2024-11-15T11:57:52-05:00 2023-12-31 480969601 SSC ADVISORS INC 3320 CLINTON PARKWAY COURT SUITE 1 LAWRENCE KS 66047 990 2023-01-01 480641821 LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY LAWR 7858436835 1805 E 19TH ST LAWRENCE KS 66046 SHANNON WELLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7858436835 2024-11-14 true true MICHELE C HAMMANN CPA P00624381 7858384484 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JOHN HANLEY 1805 E 19TH STREET LAWRENCE KS 66046 4231161 false X WWW.LAWRENCEHUMANE.ORG X 1951 KS THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY NURTURES THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND BY PROVIDING SHELTER, CARE, AND ADVOCACY TO HOMELESS AND ABUSED ANIMALS, AS WELL AS RESOURCES FOR THE PEOPLE AND PETS IN THE DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS COMMUNITY. 12 12 41 879 0 1906393 3261947 514297 581203 0 -124584 303455 2296106 4146605 0 0 1370116 1667394 0 167228 1204604 1225583 2574720 2892977 -278614 1253628 9968935 11367602 97889 117649 9871046 11249953 X THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY NURTURES THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND BY PROVIDING SHELTER, CARE AND ADVOCACY FOR HOMELESS AND ABUSED ANIMALS, AS WELL AS RESOURCE FOR THE PETS AND PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY false false 1913739 581203 SHELTER OPERATIONS: THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY ACCEPTS AND PROVIDES TEMPORARY CARE FOR STRAY ANIMALS FOUND WITHIN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY; ANIMALS SEIZED BY ANIMAL CONTROL; PETS RELINQUISHED BY THEIR OWNERS; AND ANIMALS TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES LACKING TIME, SPACE, AND RESOURCES TO FIND POSITIVE PLACEMENT FOR THEIR ANIMALS. DURING THEIR STAY, ANIMALS RECEIVE DAILY ESSENTIAL FEEDING AND CLEANING, AND EXERCISE AND ENRICHMENT. OF THE 3,654 ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE SHELTER IN 2023, 521 ANIMALS WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, 2,920 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED TO NEW HOMES, AND 30 ANIMALS WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR PLACEMENT. LAWRENCE HUMANE ACHIEVED AN OVERALL LIVE RELEASE RATE OF 94% FOR 2023, MEANING THAT 94% OF ANIMALS WHO ENTERED LAWRENCE HUMANE HAD A POSITIVE OUTCOME. ANIMALS ARE NEVER EUTHANIZED FOR SPACE OR LENGTH OF TIME IN THE SHELTER, AND ONLY DOES SO WHEN IT IS ABSOLUTELY MEDICALLY OR BEHAVIORALLY NECESSARY. IN 2023, THE ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FIELD SERVICES TO THE UNINCORPORATED DOUGLAS COUNTY. OUR TEAM OF TWO ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ASOS) RESPOND TO ANIMAL-RELATED CALLS PREVIOUSLY HANDLED BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING CALLS FOR ANIMALS-AT-LARGE, ANIMAL ATTACKS, NUISANCE ANIMALS, STRAY ANIMALS CONFINED, ILL OR INJURED ANIMALS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE CHECKS. ASOS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ON CRUELTY CASES AND VICIOUS ANIMAL CASES THAT REQUIRE AFFIDAVIT TO DISTRICT COURT. LAWRENCE HUMANE ASOS LEAD WITH A SUPPORT-BASED APPROACH AND SEEK TO FIND NON- PUNITIVE APPROACHES TO ENFORCEMENT WHENEVER APPROPRIATE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND FOLLOW-UP. 272723 VETERINARY CARE: THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY EMPLOYS A VETERINARY TEAM TO EVALUATE AND TREAT ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, AS WELL AS READY ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION. IN 2023, THE LAWRENCE HUMANE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,973 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS TO READY THEM FOR ADOPTION. THE VETERINARY TEAM ALSO COMPLETED 151 SPECIALTY SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS SUCH AS DENTALS, AMPUTATIONS, MASS REMOVALS, WOUND REPAIR, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, THE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,646 LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, ALONG WITH 148 SPECIALTY SURGERIES AND DENTALS, AND 99 OWNER-REQUESTED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES FOR SENIOR, ILL, AND INJURED PETS. IN 2023, LAWRENCE HUMANE CONTINUED TO OFFER MONTHLY LOW-COST PET VACCINE CLINICS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, AS WELL AS OFFERING ADDITIONAL CLINICS DURING MARCH 2023, THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL PET VACCINATION MONTH. IN TOTAL IN 2023, LAWRENCE HUMANE HOSTED 14 LOW-COST AND SUBSIDIZED PET VACCINE CLINICS, SERVING 655 ANIMALS FROM 380 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS. 10733 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS MADE ENORMOUS STRIDES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN MORE HOLISTIC WAYS OUTSIDE OF JUST BEING A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GO TO EITHER SURRENDER OR ADOPT ANIMALS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE OF ANIMAL SHELTERING IS THE WORK THAT HAPPENS IN - AND FOR - A COMMUNITY AND WE ACTIVELY PARTNER WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO SERVE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, LAWRENCE HUMANE RECEIVED 839 APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR CRISIS PET RETENTION (CPR) FUND, WHICH ASSISTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH PET DEPOSITS/PET RENT; ESSENTIAL PET SUPPLIES (PET FOOD, LITTER, CRATES, ETC.); BASIC, ESSENTIAL VETERINARY CARE (SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, ETC.); EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY VETERINARY CARE; BEHAVIOR CONSULTING; AND TEMPORARY BOARDING FOR PETS WHOSE OWNERS ARE IN CRISIS, ALL IN ORDER TO KEEP PEOPLE AND PETS TOGETHER THROUGH POVERTY, JOB LOSS, LOSS OF HOUSING, AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. IN TOTAL, 808 ANIMALS FROM 546 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS WERE TREATED AT LAWRENCE HUMANE FOR ESSENTIAL, PREVENTATIVE CARE (SPAYS/NEUTERS, VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, FLEA/TICK TREATMENT, DENTALS) FOR A TOTAL OF 81,845 IN CARE PROVIDED. FOUR ANIMALS FROM FOUR INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS HAD THEIR EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY CARE PAID FOR AT PRIVATE VET CLINICS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,288. FIFTEEN FAMILIES WHO COLLECTIVELY OWNED 25 PETS WERE ASSISTED WITH PET DEPOSITS, PET RENT, AND/OR PET FEES FOR A TOTAL OF 3,530. AND 64 ANIMALS UTILIZED TEMPORARY CRISIS BOARDING, 79% OF WHOM WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS. LAWRENCE HUMANE ALSO ACTS AS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY PET FOOD PANTRY. IN 202E, LAWRENCE HUMANE DISTRIBUTED 102,900 LBS OF PET FOOD AND 5,037 LBS OF CAT LITTER, ENSURING THAT PETS WERE NEVER SURRENDERED DUE TO A PET OWNER STRUGGLING TO AFFORD FOOD OR PET SUPPLIES 2197195 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 7 0 true 41 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false false false true false false X SHANNON WELLS 7858436835 1805 E 19TH STREET LAWRENCE KS 66046 SHANNON WELLS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 104829 0 0 JOHN HANLEY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE TRITCH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDSAY ROESLER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KIRK PUTMAN TRESURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 OYIN ENOCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE HARMON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA JAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE JOHNSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE SLUSSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW HANGNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN RICHARDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAILEY DRESCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 104829 1 false false false 274686 523759 2463502 3261947 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 581203 581203 581203 84556 274686 84556 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 301686 301686 OTHER EVENT INCOME 1558 1558 MISCELLANEOUS 211 211 303455 4146605 884447 211 104829 80094 18169 6566 1324719 1012145 229596 82978 128854 104030 23321 1503 108992 68665 34878 5449 36000 36000 55045 55045 56697 38 47028 9631 86844 21532 65312 6424 5 940 5479 10113 10113 202559 190841 11718 8811 3207 5604 231 207 24 250123 250123 22922 20630 2292 SUPPLIES - MEDICAL PROGRA 253827 253721 106 SUPPLIES - ANIMAL CARE 177923 176021 1813 89 SUPPLIES - GENERAL 44717 709 43134 874 VOLUNTEER AND EDUCATION 10733 10733 2614 4701 8590 -10677 2892977 2197195 528554 167228 918433 571194 69478 54842 33260 125965 53861 54045 7965879 1240814 6873113 6725065 2020790 3836491 9968935 11367602 97889 117649 97889 117649 X 9730043 11231053 141003 18900 9871046 11249953 9968935 11367602 X 1253628 96956 -1226 29549 X true X true X true false X 1944685 2188911 1577666 1382234 2738188 9831684 408000 408000 413400 524159 523759 2277318 2352685 2596911 1991066 1906393 3261947 12109002 2318808 9790194 895 6055 187 7137 48856 180 5172 354 211 54773 12170912 3197558 0.80440 0.83990 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 54,562 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7226969 809664 6417305 738910 431150 307760 6725065 BENEFICIARY INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD 3685493 TRUITY BANK 50998 LANDMARK BANK CD 50000 FSB&T CD 50000 3836491 4357667 96956 114106 211062 4146605 4146605 2977534 84557 84557 2892977 2892977 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 84,557 EVENT IN KIND 29,549 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 84,557 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII THE AUDIT WAS STILL IN PROCESS WHEN THE 990 WAS DUE TO BE FILED. PAW VALLEY 5K 38189 27899 10290 10290 FUR BALL AUCTIO 230786 163151 67635 67635 2 80253 74527 5726 5726 349228 265577 83651 83651 83651 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SHELTER OPERATIONS: THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY ACCEPTS AND PROVIDES TEMPORARY CARE FOR STRAY ANIMALS FOUND WITHIN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KS AND DOUGLAS COUNTY; ANIMALS SEIZED BY ANIMAL CONTROL; PETS RELINQUISHED BY THEIR OWNERS; AND ANIMALS TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE AGENCIES LACKING TIME, SPACE, AND RESOURCES TO FIND POSITIVE PLACEMENT FOR THEIR ANIMALS. DURING THEIR STAY, ANIMALS RECEIVE DAILY ESSENTIAL FEEDING AND CLEANING, AND EXERCISE AND ENRICHMENT. OF THE 3,654 ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE SHELTER IN 2023, 521 ANIMALS WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, 2,920 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED TO NEW HOMES, AND 30 ANIMALS WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR PLACEMENT. LAWRENCE HUMANE ACHIEVED AN OVERALL LIVE RELEASE RATE OF 94% FOR 2023, MEANING THAT 94% OF ANIMALS WHO ENTERED LAWRENCE HUMANE HAD A POSITIVE OUTCOME. ANIMALS ARE NEVER EUTHANIZED FOR SPACE OR LENGTH OF TIME IN THE SHELTER, AND ONLY DOES SO WHEN IT IS ABSOLUTELY MEDICALLY OR BEHAVIORALLY NECESSARY. IN 2023, THE ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FIELD SERVICES TO THE UNINCORPORATED DOUGLAS COUNTY. OUR TEAM OF TWO ANIMAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ASOS) RESPOND TO ANIMAL-RELATED CALLS PREVIOUSLY HANDLED BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING CALLS FOR ANIMALS-AT-LARGE, ANIMAL ATTACKS, NUISANCE ANIMALS, STRAY ANIMALS CONFINED, ILL OR INJURED ANIMALS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE CHECKS. ASOS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ON CRUELTY CASES AND VICIOUS ANIMAL CASES THAT REQUIRE AFFIDAVIT TO DISTRICT COURT. LAWRENCE HUMANE ASOS LEAD WITH A SUPPORT-BASED APPROACH AND SEEK TO FIND NON- PUNITIVE APPROACHES TO ENFORCEMENT WHENEVER APPROPRIATE BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, RESOURCES AND FOLLOW-UP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B VETERINARY CARE: THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY EMPLOYS A VETERINARY TEAM TO EVALUATE AND TREAT ANIMALS IN OUR CARE, AS WELL AS READY ANIMALS FOR ADOPTION. IN 2023, THE LAWRENCE HUMANE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,973 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS TO READY THEM FOR ADOPTION. THE VETERINARY TEAM ALSO COMPLETED 151 SPECIALTY SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS SUCH AS DENTALS, AMPUTATIONS, MASS REMOVALS, WOUND REPAIR, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, THE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,646 LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, ALONG WITH 148 SPECIALTY SURGERIES AND DENTALS, AND 99 OWNER-REQUESTED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES FOR SENIOR, ILL, AND INJURED PETS. IN 2023, LAWRENCE HUMANE CONTINUED TO OFFER MONTHLY LOW-COST PET VACCINE CLINICS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, AS WELL AS OFFERING ADDITIONAL CLINICS DURING MARCH 2023, THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL PET VACCINATION MONTH. IN TOTAL IN 2023, LAWRENCE HUMANE HOSTED 14 LOW-COST AND SUBSIDIZED PET VACCINE CLINICS, SERVING 655 ANIMALS FROM 380 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS MADE ENORMOUS STRIDES TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN MORE HOLISTIC WAYS OUTSIDE OF JUST BEING A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE GO TO EITHER SURRENDER OR ADOPT ANIMALS. WE BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE OF ANIMAL SHELTERING IS THE WORK THAT HAPPENS IN - AND FOR - A COMMUNITY AND WE ACTIVELY PARTNER WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO SERVE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IN 2023, LAWRENCE HUMANE RECEIVED 839 APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH OUR CRISIS PET RETENTION (CPR) FUND, WHICH ASSISTS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH PET DEPOSITS/PET RENT; ESSENTIAL PET SUPPLIES (PET FOOD, LITTER, CRATES, ETC.); BASIC, ESSENTIAL VETERINARY CARE (SPAY/NEUTER, VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, ETC.); EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY VETERINARY CARE; BEHAVIOR CONSULTING; AND TEMPORARY BOARDING FOR PETS WHOSE OWNERS ARE IN CRISIS, ALL IN ORDER TO KEEP PEOPLE AND PETS TOGETHER THROUGH POVERTY, JOB LOSS, LOSS OF HOUSING, AND PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISES. IN TOTAL, 808 ANIMALS FROM 546 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS WERE TREATED AT LAWRENCE HUMANE FOR ESSENTIAL, PREVENTATIVE CARE (SPAYS/NEUTERS, VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, FLEA/TICK TREATMENT, DENTALS) FOR A TOTAL OF 81,845 IN CARE PROVIDED. FOUR ANIMALS FROM FOUR INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS HAD THEIR EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY CARE PAID FOR AT PRIVATE VET CLINICS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,288. FIFTEEN FAMILIES WHO COLLECTIVELY OWNED 25 PETS WERE ASSISTED WITH PET DEPOSITS, PET RENT, AND/OR PET FEES FOR A TOTAL OF 3,530. AND 64 ANIMALS UTILIZED TEMPORARY CRISIS BOARDING, 79% OF WHOM WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS. LAWRENCE HUMANE ALSO ACTS AS THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY PET FOOD PANTRY. IN 202E, LAWRENCE HUMANE DISTRIBUTED 102,900 LBS OF PET FOOD AND 5,037 LBS OF CAT LITTER, ENSURING THAT PETS WERE NEVER SURRENDERED DUE TO A PET OWNER STRUGGLING TO AFFORD FOOD OR PET SUPPLIES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED A PRELIMINARY COPY OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD REVIEWS ALL PAY RATES ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DISCLOSURE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 84,557 EVENT IN KIND 29,549 FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -84,557 TOTAL 29,549