 916375 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 1055797 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 1368145 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1087368 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 5572824 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 628429 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 4944395 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 9895 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 8701 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 11306 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 8611 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 5806 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 44319 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 5617143 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 14888532 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.88020 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.88440 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Land Land
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 75000 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Book Value | 75000 | BookValue |
Buildings Buildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 320830 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 49643 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 271187 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 645570 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 396550 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 249020 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 21667 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 12607 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 9060 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 604267 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
| Total Revenue | 4099151 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 4264401 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -165250 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | -165250 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 4100745 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities | 1594 | DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 1594 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 4099151 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 4099151 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 4265995 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Donated Services Use Of Facilities | 1594 | DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 1594 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 4264401 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 4264401 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | false | AgreementRefFundraising |
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Annual Gala | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 44472 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Charitable Contributions Event1 | 31922 | CharitableContributionsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 12550 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | 6673 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1 |
| Entertainment Event1 | 395 | EntertainmentEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | 2531 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Total | 44472 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Charitable Contributions Total | 31922 | CharitableContributionsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 12550 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | 6673 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents |
| Entertainment Total Events | 395 | EntertainmentTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 2531 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 9599 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
| Net Income Summary | 2951 | NetIncomeSummary |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The organization does not make these documents available to the public. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees | See above process followed for individuals described in question 15b. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | When a new member joins the board of directors they are asked to complete a conflict of interest questionnaire. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process | The draft version of the 990 is presented to the director of finance and accounting for preliminary review before it is forwarded to the executive director and the board. If there are no objections or concerns, the director of finance and accounting approves the draft to be finalized in order to file with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Public education is one of the ways we accomplish our mission. We have a PR person and two humane educators in Houston and San Antonio who make sure that the word gets out through all media-newspapers, radio, TV, and the Internet. They also make personal contacts by participation in public events, networking meetings, and lectures/workshops. This past year we increased our outreach to the Hispanic community by adding all information on the website in Spanish and providing educational materials in Spanish. We also partnered with the Cesar Millan Foundation in its national spay-neuter campaign. SNAP participated in a hurricane preparation event for dogs and cats with Pet Paradise in Houston. This event helped to educate the community about the importance of vaccinating and microchipping. In San Antonio, we exceeded our objectives in outreach. Flyer distribution in FY2010 totaled 41,700, by mail, email, and fax; posting; personal distribution at public events; and availability at our clinics. This number includes public service announcements submitted via mail, fax, and email monthly to thirty-three contacts at four television stations, thirteen radio stations, and ten newspapers. The effectiveness of these 363 PSAs is multiplied many thousands of times. We also participated in sixty-eight health fairs and other public events, distributing 11,915 flyers personally at these events. Moreover, ninety-one networking meetings with 1,239 people also contributed to SNAP's standing in and collaboration with the San Antonio community. In Houston, in terms of outreach/education efforts, we distributed 41,469 calendars this year-by mail, fax, or email; posting at key locations; distribution by animal control officers; distribution to the media; and availability at the mobile clinic. Many of the calendars are delivered personally to health clinics, multi-service centers, WIC offices, Food Stamp offices, food pantries, etc., some two or three times a week, where staff or volunteers speak about our program directly with people who gather at these places, hand them a flyer, and enlist their aid in spreading the word about animal overpopulation and SNAP, thus creating 1,217 "neighborhood volunteers" in FY2010. Eight lectures/presentations added to our humane education activities, reaching 191 people directly. Four presentations were about our relatively new zip code approach to trap-neuter-return in an attempt to enlist neighborhood volunteers to trap community cats and bring them to the mobile clinic for sterilization then return them to where they were trapped. This effort also involves walking the neighborhoods that have been reported to have lots of community cats and finding ways to publicize the project as widely as possible since its success depends on community involvement. All these cats would have been killed if animal control officers had picked them up. Other personal contacts made through networking and coordinating meetings certainly helped garner both support and work for the mobile clinic. The mobile clinic program manager attended fifty-one meetings and made 334 contacts, many at BARC, which has become very supportive of spay-neuter. The total number of personal outreach contacts was 1,819 for FY2010. Media attention continued to be given to SNAP. A total of 633 public service announcements were sent to relevant area newspapers on a regular basis. Of the twenty-three newspapers in Harris County's media guide, we regularly contact eleven that are appropriate for mobile clinic locations. |
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