Humane Society Silicon Valley

“The organization's financial team performs a detail review of form 990 and then a copy is provided to 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. There is a conflict of interest policy, whistleblower policy and code of ethics and conduct policy included in the employee handbook. Human resources points them out as key policies in the employee handbook during orientation with all new employees. In the event of a conflict, procedures for addressing the conflict of interest are specified in the organization's policy. They include discussion among the executive team and if needed, 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 and board chair, prior to presentation to the entire board of directors.”

“Audit reports, annual reports, and 990's are posted directly on its website. Hssv provides a contact email on its website for anyone who wants to request a copy of other documents, such as the governing documents and conflict of interest policy.”

“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 organization is the first organization ever to meet the model shelter standard-of-care guidelines put forth by the association of shelter veterinarians. The impact achieved reflects the quality of the organization and its people. *impact humane society silicon valley is saving homeless pets and transforming human lives at the local, regional and national levels. The organization delivers its mission impact through accountability, engagement, innovation and transparency. 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, 2021, the organization saved 94% of all animals that came through its doors, including many needing rehabilitation or extended treatment. Save rate is calculated using the total number of animals that entered the shelter, adoptions, animals returned to owners, animals transferred to other agencies or colonies, animals euthanized, and animals that died in care. This save rate compares to the national average of 85% (as reported on https://www.aspca.org/helping-people-pets/shelter-intake-and-surrender/p et-statistics). -takes in more than 5,800 animals per year, including over 3,500 animals brought in from shelters through the regional rescue program. -in addition to finding homes for over 5,200 animals across multiple adoption locations, 96 were reunited with their families and almost 150 were transferred out to rescue groups and managed cat colonies. -performs more than 7,200 spay/neuter surgeries per year. -provides education for approximately 180 children. These humane 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. -maintains a net promoter score of more than 85 out of 100 for those served by the organization through a range of programs. Net promoter measures the willingness of customers to recommend humane society silicon valley's services and their loyalty to the brand. -is supported by more than 940 unique volunteers who provide over 200,000 hours in a variety of volunteer roles in every aspect of the organization. -is funded through the generosity of more than 29,000 individual supporters who provided donations to further the organization's mission to save and enhance lives. Support people & animals in our community: the organization improves access to veterinary care and provides support for pet owners in need, keeping bonded families together through integrated services that impact both human and animal lives and providing value to our community well into the future. -addresses the key issues facing under-served individuals who consider pets part of their family to improve peoples' lives and increase mission results. Programs range from emergency boarding to wellness clinics. -keeps animals in homes by: --providing post adoption support, including providing 165 animals with behavior support, 100 animals with scholarships for private dog training with a consultant, and 13 scholarships for dog training at humane society silicon valley. --providing free pet food to community members who cannot afford to feed their pets through the pet pantry. The organization gave over 30,000 pounds of dry food, over 39,400 cans of wet food, and 7,447 pounds of litter to over 400 households for 875 animals through. --administering approximately 10,600 microchips and vaccination services at low-cost to public client animals during the year ended june”

“Advance animal welfare: through innovation in shelter medicine, teaching programs, and mentorship for shelter partners, the organization is empowering others to improve standards of care and build capacity to save lives. -provides consultations to under-resourced shelters to share best practices and improve their standards of care and capacity to save lives. Nineteen shelter consultations were completed as of june 30, 2021. -provides education to future and current shelter veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and animal shelter employees. Educated two veterinary externs. Hosted a number of shelter/rescue staff to teach them about setting up and managing vital programs to save the lives of more animals. -the organization's chief of shelter medicine made 16 presentations on shelter medicine and shelter management at national and regional conferences and webinars, and media interviews. * statistics unaudited charity ratings 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. As part of the organization's long term sustainability plan, the organization carries low interest, tax-exempt bond debt which was used to finance the construction, equipping and furnishing of the animal community center. Tax-exempt bond financing is common for not-for-profit entities. However, under charity navigator's financial rating system, carrying debt is penalized, even for organizations like humane society silicon valley with a strong financial position. The organization's current ratio was 4.2 to 1 and 4.4 to 1 at june 30, 2021 and 2020 , respectively. The organization has sufficient liquid assets to pay off the bond payable debt. However, these assets have been invested for long term growth to create an even stronger financial foundation for the future. See note 10 for more information on the bonds payable. 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. Additionally, from the other third-party watchdog, guidestar, the organization has earned the highest rating of a platinum seal of transparency for voluntarily and publicly sharing information about its mission impact. Charity navigator is is incorporating mission impact and other criteria into its rating system. Management believes that the revised rating will most likely be based on guidestar's rating systems, since it already publishes mission impact information from guidestar. Since the organization has the highest rating of platinum on guidestar, management believes that most likely the organization will receive full points for the new mission impact section. Management believes that this would likely drive up the organization's overall charity navigator rating to 4 stars.”