Humane Society Silicon Valley

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2010 to Jun 30, 2011

Signed

May 8, 2012

Return Version

2010v3.4

Gross Receipts

$17,014,900

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

2) animal care:* hospital and triage performs an initial health exam, vaccinations, spaying/neutering, microchipping, and if needed, long-term medical care for all incoming adoptable shelter animals. Approximately 8,900 vaccinations were given to shelter animals by the hospital and triage staff in the year ended june 30, 2011.* kennels - furnishes food, exercise, training, care and support for animals awaiting adoption.

Activity 3

3) community services:* medical center clinic - provides affordable medical services to the public, which include: spay and neuter surgeries, vaccinations, disease testing, heartworm medication, de-worming, microchipping and other medical procedures. Over 10,000 animals were seen as patients in the public medical center clinic during the year ended june 30, 2011. Over 6,800 dogs, cats and rabbits were spayed or neutered, approximately 4,400 microchips were administered to adopted animals and public client animals, and over 14,500 vaccinations and tests were administered to public client animals, including homeless cats. The medical center clinic participates in the county funded tnr (trap-neuter-return) program for homeless cats and offers free or minimal cost pitbull spay and neuter surgeries. * euthanasia - extends humane euthanasia services to the public due to health or behavior reasons. * volunteer programs - engages community members in a partnership to save and enhance the lives of animals in our area. This partnership is achieved by including volunteers in every aspect of the organization through a variety of volunteer positions, including but not limited to: animal socializers; adoption hosts and counselors; customer service assistants; medical center assistants; shelter hospital assistants; pet store clerks; foster parents; special events coordinators; development office assistants; volunteer department assistants; animal transporters; community event volunteers; and education ambassadors. In addition, humane society silicon valley's corporate volunteer program provides silicon valley employees with a teambuilding experience that makes a difference in the lives of homeless animals. * education - offers a variety of programs for children and teens including kind kids field trips for elementary school students in title i schools; classroom presentations, a program for k-6 classrooms; a compassion in action and animal starz program, animal welfare service projects for ages 10 - 18 around topics such as pet overpopulation, homeless cats, prevention of abuse and neglect and responsible pet ownership; animal pals club, hands on opportunities for ages 8 - 12 at the shelter; humane society experience, an interactive workshop for grades 1 - 10 emphasizing community activism; shelter tours, one hour education tours of the shelter for any age; summer camp, amazing animals! Class for campers grades 1 - 7; girl scouts, service projects on the welfare of animals; and birthday parties, an educational experience at the shelter for anyone aged 7 and up. For the year ended june 30, 2011, approximately 7,500 students attended these educational programs, and an average of 40 programs per month were facilitated.* pet store - offers products and services designed to support the human-animal bond. This includes offering products and educating pet guardians in nutrition, basic behavior and training tools, developmental toys, grooming, supplements and other products that reinforce a holistic approach to health care.* animal behavior counseling - counsels post-adoption and pre-surrender customers experiencing behavioral challenges with their companions. Support is provided via email, telephone, and occasionally in person. Educates customers on normal and abnormal behaviors, as well as behavior management and training options. During fy 11 our traditional "animal behavior helpline" service became our "ask a behavior & training team" service. With this change, the service was limited to hssv adopters and pre-surrender customers (instead of anyone from the general public, either within or outside of our community). By limiting the service, we have enhanced the quality of service provided to our direct community and customers who need behavioral support to ensure a successful adoption or prevent an animal from coming into our care. The average time spent with each hssv customer is now nearly 10 minutes more than when we were providing behavior co

Filer

EIN

94-1196215