2024-10-29T14:33:02-04:00 2023-12-31 541571464 CORBIN & COMPANY PC 501 INDEPENDENCE PARKWAY STE 275 CHESAPEAKE VA 23320 990 2023-01-01 510208873 VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES VIRG 5403356050 PO BOX 545 EDINBURG VA 228240545 MELISSA MILLER VICE PRESIDENT 7574364577 2024-10-12 true JULIE L SOKOLOWSKI CPA P01328383 7574364577 2024-10-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JILL MOLLOHAN 577045 false X WWW.VFHS.ORG X 1959 VA THE VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES LEADS AN ALLIANCE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MUTUAL SUPPORT AND TO ACTING COLLECTIVELY AS THE VOICE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE IN VIRGINIA. WE ARE THE LEADING ADVOCATE FOR ENDING UNNECESSARY EUTHANASIA OF CATS AND DOGS AND FOR ADVANCING ANIMAL WELFARE THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 7 7 2 5 0 165362 530342 105 46690 13 13 0 165480 577045 75000 234000 0 7937 56704 0 1994 52331 160412 135268 451116 30212 125929 274562 417487 7328 24324 267234 393163 X THE VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES (VFHS) PROVIDES PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF ANIMAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. false false 97887 55000 SPAY VIRGINIA IS A PROJECT OF THE VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES. OUR GOAL IS TO WORK WITH SHELTERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, RESCUE GROUPS AND PRIVATE VETERINARIANS TO PROVIDE PET OWNERS AND CAREGIVERS IN VIRGINIA WITH ACCESS TO CONVENIENT AND AFFORDABLE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES. THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF AWARDING 55,000 TO 40 VFHS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN 2023. THIS ONGOING INITIATIVE HAS MADE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF PETS AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE OVERALL WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS FOR 2023 - 149 (109 ORGANIZATIONAL AND 40 SUPPORTING) 59417 46690 CONFERENCE AND EDUCATION: EACH YEAR, VFHS PRESENTS A MULTI-DAY CONFERENCE FEATURING RENOWNED SPEAKERS WHO OFFER TRAINING ON LATEST PROGRESSIVE PRACTICES IN ANIMAL CARE, PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FUNDRAISING, SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMMING AND INCREASING LIFESAVING FOR SHELTERED ANIMALS. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE FEDERATION'S LIFESAVING GOAL, NOT ONLY FOR THE TRAINING IT OFFERS BUT ALSO BECAUSE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP STRONG AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WHICH SUPPORT THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIFESAVING EFFORTS. IN 2023, WE LAUNCHED OUR VFHS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS ONGOING TRAININGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS BASED ON INPUT FROM VFHS MEMBERS. THESE VIRTUAL TRAININGS ARE FREE TO ALL VFHS MEMBERS. 250559 179000 HIGH FIVE IS DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN VIRGINIA BY THE TRANSFER OF ANIMALS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED AND RURAL COUNTIES TO AREAS WHERE THEIR CHANCES OF ADOPTION ARE FAR GREATER. MOVING ANIMALS FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER CAN RESULT IN A DECREASE IN LENGTH OF STAY, A MORE DIVERSE SELECTION OF ANIMALS FOR ADOPTERS AND A DECREASE IN EUTHANASIA OVERALL. SAVE VIRGINIA PETS IS DEDICATED TOREDUCING THE EUTHANASIA OF HEALTHY AND TREATABLE ANIMALS IN VIRGINIA BY SERVING UNDERRESOURCED AREAS OR ORGANIZATIONS IN NEED. IN 2023, 179,000 OF GANTS WERE PROVIDED TO ORGANIZATIONS. THE DEBRA GRIGGS VFHS EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO MEMORIALIZE FORMER VFHS BOARD PRESIDENT DEBRA GRIGGS WHO PASSED AWAY IN NOVEMBER 2023. THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VFHS MEMBERS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FOR ONE-TIME LARGER SCALE ANIMAL NEEDS AND SITUATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: HOARDING, ABANDONMENT, AND NATURAL DISASTER. 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OTHER GRANTS ARE BASED UPON ACTUAL EXPENSES OF THE GRANTEES. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE VIRGINIA FEDERATION OF HUMANE SOCIETIES (VFHS) PROVIDES PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE AND ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF ANIMAL ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B CONFERENCE AND EDUCATION: EACH YEAR, VFHS PRESENTS A MULTI-DAY CONFERENCE FEATURING RENOWNED SPEAKERS WHO OFFER TRAINING ON LATEST PROGRESSIVE PRACTICES IN ANIMAL CARE, PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FUNDRAISING, SPAY/NEUTER PROGRAMMING AND INCREASING LIFESAVING FOR SHELTERED ANIMALS. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO THE FEDERATION'S LIFESAVING GOAL, NOT ONLY FOR THE TRAINING IT OFFERS BUT ALSO BECAUSE MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO DEVELOP STRONG AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WHICH SUPPORT THEIR INDIVIDUAL LIFESAVING EFFORTS. IN 2023, WE LAUNCHED OUR VFHS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS ONGOING TRAININGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS BASED ON INPUT FROM VFHS MEMBERS. THESE VIRTUAL TRAININGS ARE FREE TO ALL VFHS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE DEBRA GRIGGS VFHS EMERGENCY RESCUE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO MEMORIALIZE FORMER VFHS BOARD PRESIDENT DEBRA GRIGGS WHO PASSED AWAY IN NOVEMBER 2023. THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VFHS MEMBERS ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS FOR ONE-TIME LARGER SCALE ANIMAL NEEDS AND SITUATIONS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: HOARDING, ABANDONMENT, AND NATURAL DISASTER. APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 MEMBERS JOIN THE ORGANIZATION BY COMPLETING AN APPLICATION AND PAYING A MEMBERSHIP FEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. MEMBERS CONSIST OF LOCAL SPCAS, CLINICS, SHELTERS, RESCUES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A MEMBERS ELECT THE GOVERNING BODY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A BOARD MEMBER PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990 THEN EMAILS TO REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 IS DOCUMENTED WITHIN THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEETING MINUTES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AT A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO PUBLISHED ANNUALLY ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE.