Humane Society Silicon Valley

“The 990 was provided to the board members for their review prior to filing.”

“Annually, the board members, officers and key employees are asked to complete and sign a "conflict of interest policy & reasonable efforts" questionnaire. In the event of a conflict, procedures for addressing the conflict of interest are specified in the organization's policy. They include presentation to the board of directors, discussion by the board, investigation of alternatives, other due diligence, and specific rules for making a decision on a course of action.”

“When compensation is modified, usually annually, the board of directors conducts a study of chief executive/president and chief financial employee compensation of other similar organizations meeting the following criteria: 1. Each of the organizations listed is in the animal welfare industry and of similar size and responsibility for the president and chief financial employee of the organization; 2. Each of the organizations is of long standing within their communities; 3. Each is in california in large metropolitan communities where the cost of living is similar to hssv's community; and 4. All of the organizations in california that meet criterias 1,2 and 3 are included. To help assure quality and independence, the study is prepared by staff and reviewed and approved by the treasurer (who is responsible to the board rather than the president), prior to presentation to the board of directors.”

“Hssv lists governing documents and policies on the website and provides a form for anyone to request a copy. Audit reports, annual reports, and 990's are posted directly on its website.”

“Charity navigator and guidestar are key organizations that provide, on their websites, information on nonprofit organizations. The following information pertains to ratings and comparability to other nonprofits. The organization's fundraising expenses, as a percentage of total functional expenses, and its fundraising efficiency (cost to raise $1) are higher than some other animal welfare organizations due to the additional costs necessary to fund the comprehensive campaign. The organization's goal is to become a national model for saving the lives of companion animals that are capable of healing. The comprehensive campaign is needed to sustain and increase the organization's mission impact through progressive and scalable programs. To achieve that goal, an investment in the comprehensive campaign is required. In addition, during the campaign, administrative positions spend more time fundraising and, therefore, a greater percentage of those salaries are allocated towards fundraising rather than administrative (management and general) expense. If those salaries were allocated towards administrative expense, the organization's fundraising efficiency rating in charity navigator would increase positively. At the same time, the organization's administrative expense would still maintain its excellent rating due to a very low percentage of total functional expenses spent on management - even when those allocated salaries are reabsorbed into the administrative category. The above factors negatively affect the financial portion of humane society silicon valley's rating on charity navigator, a key nonprofit charity rating organization. However, the organization's strengths are its program efficiency ratio and its accountability and transparency ratings. The organization's program expenses are 76% of total expenses, which is considered excellent by charity navigator's ratings methodology. In addition, the organization scored maximum points on the accountability and transparency factors of the rating.”

“Humane society silicon valley (the organization") is a california nonprofit public benefit corporation that has operated continuously since 1929. The focus of the organization is companion animal rescue and homelessness prevention. The organization serves as a safety net for companion animals in silicon valley, sets a national example for innovation and seeks to transform human lives through deeper connections to animals. The impact achieved reflects the quality of the organization and its people. Impact the organization is driving significant, positive change for both companion animals and the people who care for and about them. The solutions are achieving groundbreaking results. Specifically, the organization: - saves 100% of all healthy animals in the organization's care and has done so since 2006. In the year ended june 30, 2015, the organization saved 91% of all animals that came through its doors, including many needing rehabilitation or extended treatment. This compares to the national average of 70% (for 2012, as reported on http://www.maddiesfund.org/). Even more importantly, these results are being achieved while the overall community save rate continues to improve. - provides rehabilitation and medical or behavioral treatment for nearly 2,800 (in calendar 2015) animals each year. These animals are just like pets many people already have in their homes today but they don't yet have the loving guardians they need to overcome common challenges. Given time, space, and tailored medical and behavioral attention, these animals can lead high-quality lives for years to come and provide profound enrichment to their future two-legged families. Currently, approximately 75% of the animals saved require this kind of care and treatment. - finds and helps keep loving homes for over 4,700 animals each year. This includes providing counseling and no cost pet food to keep nearly 150 animals in their homes, returning nearly 185 lost animals to their homes, transferring almost 475 animals, including wild life, to rescue groups, and facilitating adoptions for nearly 3,900 animals. Currently, nearly 35% of these adopted animals will receive foster care or kitten nursery care prior to being matched with their new families. - the organization also provides "showcase" foster days for several animal rescue partners. By providing the use of the organization's facilities to the same rescue groups at the same time each week, these groups are able to maintain a presence where potential adopters can routinely find them. This enables hundreds more animals to ultimately find homes each year. - performs and influences nearly 8,270 spay/neuter surgeries each year. Potentially, these surgeries result in nearly 12,340 fewer animals being born each year. Nearly 865 of these annual surgeries are a result of the organization's efforts to secure funds for the broader community. Petsmart charities awarded humane society silicon valley a total of $309,000 to deploy and administer, utilizing two other local agencies, a pilot program to address chihuahua overpopulation. These funds cover over four years of operations for over 4,580 chihuahua and chihuahua mix surgeries. - provides education for 9,320 children, from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. These education programs enable social and emotional learning through interactions with animals. This includes economically disadvantaged children and at-risk youth - many with little prior exposure to animals. The organization also works with local schools to provide carefully designed programs tailored to their students' unique needs, especially those who need support in building empathy, responsible decision-making and relationship skills. These outcomes demonstrate that humane society silicon valley is delivering on and advancing its mission to groundbreaking levels. Innovation humane society silicon valley is setting a national example for leadership and innovation at the local level. The organization has sha”

“- golden pet program - offers discounted adoption fees to adopters that are age 60 and up, and are adopting a senior pet. - adoption scholarship program - waives the adoption fee for animals that have been at the shelter for 100 days or more, in order to encourage adoptions of these animals. - military program - offers adoption fees discounted at 50% for military veterans. - rescue and foster care - works to reduce euthanasia by identifying animals at the shelter and within our community that need more assistance than their current environment can provide. The goal is to match each animal with the organization where he or she will be the most comfortable and have the greatest chance of adoption. The rescue and foster care department does this by running four programs: 1) the foster care program is designed to assist animals that are underage or in need of minor behavior modification, socialization, or medical care. 2) the kitten nursery provides onsite care and socialization to underage kittens. During the off season it is also used to house cats that need extra socialization and small animals that need a quiet refuge. 3) the rescue partnership program consists of a screened network of animal rescue organizations, veterinarians, and private shelters that are utilized to find alternative placements for animals that need further assistance or expertise. 4) the regional rescue program is designed to transfer animals from the overcrowded shelters in our community to humane society silicon valley. In the year ended june 30, 2015, approximately 2,100 animals were placed into foster care and/or the kitten nursery, over 460 animals were placed through the organization's rescue partners, and approximately 1,850 animals were brought into humane society silicon valley from its regional rescue program. Working together, the organization hopes to secure appropriate homes for all adoptable animals in silicon valley regardless of species, breed, age, or condition. - behavior - performs behavior assessments on all shelter guests to assist with matching individual animals (their needs and behaviors) with new human families. Behavior assessments are also used to determine when behavior modification programs are required so individuals will thrive in the organization's care and improve their manners in preparation for adoption. The organization's behavior department also trains and supports all of its dog, cat and rabbit volunteer socializers. Training includes offering several classes for volunteers to learn how to work with and train the organization's shelter guests. Humane society silicon valley's behavior department supports its customer care team by counseling potential adopters when an animal displays more challenging behaviors; it also offers post-adoption and pre-surrender behavioral counseling through its "ask the behavior and training team" service. The organization's behavior department participates in behavioral screenings for its members only dog park. - hospital and triage - performs an initial health exam, vaccinations, microchipping, and if needed, long term medical care for all incoming adoptable shelter animals. Approximately 29,350 vaccination, deworming and parasite treatments and tests were given to shelter animals by the hospital and triage staff in the year ended june 30, 2015. - 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. Nearly 6,600 pet owners were served in the public medical center clinic during the year ended june 30, 2015. Approximately 7,820 dogs, cats and rabbits were spayed or neutered, including feral cats, and shelter animals. Approximately 3,900 microchips were administered to adopted animals and public client animals, and over 12,360 vaccinations and tests were administered to public client animals, including homeless cats. The”

“Community programs for people and animals (continued) 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; a compassion in action and animal starz volunteering program for pre-teens and teens; animal pals club for elementary school students; the humane society experience, an interactive workshop for grades 1 10 emphasizing community activism; shelter tours, for children and families; summer camp classes for campers grades 3 8; girl scouts outreach projects; and birthday parties, a fun, educational experience anyone aged 7 and up. For the year ended june 30, 2015, 9,320 students attended these educational programs, and an average of 35 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. The pet store also offers high quality snacks and bottled beverages, as a convenience to animal community center visitors. - members only dog park - provides a fun and healthy off-leash play environment for dogs and their people. Screening for friendly, social behavior toward people and other dogs occurs. Medical records are reviewed for current vaccinations and other preventative health measures. At june 30, 2015, the organization's membership included 300 doggie members. - dog training - provides obedience training that focuses on developing the human-canine bond with special attention on new adopters. Promotes a positive, force-free philosophy to dog training and guardianship. Through classes, seminars and workshops humane society silicon valley educates the public on animal behavior, how animals learn, and ways to manage normal but undesirable behaviors. The classes, seminars and workshops are offered onsite at the animal community center. During the year ended june 30, 2015 the organization's training programs educated over 600 canines and their people, including approximately 20 shelter dogs on scholarship. - trish king's academy of dog behavior - a two part train the trainer academy for those who are interested in becoming professionals in the dog world or just want to learn more about dogs. Topics include dog handling, evaluating, learning theory, training techniques, and solving behavior problems. This two level academy is led by dog behavior expert trish king. Trish, a certified professional dog trainer and certified dog behavior consultant, was the director of behavior and training at the marin humane society for 23 years, is a past board member and charter member of the association of pet dog trainers, is a member of the american humane association task force for humane dog training, and is the author of parenting your dog. During the year ended june 30, 2015, the academy of dog behavior had 55 level 1 students in two separate sessions and over 45 level 2 students in two separate sessions. - grooming - services are available to the public and also give shelter animals, who may not otherwise have a chance to put their best "paw" forward, an opportunity to look and feel their best, thus enabling a quick placement in a forever home. Over 54 shelter dogs were groomed in the year ended june 30, 2015. - grief counseling - offers support group facilitated by a licensed marriage and family practitioner for people who have suffered a loss of a companion animal. - end of life services - provides end of life and care of body services for pets owned by members of the public.”

“Gain on legal settlement 2,085,596.”