Animal Rescue Coalition Inc

Transcription

1 Animal Rescue Coalition Inc SUMMARY Mission Saving Animal for the Benefit of Humanity Contact Information Primary Address 6320 Tower Lane Sarasota, FL Alternate Address 6320 Tower Lane Sarasota FL Phone Website Facebook arcsrq Twitter arcsarasota General Information Nonprofit Organization Does Business As (DBA) ARC Tax Exempt Status Animal Rescue Coalition Inc Public Supported Charity Incorporation Year 1999 State Charitable Solicitations Permit Mar 2019 State Registration 0 1

2 BACKGROUND & NEEDS Impact Statement On November 21, 2018, we completed our 60,000th spay/neuter surgery.in 2018 we performed 1015 free surgeries.our Feral Cat program offers TNVR procedures to the community. ARC offers heavily discounted rates to local rescues and shelters, setting aside two days each week to treat animals and get them ready for adoption. In rescued dogs and cats from 20 rescue groups came to ARC for spay or neuter surgeries before they went home to their new families. Needs Statement 1. Program Support - Spay Neuter Campaigns -- $ Provides Surgery and Vaccines for 1 Dog, $ cat. ARC seeks $75,000 in grants and donations to provide funding for "free" spay/neuter for owned animals. 2. Program Support - Ready Set Rescue - ARC seeks $100,000 in 2019 to provide spay/neuter incentives to rescue groups who pull from high-risk, high-kill shelters that we target. With sufficient funding, ARC can eliminate the cost of spay/neuter on animals pulled from these county shelters, allowing local rescues to save more animals with their own resources. 3. Program Support - Community Cats. ARC seeks $35,000 each year to provide "free" Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate, Return (TNVR) services 4. Program Support - Emergency Medical Fund. ARC pursues $25,000 to provide veterinary care for sick and injured animals via a partnership with Sarasota Animal Services and Humane Society Sarasota County.5. Volunteers - ARC seeks volunteers to do community outreach by distributing flyers and signs in communities where spay/neuter resources are needed. ARC also seeks experienced van/truck drivers to help with transport days. Background Statement Ira Barsky and Edward Sarbey founded Animal Rescue Coalition (ARC) in 1999 when they brought together leaders from local animal welfare organizations and Sarasota County Animal Services to collaborate and develop a plan to end the killing of adoptable dogs and cats. Since 2002 ARC s Mobile Spay/Neuter Clinic has spayed and neutered over 38,000 dogs and cats substantially reducing pet overpopulation in our community. In order to expand its capacity and meet the demand of spay and neuter services, ARC opened a 3,800 sq/ft fully equipped surgical facility conveniently located on the I-75 corridor, near Fruitville Road to better serve the north, south, east and west residents. The following programs summarize ARC s initiatives: Program 1: Low-Cost or Free spay/neuter services ARC provides high-quality, high-volume, low-cost spay/neuter services families in Sarasota, Manatee, Desoto and Charlotte counties. ARC's new clinic is a state-of-the art surgical facility, staffed by Florida licensed veterinarians, a clinic manager, two veterinary technicians and a technician assistant. It operates five days a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Through grants and county funds we are often able to offer free or highly subsidized surgeries to income-eligible individuals. The clinic sets aside one day each week for other 501c3 rescue organizations to bring their animals for further reduced spay/neuter/vaccine services. Program 2: Feral Cat Program ARC's Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release (TNVR) program is a nationally recognized program where cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated for rabies and returned to their colonies/location of origin. ARC's Feral program promotes the humane care and treatment of feral with the goal of preventing them from ever entering county shelters where euthanasia rates are nearly 100%. This program relies exclusively on grants and donor support. Program 3: Emergency Medical Fund ARC works with Sarasota County Animal Services to rehabilitate injured, abandoned and stray animals. This program began in 2003 and was a direct response to a plea for help for the many injured dogs and cats that are abandoned or lost but are still adoptable. Previously, there were no resources for the county animal services to handle these cases and the animals would be euthanized. the Emergency Medical Fund relies solely on grants and donor support. Statement from the Board Chair A) Mobile Spay/Neuter Program - Following an analysis of ARC s mobile clinic business model, the board concluded that ARC's mobile operation to be unsustainable due to costly and /frequent repair expenditures of its 2

3 aging mobile unit. Fixed costs associated with veterinarian services have caused ARC to loose $20 for every spay/neuter service performed. Extensive research, planning and execution was put into the enrollment, acceptance and implementation of the tested-and-tried, self-sustaining operating model of the Humane Alliance, a 20-year old nationally recognized non-profit organization that has mentored the opening of approximately 140 spay/neuter clinic across the country. This operating model facilitates high-volume, high quality and low-cost spay/neuter services for low-income families, county animal shelters and rescue groups. ARC's new clinic is expected to increase its number of procedures from 3,000 up to 8,400 a year, making a greater impact in the organization role of addressing overpopulation and euthanasia at the core of the problem.b) Feral cat program - ARC has moved away from a once a month model to a daily surgery program in order to better service our clientele. The program is in need of a sponsor to augment its budgetary constraints. ARC maintains a backlog of approximately 300 feral cats that are waiting for spay/neuter service due to a lack of funding. C)Emergency Medical Fund - ARC is committed to providing medical care for homeless animals and continually faces operating deficits due to high program demand despite tremendous efforts to reduce costs and subsidized care from ARC s medical director staff. ARC would like to expand its care of injured and sick stray animals to the southern borders of Sarasota County, an area that is presently under served. In addition to the above challenges, ARC needs to increase its donor base, both large and small, for all of its programs. ARC has a dedicated board but is in need of additional support to assist with ARC s finance and fundraising/marketing committee efforts. Why I Volunteer: I became involved with ARC about 4 years ago as a donor and about a year and a half ago as a board member. My interest in the organization was two fold; ARC s spay and neuter focus is key to controlling companion animal overpopulation and two like-minded business professionals who take a business-minded approach to running a non-profit organization founded ARC. On a personal note, I am the proud owner of two rescued dogs and three rescued cats. I feel incredibly blessed for everyday that I benefit from their unconditional love and play witness to living in the moment joy. We have much to learn and love about our pets and I feel one of the best ways we can give back to them is to support spay/neuter initiatives. The service that ARC provides to the community is exponential. For every animal that ARC spays or neuters countless animals will be spared the potential of be euthanized in a county animal shelter or left homeless wandering the streets of our community. Statement from the CEO/Executive Director As the only facility focused solely on low-cost spay and neuter services (and related vaccines/microchips), we are directing all of our resources toward the goal of "no unwanted litters". While we are not a rescue, we offer our services to rescues at rates further discounted off of the low-cost public rates. We do this in the spirit of cooperation and collaboration that we believe an imperative of creating a true "no-kill community." In the coming months, we plan to increase efficiency to meet our existing capacity level with a hope to expand and increase our impact and outreach throughout this part of Florida. We aim to seek out partnerships both within and outside of the animal rescue arena to find ways to optimize communication and delivery systems as we seek to educate the community on responsible pet ownership and to offer programs to under-resourced communities. I find that each person's love and concern for the well-being of their pet is something that, in a world where so many things divide us, can be a unifying foundation on which to build. Areas Served FL- Manatee FL- Sarasota FL- Charlotte FL- DeSoto ARC has no geographic limitation for serving clients. Anyone from any where can access our spay/neuter services ARC promotes Spay/Neuter services to the public living in and around Sarasota and Manatee Counties. We also extend services and transport into DeSoto and Charlotte Counties. Organizations within a 60-mile radius are encouraged to reach out to discuss potential collaboration and partnerships. Rescue groups are specifically encouraged to use ARC's clinic. Local groups and statewide or national groups with local foster programs are able to access our rescue rates on rescue days as long as they are a 501c3 organization. 3

4 Service Categories Primary Organization Type Secondary Organization Type Tertiary Organization Type Animal Related Public & Societal Benefit Animal Related 4

5 PROGRAMS Low Cost Spay & Neuter - Public Description ARC's new Spay & Neuter Clinic, is a state-of-the-art surgical facility utilizing a Florida licensed, full-time veterinarian/medical director, a clinic manager, two veterinary technicians and a veterinary assistant as part of the medical staff, as well as two relief, contracted and licensed veterinarians. Spay and neuter services are provided to the public by appointment only.pets are dropped off at 8:30 am to the clinic on the date of scheduled surgery and picked-up same day in the afternoon. Upon discharge of animals, pet owners receive post-surgical care instructions. Depending on demand the clinic will run our transport to Charlotte or DeSoto county to provide round-trip transportation to the public. We find that DeSoto and Charlotte county residents find our location too far to drive to and this program has been very successful. Budget $375, Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Program Success Examples Animal-Related, General/Other Veterinary Services Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent Families Unemployed, Underemployed, Dislocated The short term success rate is measured by the utilization of our capacity at the clinic and by our ability to offer fully or predominantly subsidized surgeries to those with proof of low-income status. The client will leave the clinic having paid little or nothing for the surgery. They will have been able to obtain low-cost vaccines, rabies, heartworm tests and a microchip that will be registered and maintained. Their animal will have a reduced risk of several diseases and be less likely to succumb to behaviors often found in unaltered pets (fighting, wandering off, etc.). Celebrating 20 years in 2019 we look at intake and euthanasia (EU) rates to measure the success that we, along with others in this arena, are having. In December of 2018 Sarasota's EU rate was 13%, when it was 60% 20 years ago. Manatee County sits at 7% now versus 79% in Desoto County EU rate is 21% and down significantly from 86% in As with Long-term success measurements, our monitoring utilizes intake, adoption and euthanasia statistics from the counties we serve. In addition, we communicate with local rescues for softer feedback such as the availability of "kittens" during kitten season, and the health and size of feral cat colonies. This is the only time when hearing "there are no kittens" is a good thing! ARC has performed over 60,000 surgeries and continues to receive support from national organizations. We have also become the spay/neuter resource for more than 20 rescue groups and county shelters. We can show a reduction in the euthanasia rates in the four counties we serve. Clients come to us from as far away as Ocala and the east coast of Florida when they are looking for free or low-cost, but highquality surgeries. 5

6 Ready, Set Rescue Description This program is ARC's version of clear the shelters. We will offer our spay/neuter skills and fundraising capabilities to help rescues rescue and allow shelters to save more lives. This program is designed to incentivize rescue groups to pull animals from high-kill (high-risk) or overcrowded shelters by offering them highly reduced (potentially free) spay/neuter surgeries and vaccines. ARC will regularly monitor intake and euthanasia rates at the county shelters and direct rescues to pull animals from those locations to access the Ready, Set Rescue funding for spay/neuter vaccines. ARC staff will work with county shelter and local rescue groups to establish a process and protocol that addresses the unique challenge each has when dealing with new and remote locations. Budget $200, Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Program Success Examples Animal-Related, General/Other Veterinary Services Other Named Groups Short term success will be seen by full utilization of ARC's rescue day capacity and an increased number of rescue's pulling from county shelters that we target. In addition, our ability to engage with new counties who historically have not allocated sufficient time and resources to addresses animal homelessness will be considered a short term success. Evidence of a reduction in euthanasia rates in certain counties and reduced "waiting for adoption" days at other typically overcrowded shelters. Last fall we surveyed local rescue groups and county shelters to see who was working with who and where the animals were coming from. We plan to revisit that survey each fall to see if we are opening more channels for rescue's to pull more animals from Florida shelters. Regular tracking of what rescues are pulling from which shelters and monitoring intake and EU rates regularly. There will be many challenges working with some of these counties. This program will require a good deal of regular interaction and collaborative problem-solving. ARC will work to help resolve issues and where possible, find and fund solutions to issues that the smaller rescue groups can not. New Program. 6

7 Feral Cat Program Description ARC leads the way in humanely controlling the feral cat population in Sarasota and Manatee counties, having developed a highly successful Trap-Neuter-Return program. Feral cats, also known as community cats are safely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, treated for internal and external parasites, ear-tipped for identification, in many cases microchipped and returned to their colonies. Since most feral cat groups, coordinators and colony caretakers are volunteers and rarely have the funding for the spay and neuter expenses, ARC works diligently in raising. Feral Cat/ Community Cat surgeries make up approximately twenty percent of all the spay/neuter surgeries done during the 2016/2017 fiscal year. Budget $95, Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Program Success Examples Animal-Related, General/Other Animal Protection & Welfare General/Unspecified Euthanasia rates for cats are declining in the counties where we provide this service. More trappers are coming to our clinic for services. Since the inception of ARC's Feral Cat Program, the organization has spayed/neutered more than 6000 feral cats. There are two frequent measurement objectives, number of ferals spayed/neutered and a drop in intake statistics provided by County Animal Services. Regular interaction with county animal control groups and local trappers to ensure that we can meet the demand for TNVR services. Success for our services is shown by the decline in demand by local trappers. Our flexibility with timing and pricing as well as our offering transportation assistance means that we are becoming a trusted resource for feral cat groups. 7

8 Emergency Medical Fund Description They are injured or sick, but treatable. Homeless and helpless, these animals could be saved. But many are euthanized anyway, simply for lack of money. ARC s Emergency Medical Fund provides the necessary medicine and supplies. ARC s medical directors, Dr. Nan Rosenberry and Dr. David Smith of Bay Road Animal Hospital, donate care and services, ARC provides $1500 per month medical supplies, and lives are saved. Many go on to become loving companion animals. Budget $25, Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Program Success Examples Animal-Related, General/Other General/Unspecified Animals in the care of Sarasota County Sheriffs Department Animal Services get medical treatment to increase their chances for adoption. Animals that without medical treatment would otherwise be euthanized. Over 2000 animals have received treatment and have moved through the adoption/transfer programs run by SCAS. ARC's Executive and Medical Director's monitor the number of animals that utilize the Emergency Medical Fund and report them to the board monthly. In May of 2017 a small pit-bull puppy was at her home chained to a tree. Her owner's roommate came home and began kicking and abusing the chained puppy. She was rescued by Animal Services. Her abuser was arrested. Her owner agreed to surrender her so she could receive medical care. ARC received a call from Sarasota County Sheriff's Animal Services that morning when the dog was taken in and agreed to fund a large portion of her upcoming surgery. Her story was on the local news, all channels, that evening. "Beans" was taken to Blue Pearl Emergency Vet and was see by Dr. Kirsch of Coastal Veterinary Surgery that same day. In the coming weeks this pup had her surgery and went into medical foster via the Humane Society of Sarasota County. ARC's Executive Director met Beans and her foster family at her recheck when she was given the approval to go up for adoption. She is now living in a forever home with a loving family. 8

9 Rescue Spay & Neuter Description ARC sets aside two days per week to care for dogs and cats from other 501c3 Rescue organizations. During different organizations came to our clinic. We performed nearly 1200 surgeries on dogs and cats brought to us from all over Florida. We have highly reduced rates for these mission partners, allowing them to do more with their own limited resources. Budget $65, Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Program Success Examples Animal-Related, General/Other Other Named Groups "Rescue-Day" is typically our busiest day. It is also the staff's favorite day. Our system allows rescues to pre-register animals that they then have volunteers drop-off for bulk intake. We find this day to be the most efficient operating day as the check-in and check-out procedure is highly efficient. In late 2018 we added the second day and our rescue business is increasing. This program allows the rescue organization to do more with their resources. Several organizations travel quite far to access our clinic and pricing. Our prices are nearly half what the most charitable veterinarians charge. We allow most rescues to pay us monthly and we allow rescue's that have their animals in foster to access our clinic on "public" days as there no quarantine concerns in this circumstance. By reducing the costs for spay/neuter, rescues are able to manage more animals through their programs. We monitor demand for services and competitor pricing to make sure we are doing as much as we can for rescue groups. We track the quality of care in the same manner that we do for all of our surgeries. Collaboration is key to this program. After a recent meeting with one of our larger client rescues, we realized that our scheduled day was in conflict with their adoption schedules. We also learned that there were some ancillary services that we weren't providing that was creating logistical concerns. To address this, we adjusted our schedule and began adding more services to increase the efficiency for the rescues. By doing this puppies were spending less time at the rescue and were able to move more quickly into "adoptable" status. This adjustment to our schedule got the animals into homes more quickly and opened up space for other pets to move into the shelter. Comments Program Comments by Organization ARC exists to promote and provide spay and neuter as a means to end shelter overcrowding and senseless euthanasia. As the only organization in this area that focuses solely on spay/neuter, we believe that we are a vital part of the animal welfare community because animal homelessness and the tragic practice of euthanasia will not end via rescue alone. We can not rescue our way out of this problem. All of our programs are designed to either reduce the number of animals flowing into shelters or increase the number of animals being adopted from shelters and rescues. Everyone can access our programs, including your favorite rescue group. When you support ARC, you support the local animal welfare community overall. 9

10 MANAGEMENT CEO/Executive Director CEO/Executive Director CEO Term Start Mar 2017 CEO Ms. Mary E Dietterle Mary@AnimalRescueCoalition.org Experience Mary Dietterle has a B.B.A. degree in Finance. She has over 20 years of experience in business operations and infrastructure development within the financial services and energy industry. Before joining ARC, she was an active board member and volunteer at a local Human Society. As the Executive Director at ARC Ms. Dietterle is charged with overseeing and expanding the daily operations of the clinic and managing the organization s fundraising and community relations campaigns while developing partnerships in and around the community. Former CEOs/Executive Directors Ms. Roberta Druif June July 2010 Gisele Pintchuck 0-0 Senior Staff Ms. Shannon Flick Project Manager Mrs. Stephanie James Lead Veterinary Tech Staff & Volunteer Statistics Full Time Staff 5 Part Time Staff 5 Staff Retention Rate % 100 Professional Development Contractors 1 Volunteers 8 Management Reports to Board CEO/Executive Director Formal Evaluation Senior Management Formal Evaluation NonManagement Formal Evaluation Collaborations Collaboration is a big part of ARC's spay and neuter program. Animal Rescue Coalition collaborates with 10

11 Sarasota and Manatee County Animal Services. In addition to the strong relationship with government agencies, ARC works with many local rescue groups offering discounted Spay/Neuter services. Groups include Nate's Honor Rescue, Forget-me-Not, Inc. Aussie & Me Animal Rescue, Sarasota County Animal Services, St. Francis Animal Rescue, SunCoast Humane Society of Englewood, Mimi's Rescue, EARS, Venice Cat Coalition, and Underdog Rescue, Gulfshore Animal League, Humane Society of Sarasota and Humane Society of Manatee and Little Angels Rescue. ARC also works with other animal advocacy groups like Friends of Manatee County Animal Services, LEAD SRQ and Animal Network to strategize about the most efficient ways to serve the public and support local animal control and animal services organizations. Comments Management Comments by Organization ARC's is fortunate to have a reliable and experienced clinical and administrative staff. Due to budget limitations, our team fulfills multiple tasks within and outside of their departments. ARC relies on volunteers to help with some kennel duties, marketing, and other clerical activities. 11

12 GOVERNANCE Board Chair Board Chair Mrs. Joanna Pace-Brackett Company Affiliation Business Owner / Community Volunteer Board Term Mar 2014 to Feb 2020 Board Chair srq2dogs@gmail.com Board Co-Chair Board Co-Chair Mrs. Karin Gustafson Company Affiliation Retired Board Term Mar 2014 to Feb 2019 Board Co-Chair kegustafson@verizon.net Board Members Name Affiliation Status Mr. Scott Bush Suncoast Communities Blood Bank Voting Ms. Julie Bynum Kerkering Barberio Voting Mr. Walt Carey retired Voting Mrs. Karin Gustafson Retired - YMCA Foundation Voting Mr. Thomas Hudson Hudson Law Firm Voting Mr. Chris Jones JP Morgan Voting Mr. Bruce Lesser Retired Voting Ms. Wendy Mack DM Constructors Voting Mrs. Joanna Pace-Brackett G.E. Voting Ms. Shelley Sarbey Volunteer Voting Ms. Ava Whaley Community Volunteer Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 11 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 5 Female 6 12

13 Not Specified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 2 Board Term Limits 99 Board Orientation Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 12 Board Meeting Attendance % 69 Board Self-Evaluation Written Board Selection Criteria Percentage of Board Making Monetary Contributions 100 Percentage of Board Making In-Kind Contributions 50 Constituency Includes Client Representation Standing Committees Board Governance Executive Finance Strategic Planning / Strategic Direction Comments Governance Comments by Organization ARC is very fortunate to have the level of commitment, passion and dedication that it receives from its board members. Their commitment goes beyond and above the general support in time, expertise and guidance. All members are active participants of special projects and fundraising efforts. ARC's Board of Directors is comprised of individuals who share the love of animals and actively serve as animal welfare advocates in our community. These individuals represent all facets of professional fields including veterinary, business, legal and philanthropy. Their dedication and expertise are invaluable ARC s mission. ARC's Board of Directors meet 10 times a year and currently has 11 members. 13

14 FINANCIALS Current Financial Info Tax Year Begins 2018 Tax Year Ends 2019 Projected Revenue $792, Projected Expenses $785, Total Projected Revenue includes "in-kind" contributions/ donations No Endowment Value $0.00 Spending Policy Percentage 0 Tax Credits No Capital Campaign In a Capital Campaign No Campaign Goal 0 Anticipate Campaign Within Next 5 Years? IRS Form 990s Form Form Form Form Form 990 Form 990 Form 990 Form 990 IRS 990 Audit/Financial Documents Audited Financials Audited Financials Audited Financials Audit Financials Audit Financials Audit Financials Audited Financials Audited Financials 14

15 Audited Financials Audited Financials Audited Financials Solvency Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Historical Financial Review Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year Total Revenue $754,176 $758,988 $656,909 Total Expenses $794,989 $696,787 $667,968 Revenue Sources Fiscal Year Foundation and Corporation $0 $0 $0 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal $0 $0 $0 State $0 $0 $0 Local $0 $0 $0 Unspecified $0 $0 $0 Individual Contributions $92,037 $98,744 $33,341 Indirect Public Support $0 $0 $0 Earned Revenue $434,297 $396,930 $360,046 Investment Income, Net of Losses $2,740 $167 $61 Membership Dues $0 $0 $0 Special Events $225,102 $263,147 $263,461 Revenue In-Kind $0 $0 $0 Other $0 $0 $0 Expense Allocation Fiscal Year Program Expense $634,682 $515,398 $505,335 Administration Expense $92,926 $180,815 $161,473 Fundraising Expense $67,381 $574 $1,160 Payments to Affiliates $0 $0 $0 Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses 80% 74% 76% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 21% 0% 0% Assets and Liabilities 15

16 Fiscal Year Total Assets $949,318 $992,426 $910,615 Current Assets $279,736 $295,055 $176,900 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $2 $0 Current Liabilities $50,831 $53,126 $33,516 Total Net Assets $898,487 $939,300 $877,099 Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Spay and Neuter Program $434,297 Spay and Neuter Programs $387,567 Program Service Revenue $363,541 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Fundraising Fundraising Fundraising Amount $225,102 $263,147 $263,461 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Contributions, gifts, grants $92,037 Contributions, gifts, grants $98,744 Contributions, gifts, grants $33,341 Comments Financial Comments by Organization ARC's Fiscal Year was marked by remarkable results and great growth.over 4,500 animals passed through our Spay/Neuter program making a substantial impact in the combat of overpopulation. For 14 years ARC has offered low-cost spay and neuter services via a mobile clinic under the premise that the mobile clinic could be moved to areas of need throughout Manatee and Sarasota Counties. The mobile clinic model became increasingly inefficient given its size, age, and cost structure. The mobile clinic also became unreliable to move to outlying areas where the need for spay/neuter services is the greatest. In an effort to improve its operations, increase its capacity, and operate a self-sustaining clinic ARC s board applied for and received approval to join the Humane Alliance s National Spay and Neuter Response Team (NSNRT) program. The opening of the new clinic late 2014 proved to be a critical step in establishing a more effective and sustainable business model. In July of 2015 ARC implemented a transportation program that allowed us to substantially increase our capacity. The program serves outlying areas of critical need in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto Counties. The freestanding ARC clinic also offers numerous small local shelters a dependable resource for low cost spay/neuter services. In addition to a successful Spay/Neuter program, ARC implemented a low-cost Vaccine Clinic early 2016 providing affordable vaccine, test and prevention products to the community. This initiative has allowed many pet owners to protect their pets while creating a additional source of revenue for ARC. Financial Comments by Foundation As of February , organization's financials and Form 990 is in process pending final approval. Foundations and corporations are included with individual contributions as they are not separated in the 990s or audits. Financial figures were taken from the 990s. The Federal tax returns and audited financial statements reconcile. 16

17 PLANS, POLICIES & LICENSES Plans Fundraising Plan Communication Plan Strategic Plan Management Succession Plan Continuity of Operations Plan No No No No Policies Organizational Policies and Procedures Written Conflict of Interest Policy Nondiscrimination Policy Directors and Officers Insurance Policy Whistle Blower Policy Document Destruction Policy No Awards & Recognition Award/Recognition Organization Year Favorite Animal Rescue Natural Awakening Magazine 2011 Government Licenses Is your organization licensed by the Government? Planning & Policies Comments Planning & Policies Comments by Organization Planning & Policies Comments by Foundation Created Copyright