2023-11-14T11:48:28-05:00 2022-12-31 480969601 SSC ADVISORS INC 3320 CLINTON PARKWAY COURT SUITE 1 LAWRENCE KS 66047 990 2022-01-01 480641821 LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY LAWR 7858436835 1805 E 19TH ST LAWRENCE KS 66046 SHANNON WELLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7858436835 2023-11-01 true SHANNON WELLS XXX-XX-XXXX true MICHELE C HAMMANN CPA P00624381 7858384484 2023-11-13 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOHN HANLEY 1805 E 19TH STREET LAWRENCE KS 66046 2352759 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 39 1523 0 2545126 1906393 516820 514297 187 0 5172 -124584 3067305 2296106 0 0 1187576 1370116 0 218722 1058834 1204604 2246410 2574720 820895 -278614 10453188 9968935 372401 97889 10080787 9871046 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 1624122 514297 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 3,792 ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE SHELTER IN 2022, 582 ANIMALS WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, 2,812 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED TO NEW HOMES, AND 44 ANIMALS WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR PLACEMENT. LAWRENCE HUMANE ACHIEVED AN OVERALL LIVE RELEASE RATE OF 94% FOR 2022, 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 2022, THE ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER 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. 258531 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 2022, THE LAWRENCE HUMANE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,954 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS TO READY THEM FOR ADOPTION. THE VETERINARY TEAM ALSO COMPLETED 117 SPECIALTY SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS SUCH AS DENTALS, AMPUTATIONS, MASS REMOVALS, WOUND REPAIR, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, THE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,017 LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, ALONG WITH 64 SPECIALTY SURGERIES AND DENTALS, AND 44 OWNER-REQUESTED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES FOR SENIOR, ILL, AND INJURED PETS. IN 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE CONTINUED TO OFFER MONTHLY LOW-COST PET VACCINE CLINICS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, AS WELL AS OFFERING ADDITIONAL CLINICS DURING MARCH 2022, THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL PET VACCINATION MONTH. IN TOTAL IN 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE PROVIDED 16 LOW-COST AND SUBSIDIZED PET VACCINE CLINICS, SERVING 672 ANIMALS FROM 393 UNIQUE HOUSEHOLDS. 6098 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 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE RECEIVED 656 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, 491 ANIMALS FROM 348 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS WERE TREATED AT LAWRENCE HUMANE FOR ESSENTIAL, PREVENTATIVE CARE (SPAYS/NEUTERS, VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, FLEA/TICK TREATMENT, DENTALS) FOR A TOTAL OF 37,153 IN CARE PROVIDED. EIGHT ANIMALS FROM EIGHT INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS HAD THEIR EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY CARE PAID FOR AT PRIVATE VET CLINICS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,002. FIFTEEN FAMILIES WHO COLLECTIVELY OWNED 21 PETS WERE ASSISTED WITH PET DEPOSITS, PET RENT, AND/OR PET FEES FOR A TOTAL OF 4,800. AND 57 ANIMALS UTILIZED TEMPORARY CRISIS BOARDING, 78% OF WHOM WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS. 2022 WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR FOR LAWRENCE HUMANE TO BE THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY PET FOOD PANTRY. IN THE PAST, OUR PET FOOD PANTRY PLAYED A SUPPLEMENTARY ROLE TO THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY PET FOOD PANTRY. HOWEVER, WHEN THAT PET FOOD PANTRY CLOSED IN FALL 2021, LAWRENCE HUMANE STEPPED UP TO FILL THE NEED. IN 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE DISTRIBUTED 60,810 LBS OF PET FOOD AND 6,643 LBS OF CAT LITTER, ENSURING THAT PETS WERE NEVER SURRENDERED DUE TO A PET OWNER STRUGGLING TO AFFORD FOOD. 1888751 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true false true 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 9 0 true 39 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 102116 0 7174 JOHN HANLEY CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE TRITCH VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULA HATCHER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KIRK PUTMAN TRESURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOLISA BUCHNER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OYIN ENOCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE FINNESTAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA GAUTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAKOTA LOOMIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALICE KARAKAS NEUMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY ROESLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DALE SLUSSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 102116 7174 1 false false false 263742 729156 913495 4941 1906393 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 514297 514297 514297 56653 263742 56653 MISCELLANEOUS 354 354 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST -124938 -124938 -124584 2296106 389359 354 102115 78021 17698 6396 1067819 815862 185071 66886 110277 89032 19959 1286 89905 56640 28770 4495 36000 36000 37815 37815 41472 28 34399 7045 97879 24268 73611 4824 4 706 4114 10716 10716 195009 182398 12611 8661 3152 5509 302 271 31 259301 233371 25930 20915 18824 2091 SUPPLIES - MEDICAL PROGRA 247177 247074 103 SUPPLIES - ANIMAL CARE 129821 128433 1323 65 SUPPLIES - GENERAL 44791 710 43205 876 EVENT EXPENSES 23523 23523 46398 10934 5070 30394 2574720 1888751 467247 218722 1048579 918433 303828 69478 3426 33260 26070 53861 7863803 990690 7087726 6873113 1983559 2020790 10453188 9968935 167499 97889 204902 372401 97889 X 9757691 9730043 323096 141003 10080787 9871046 10453188 9968935 X -278614 68873 X true X true X true false X 2553218 1944685 2188911 1577666 1382234 9646714 408000 408000 408000 413400 524159 2161559 2961218 2352685 2596911 1991066 1906393 11808273 1816760 9991513 21167 895 6055 187 28304 4889 48856 180 5172 354 59451 11896028 2701436 0.83990 0.85010 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 59,097 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7131809 625258 6506551 731994 365432 366562 6873113 BENEFICIARY INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD 2020790 2020790 X 2421632 68873 56653 125526 2296106 2296106 2631373 56653 56653 2574720 2574720 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, THEREFORE, HAS NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI) WOULD BE TAXABLE. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATIONS POLICY PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 56,653 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 56,653 PAW VALLEY 5K 44024 36956 7068 7068 FUR BALL AUCTIO 218870 182941 35929 35929 2 57501 43845 13656 13656 320395 263742 56653 56653 56653 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 3,792 ANIMALS HOUSED AT THE SHELTER IN 2022, 582 ANIMALS WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS, 2,812 ANIMALS WERE ADOPTED TO NEW HOMES, AND 44 ANIMALS WERE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER AGENCIES FOR PLACEMENT. LAWRENCE HUMANE ACHIEVED AN OVERALL LIVE RELEASE RATE OF 94% FOR 2022, 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 2022, THE ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION OF THE LAWRENCE HUMANE SOCIETY WAS ESTABLISHED IN ORDER 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 2022, THE LAWRENCE HUMANE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,954 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS TO READY THEM FOR ADOPTION. THE VETERINARY TEAM ALSO COMPLETED 117 SPECIALTY SURGERIES ON SHELTER ANIMALS SUCH AS DENTALS, AMPUTATIONS, MASS REMOVALS, WOUND REPAIR, ETC. ADDITIONALLY, THE VETERINARY TEAM PERFORMED 1,017 LOW-COST SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, ALONG WITH 64 SPECIALTY SURGERIES AND DENTALS, AND 44 OWNER-REQUESTED EUTHANASIA PROCEDURES FOR SENIOR, ILL, AND INJURED PETS. IN 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE CONTINUED TO OFFER MONTHLY LOW-COST PET VACCINE CLINICS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PETS, AS WELL AS OFFERING ADDITIONAL CLINICS DURING MARCH 2022, THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL PET VACCINATION MONTH. IN TOTAL IN 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE PROVIDED 16 LOW-COST AND SUBSIDIZED PET VACCINE CLINICS, SERVING 672 ANIMALS FROM 393 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 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE RECEIVED 656 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, 491 ANIMALS FROM 348 INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS WERE TREATED AT LAWRENCE HUMANE FOR ESSENTIAL, PREVENTATIVE CARE (SPAYS/NEUTERS, VACCINES, MICROCHIPS, FLEA/TICK TREATMENT, DENTALS) FOR A TOTAL OF 37,153 IN CARE PROVIDED. EIGHT ANIMALS FROM EIGHT INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS HAD THEIR EMERGENCY AND SPECIALTY CARE PAID FOR AT PRIVATE VET CLINICS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,002. FIFTEEN FAMILIES WHO COLLECTIVELY OWNED 21 PETS WERE ASSISTED WITH PET DEPOSITS, PET RENT, AND/OR PET FEES FOR A TOTAL OF 4,800. AND 57 ANIMALS UTILIZED TEMPORARY CRISIS BOARDING, 78% OF WHOM WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS. 2022 WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR FOR LAWRENCE HUMANE TO BE THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY PET FOOD PANTRY. IN THE PAST, OUR PET FOOD PANTRY PLAYED A SUPPLEMENTARY ROLE TO THE COMMUNITY'S PRIMARY PET FOOD PANTRY. HOWEVER, WHEN THAT PET FOOD PANTRY CLOSED IN FALL 2021, LAWRENCE HUMANE STEPPED UP TO FILL THE NEED. IN 2022, LAWRENCE HUMANE DISTRIBUTED 60,810 LBS OF PET FOOD AND 6,643 LBS OF CAT LITTER, ENSURING THAT PETS WERE NEVER SURRENDERED DUE TO A PET OWNER STRUGGLING TO AFFORD FOOD. 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 56,653 FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES -56,653 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY 0