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1 Northland Animal Welfare Society, Inc. General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Northland Animal Welfare Society, Inc. Address 6972 N Broadway Gladstone, MO Phone (816) Website Facebook facebook.com/pages/naws/ Twitter twitter.com/ naws@pcnaws.org At A Glance NAWS NAWS Low-Cost Spay Neuter Clinic How to donate, support, and volunteer We are always looking for new supporters! If you would like to support NAWS financially, you can donate online, attend an event or mail a check to our main address (6972 N. Broadway, Gladstone MO 64118). Some individuals have even considered NAWS in their estate planning. Beyond financial support, volunteers are the lifeblood of our organization. We are active in 30+ events annually, both small and large, and always in need of volunteers to assist. Please contact us and let us know how you can help. In-kind donations of pet supplies, including food, blankets, leashes, cages, bowls, and veterinary/medical supplies, are always welcome. If we cannot use the donations in our clinic or to support our own needs, we make sure your donations go to support other pet causes in the Northland. 1

2 Mission & Areas Served Statements Mission Statement A coalition for Clay and Platte counties dedicated to educating citizens regarding the humane treatment of animals. NAWS works to create awareness regarding the need to reduce the number of homeless animals and to build a care and adoption campus so that every animal may live in a safe and caring environment. Background Statement Co-founder Kris Mydler says: "I saw such a need in our community for a care for life animal campus that would educate the public, promote the importance of spay/neutering to truly combat the over-population crisis, educate the community on proper care and humane treatment, and provide an inviting adoption center for people to visit. Existing shelters and rescue groups are often consumed with simply trying to stay afloat, and they have little time left to fight over-population issue and to build a life-long campus for these unconditionally loving, desperate animals in need. That is why NAWS was founded. The community recognizes that we need to break the chain and stop looking at this problem in an antiquated fashion, but rather from a 21st century perspective. NAWS is ready...the Northland is ready...we are ready to roll up our sleeves, make a change and lead by example." Five dedicated volunteers began in 2006, and now hundreds of volunteers and community members carry out her vision. Impact Statement Since formal inception in 2007, we have maintained or surpassed the amount of money raised each year. Our "flagship" fundraising event each year is Woofstock, held at Zona Rosa each spring, which is a fun event for people and pets. Each event helps increase our presence in the community and raise money for our operations. We own and operate a Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic in Gladstone, Missouri. Since first opening the Clinic in February 2012 in Riverside and then moving to Gladstone early in 2016, we have extended hours, extended services, purchased additional equipment, hired a veterinarian and secured multiple volunteer veterinarians. We are proud to report that we have now served over 9,800 families and their pet patients with the variety of services offered at the clinic, including the alteration of over 5,500 cats and dogs. It is difficult to maintain a Spay/Neuter Clinic simply through revenues from the Clinic because we are charging a very low cost for our clients, so we also apply for grant funding in order to supplement the revenues received from clients and it is a key goal to apply for more such funds. This allows us to keep our doors open and provide even more services for our clients. In conjunction with the Clinic, we are developing complementary programs, such as the TNR (Trap Neuter Return) Program to spay/neuter male and female cats. Our TNR Manager loans traps to neighborhoods, and helps the neighborhood members trap the animals and bring them to the Clinic for services. The TNR Manager has attended municipal meetings to introduce the program and recruit donors. With the TNR program, we have successfully altered over 900 cats across the Northland. not only preventing hundreds & potentially thousands of litters, but this program has also saved tax dollars by not having to utilize animal control time and funds. Needs Statement Donation of supplies, or funds to purchase supplies, for the Spay/Neuter Clinic, including surgery table, instruments ($250 cost per spay pack), tubing, draping, gloves, gauze, pain medications, kennels, carriers, towels, laundry detergent, etc.financial donations to support the operations and purchase of supplies for the Spay/Neuter Clinic and the long-term effort to build a 21st century animal campus. Monetary donations can be made online with Paypal or a credit card (please visit our website), a check or scheduled bill pay can be sent to the Clinic at the address in our profile, or by being a sponsor for any one of our events throughout the year. If you are interested in including NAWS in your estate planning a board member would be happy to assist you.donated or low cost real property in Platte or Clay County of approximately 5-10 acres for a 21st century animal campus.volunteers are the backbone of our organization. We have many opportunities to volunteer with us from helping with event setup, speaking with local businesses about NAWS, working at the clinic to assisting with flyers. There are a variety of volunteer opportunities and we will help to find your niche. 2

3 CEO/Executive Director/Board Chair Statement NAWS started with the simple idea of helping homeless animals in the Northland due to the desperate need for a shelter that will provide an open door policy that would accept all animals and provide a safe and caring environment until a forever home could be found. This is rooted in our belief that kindness to animals helps build a better world for all of us. NAWS is unique, important and distinctive in that we are raising funds for this purpose. More than 30 animal rescue groups serve this area, but there is no shelter dedicated to finding these animals forever homes. Our work is done entirely by volunteers, and is supported entirely through the donations of our members and supporters. We want to ensure that animals will never again be alone, hungry, sick, afraid or in pain. We want to create awareness within our community about the immediate need to reduce the number of unwanted and discarded animals. The cornerstone of our program is to educate and promote the concept of spaying and neutering. Our goal is to help every animal find a home. If we can't then we need a proper shelter to provide a safe, caring and secure environment until it finds a new home. We strongly believe that every animal deserves the opportunity to live its life as part of a loving and caring family. All animals are equal in our eyes, and each one has a special gift. We believe that a caring and compassionate commitment to the animals we share our lives with will provide for an enriching environment for us all. We believe it is our responsibility to leave the footprints for those who follow us, to make a difference, and to make our contributions meaningful and long-lasting. Service Categories Animal Protection & Welfare Veterinary Services Fund Raising & Fund Distribution Areas of Service Areas Served Areas MO - Clay County MO - Liberty MO - Platte County MO - Clinton KS - Wyandotte County MO - Jackson County MO - Ray County 3

4 Programs Programs Animal Care and Adoption Campus Description Category Our ultimate goal is to raise the funds to build a 21st century animal adoption and care-for-life campus. It would be managed by a compassionate, accountable and responsible staff who would work to ensure a minimal euthanasia rate in the Northland. The campus would offer the following: In-house veterinary care; Applicant screening for adoptions; Foster care; Spay/Neuter clinics; Off-site Adoption locations and drives; Trap/Neuter/Release (TNR) for feral cats; Dog Obedience/Agility classes; Socializing and training classes; Medical Behavior rehabilitation; Educational classes for families and students; Summer camps; Pet Relations programs; Serve as a liaison with rescue groups; Education regarding adopting versus buying animals; Pet Cemetery / Memorial Services; Off-lease dog park. Animal-Related, General/Other Animal Protection & Welfare Population Served General/Unspecified,, Short-Term Success Long- Term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Our clients include a number of different groups: Rescue groups who will be served and are currently being served with donations; animals that will be humanely surrendered to the shelter and then given new homes; andresidents of the Northland and the metro area who will have a place to take their animals for assistance, and who will be able to find a new member of the family. Our success will be measured when there are no longer homeless and abused animals on the streets and highways in the Northland. We measure success by the impact we are having on our clients and the community. By being involved in the community, we hear stories about the impact of NAWS currently and the impact we that we could have in the community. We can also use concrete statistics regarding the number of animals rescued and re-homed, and the number of fewer animals on the streets. Once the animal campus is built, stories such as these will be commonplace: "I had elderly clients who were displaced from their home due to foreclosure. They had two 5 year-old cats who were litter-mate brothers and could not go with them when they moved. Through the assistance of NAWS we were able to place them with a rescue group who will care for them until they find forever homes this was 'an answer to their prayers' by not having to surrender their beloved animals to a shelter." Russ Bouknight, Reece & Nichols Realtor. "NAWS came to the immediate rescue of three homeless feral kittens who ended up on my front porch earlier this year. Without the help of NAWS, I'm quite sure the kittens' fate would not have been a good one. (They) not only came and got the kittens but got them exposure so that all were placed in permanent loving homes. I truly believe that this organization has their hearts and energies in the right place." George Diekman. 4

5 Low Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic Description Category Reducing pet overpopulation begins with spaying and neutering our pets. For many families, this requires a a convenient, low cost, accessible location for services. We opened the NAWS Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic in February 2012 in Riverside, Missouri, the only clinic of its kind serving the Northland area. In early 2016, we purchased a location and we now operate at 6972 N. Broadway, Gladstone, MO. Clients qualify for low cost services by providing some proof of receipt of government assistance, or who are otherwise earning $30,000 or less per year. Services include spaying and neutering services, preventative vaccinations, nail trimming, deworming and microchipping. We also maintain a TNR (Trap Neuter Return) Program to help local neighborhoods with cat overpopulation. The impact on the community is impressive. We have provided over 5,500 spay/neuter services and served over 9,800 pets and their families! Animal-Related, General/Other Animal Protection & Welfare Population Served General/Unspecified,, Short-Term Success Long- Term Success We will have been open for nearly five years at the end of 2016, and people in the community are so grateful for our services. We have come into contact with a rescue group that has been handling animal rescues for over 12 years and has been forced to go to many different clinics for spay/neuter services, trying to go to wherever services cost less at the time. The head of the rescue group was so impressed with our vet and staff and commented that they previously could not afford to get spay/neuter services in the Northland. They are now using our Clinic for all of their services. We hear of these small successes everyday, and our impact on the community is slowly growing. Each time our Clinic services an animal, the decision the pet owner made that day will have positive consequences far into the future. Spaying one female dog can reduce the pet overpopulation by offspring per year. Neutering a male dog or spaying or neutering a cat has even more significant outcomes. Our long-term goal is to reduce the pet overpopulation in the Northland, and the Kansas City community as a whole, so that fewer animals are surrendered to local shelters. It will not be necessary to euthanize animals solely for space, with the ultimate goal of a low kill/no kill community. Shelters have a significant place in our community and will always be necessary, but for those animals that do end up in shelters, they will have a greater chance of finding a forever home because they will have more time and will not face the threat of euthanasia. 5

6 Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success We can measure success in a number of ways. First, we can monitor the number of animals we are helping on a weekly, monthly and annual basis. Second, we can measure success by the number of days we are able to be open to the public to offer services. At this time, we are open three days a week for surgeries and vaccinations. Third, we are logging the number of volunteer hours that have been served at the Clinic. The more time the Clinic is open, the more volunteer hours are logged. Volunteer hours also let us know that our presence in the community is growing - as more people hear about the Clinic, they want to be a part of it! As of summer 2016, we are at over 9500 volunteer hours since opening! Last, we do receive feedback from our clients. Our clients let us know how they heard about the Clinic and what we can do to make the Clinic more accessible to those in need. We can turn this feedback into action items to help serve the community even better. Dr. Billie Deam, DVM. Dr. Deam stated: "Please be assured that the pet professionals at our clinic share your commitment to kindness to animals. We support your mission of spaying, neutering and providing preventive health and wellness services to improve the quality of life for all pets. Thank you for all you do for homeless and abandoned animals."we also received a heartfelt thank you from a client, who stated the following: "Thank you for your assistance and kindness to help us get the neighborhood feral cat neutered...although he may not agree, we are very appreciative for your presence and thoughtfulness." We even received a thank you from our client, a cat named Bailey: "Just want to say thanks for making me feel like a new man. My mommy has to write this since I can't write yet!" A homeless veteran, who could not part with his cats, was helped by NAWS as we were able to spay and neuter all of his cats so they could stay together. A client had lost her job, and was about to have open heart surgery. She did not want to part with her furbaby and then she heard about NAWS. She rode the bus as close to our clinic as she could & walked the rest of the way. We were able to provide her with much needed cat food and litter. 6

7 Education Outreach Description Category Since early on, we have had an active group of more than 100 volunteers who participate in fund raisers, come to meetings and spread the word one person at a time. We invite people of similar animal welfare groups to come and speak at our meetings and events. We have volunteers who speak at local schools to young people about the importance of caring for their animals and making sure they are spayed/neutered. At many of our events, such as Woofstock, we provide a variety of learning activities. Woofstock is a family pet/dog-themed family fun day at Zona Rosa. We provide information on how to care for dogs, how to provide dog and family-friendly activities, and how to take part in the animal services provided in our community. We also work to provide information on treatment of other animals, such as cats! Animal-Related, General/Other Animal Protection & Welfare Population Served General/Unspecified,, Short-Term Success Long- Term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success We plan to start working at the elementary school level so children learn how to take care of animals in an appropriate manner. To some extent, children can have a great impact on their parents by encouraging them to care for animals in a humane manner and to have their pets spayed and neutered. This training can be done on-site at schools, and in the future on field trips to the campus. We want NAWS to be the #1 resource for government entities, schools, community groups, and individuals in the Northland when it is time to adopt a pet and when searching for education opportunities regarding animals. We gauge our success as more groups and individuals become aware of the work done by NAWS. For example, for the last three years, the Riverside community has chosen NAWS as the recipient of proceeds from the Levee Run. This makes it clear that Riverside respects NAWS as a valuable resource for the community and believes in investment in NAWS. "NAWS is becoming a well-known organization of fundraising volunteers whose tireless efforts to secure a shelter in the Northland are also benefitting rescue groups and the community in the meantime. They are donating food and supplies to rescue groups, helping with the Food Pantry to help families keep their animals during these hard times, are sponsoring adoption events and educating the public about animal care, rescue and spay/neuter programs. They have been a great rescue partner to Kitty Cat Connection and we look forward with great anticipation to their success with a shelter and continued programs to support the dog and cat rescue community." Sandy Coffman, President, Kitty Cat Connection. After hearing presentations from several local charities, a local middle school student body selected NAWS as the recipient of their fundraiser. NAWS held a pet CPR and First Aid Course at the Clinic, with twelve people successfully completing the first course. 7

8 Leadership & Staff Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Ms. Goldie Arnold Term Start Feb Staff Paid Full-Time Staff 0 Volunteers 50 Retention Rate 0% Paid Contractors 2 Plans & Policies Organization Has a Fundraising Plan Organization Has a Strategic Plan Management Succession Plan Organization Policy and Procedures Nondiscrimination Policy Under Development Under Development No Yes No Government Licenses Is your organization licensed by the government? Yes 8

9 Board & Governance Board Chair Board Chair Ms. Goldie Arnold Company Affiliation Reece & Nichols Term Jan 2016 to Dec 2018 Board Members Name Ms. Goldie Arnold Ms. Connie Bell-Gustafson Ms. Susan Hiland Ms. Alexia Norris Ms. Rosemary Salerno Affiliation Reece & Nichols Independent Insurance Broker North Kansas City School District Polsinelli PC Zona Rosa Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 5 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 0 Female 5 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 3 Board Term Limits 0 Board Meeting Attendance % 0% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Yes No Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 100% Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 4 9

10 Advisory Board Members Name Ms. Jane Boswell Mr. Shane Bright Ms. Pam DiCapo Dr. Eugene Donnelly DVM Ms. Heather Duty Ms. Kim Filbeck Ms. Susie Green Ms. Sandi Leshikar Dr. Steve Levy Ms. Gail Orth-Aikmus Ms. Kathy Plant Mr. Al Richey Ms. Dawn Stephens Ms. Christi Weaver Affiliation Educator, Liberty School District Brass Rail Owner, Lauren Alexandra Retired Veterinarian Reece and Nichols Downtown Council Invisible Fence Nurse Self-employed Regional Director Heartland Weimaraner Rescue Kathy's Klippery Animals in Need Thrift Store Attorney The Polished Edge Jewelry 10

11 Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start Jan 01, 2017 Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2017 Projected Revenue $150, Projected Expenses $130, Endowment Value $0.00 Percentage 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Total Revenue $226,718 $188,946 $144,312 Total Expenses $188,672 $169,090 $132,727 Revenue Sources Foundation and Corporation $25,701 $25,290 $17,217 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal -- $0 $0 State -- $0 $0 Local -- $0 $0 Unspecified -- $0 $0 Individual Contributions -- $0 $0 Indirect Public Support -- $0 $0 Earned Revenue $174,656 $137,867 $101,876 Investment Income, Net of Losses $479 $600 $647 Membership Dues -- $0 $0 Special Events $0 $25,189 $24,572 Revenue In-Kind -- $0 $0 Other $25,882 $0 $0 11

12 Expense Allocation Program Expense $148,613 $169,090 $132,727 Administration Expense $40,059 $0 $0 Fundraising Expense $0 $0 $0 Payments to Affiliates -- $0 $0 Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses 79% 100% 100% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 0% 0% 0% Assets and Liabilities Total Assets $464,940 $434,675 $265,277 Current Assets $464,940 $228,402 $249,353 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $142,161 $149,942 $400 Total Net Assets $322,779 $284,733 $264,877 Short Term Solvency Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long Term Solvency Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Top Funding Sources Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Corporate Donor $2,000 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Government Agency $1,480 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Individual Donor $1,000 Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? No Goal $0.00 Foundation Comments FY 2017, 2016, 2015: Financial data reported using IRS Form 990-EZ. Foundation/corporate revenue line items may include contributions from individuals. Created Copyright 2018 Greater Kansas City Community Foundation 12

Northland Animal Welfare Society, Inc.

Northland Animal Welfare Society, Inc. General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Northland Animal Welfare Society, Inc. Address 6972 N Broadway Gladstone, MO 64118 Phone (816) 336-1888 Website