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1 Pet Community Center General Information Contact Information Nonprofit Pet Community Center Address 943-B Dr. Richard G. Adams Drive Nashville, TN Phone (615) Web Site Web Site Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter At A Glance Year of Incorporation

2 Mission & Impact Statements Mission Pet Community Center is dedicated to strengthening the human-animal bond through accessible veterinary care and support services. Background Pet Community Center was formed in March 2011 by caring community advocates who started a grassroots spay/neuter financial aid program utilizing a network of veterinary clinics. After two years, the demand for spay/neuter services far outnumbered the available appointments in the network. Meanwhile, Nashville still had a high shelter euthanasia rate (76% in 2012). We researched other cities saving 90% or more of their shelter animals and realized our city lacked key resources; namely Nashville was short thousands of spay/neuter surgeries per year. With support from the city of Nashville and a local animal loving community, we opened a spay/neuter clinic in June In 2015 we opened Nashville's first mobile wellness clinic, a veterinary clinic housed inside a 30-foot RV. The mobile clinic delivers basic veterinary care (vaccinations, flea/tick/heartworm medication, etc.) to underserved neighborhoods with high rates of pet homelessness. The program was developed in response to data from Metro Animal Care and Control indicating inadequate access to affordable veterinary care as a primary reason pet owners surrender a pet to the shelter. 2

3 Impact Pet Community Center s programs have been carefully crafted to meet needs, fill gaps, and save lives. Each quarter, we analyze statistics from Metro Animal Care and Control to determine what type of animals are coming into the shelter, and the areas from which they are coming. We have also carefully examined human demographic data and access to pet related services in each zip code in Nashville to find the areas with the most need. This data allows us to effectively target our programs to the most at-risk pets and use our limited resources for the greatest impact. Key Accomplishments Since 2011 our organization has increased access to spay/neuter and veterinary care for more than 50,000 animals. Pet Community Center s full price surgery for dogs and cats ranges from $30-$70, which is up to 80% lower than the average spay/neuter in Nashville. Last year more than 66% of our spay/neuter surgeries were subsidized up to 100% of the cost for pets of low-income residents or community cats (unowned/feral cats). Dog and cat intake at Metro Animal Care and Control has fallen 50% since we started our programs in The shelter's live-release rate (save rate) has increased from 20% in 2010 to 84% in We partner with 20 local animal welfare groups to provide spay/neuter and vet care to rescued pets and pets belonging to low-income residents. Pet Community Center serves on the steering committee for the Safe Coalition, a new animal welfare coalition, that is a key player in creating a community-wide animal welfare strategy. The city of Nashville now invests approximately $100,000 annually in targeted spay/neuter efforts to sustain the success of Pet Community Center s spay/neuter program in Davidson County. Number of Animals Served Spay/Neuter Program: , , , , , ,641 Pet Wellness Program: , , ,770 Shelter Intake at Metro Animal Care and Control (dogs and cats) , , , ,506 3

4 Needs Many community cat caretakers and pet owners are unable to afford the cost of surgery, even at reduced prices. Approximately half all all our clients need financial aid (in addition to our already low prices) in order to spay or neuter their pet. Here is what a donation can cover for a pet in need. $10 - provide a vaccine $30 - spay/neuter/vaccinate a community cat $50 - spay/neuter a cat $70 - spay/neuter a dog $100 - spay/neuter a mama cat and her litter of kittens $500 - spay/neuter 10 animals, save hundreds of lives Volunteers help out with a variety of tasks at the clinic including laundry, trappings cats, administrative work, and helping out at our mobile clinic. More details about volunteering can be found at ww.petcommunitycenter.org/volunteer Donated supplies such as puppy pads, paper towels, and printer paper are always needed! Our full wish list can be found at Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer Volunteer Opportunities: - daily clinic volunteers help with laundry, making surgical packs, and admin tasks - assist with check in at our mobile clinics in various areas of Middle TN -hang fliers -help trap community cats for spay/neuter (training provided) -serve on a volunteer committee (marketing, fundraising, program, HR, or finance) petcommunitycenter.org/volunteer/ Monthly Donors: Community Champion donors play an important role in helping pets in our community by making monthly donations that go directly to dogs and cats in need. Information can be found at We also can utilize in-kind donations from our wish list, which help support our day-to-day operations. A list of needed supplies can be found at or Other ways to support PCC include: sponsor or participate in an event or make a cash, stock, property or planned gift. Service Categories Primary Organization Category Animal Related / Animal Protection & Welfare Areas of Service Areas Served In a specific U.S. city, cities, state(s) and/or region. TN - Davidson TN - Cheatham TN - Dickson TN - Hickman TN - Rutherford TN - Robertson 4

5 Nashville metro area. Board Chair Statement CEO Statement An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. We have found this old adage to be especially true in our work. Every time a pet enters a shelter or ends up homeless, it s a sign that the human-animal bond has been broken in some way. And we believe that bond is incredibly special and worth fighting for. Often times, the causes of pet homelessness are avoidable and we are working to prevent and end pet homelessness by making sure that spay/neuter and veterinary care is affordable and accessible to all pet owners. We hope our programs will help the pets - and people - who are falling between the cracks or living along the edge - where care is just out of reach. By increasing access to care, we can keep pets and people together, build a stronger and healthier community, and prevent the causes of pet homelessness and shelter euthanasia. When you invest in Pet Community Center, you re making a statement about your belief in the future. If you believe in a day when there are no more homeless pets - if you believe in a day when all pets are in a loving home with access to veterinary care - I hope you ll invest in our programs. We ve already seen the powerful impact our programs can have in humanely reducing the number of animals entering our shelter system. We seen transformations in individual animals who needed a little extra TLC, to transformations of entire neighborhoods from being overrun by strays to having a controlled population of well cared for pets and community cats. Your investment in Pet Community Center has a ripple effect on the pets in our community today and in the future. 5

6 Programs Programs Community Cat Program Description This program is a collaborative effort of PCC and Metro Animal Care and Control modeled after programs which have reduced shelter euthanasia and humanely reduced the population of cats living outdoors using a combination of Trap-Neuter-Return and Return-to-Field systems. Trap-neuter-return (TNR): community cats are trapped and transported directly to a spay/neuter clinic, where they are sterilized, vaccinated, and ear-tipped for identification. Following recovery, the cats are returned to the location where they were trapped to live out their lives without producing any more kittens. TNR programs have been shown to decrease [population] size through attrition. TNR can also decrease shelter intake in areas of high cat density when performed on a large enough scale and targeted in a specific population Return-to-Field (RTF) programs operate similarly to traditional TNR programs, with the exception that the cats have been admitted to a shelter at some point in the process. Budget 260,236 Category Animal-Related, General/Other Population Served,, Short Term Success Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Our goals for short term success are: to recruit volunteers to aid in providing services; raise funds to provide surgeries for the cats (cost of $25 each); and ensure each colony that we work with is 100% sterilized. Our goals for long term success are to sterilize all community cat colonies in Davidson County, Tennessee and help maintain those colonies while reducing the number of cats euthanized in our county due to pet overpopulation. We track success by measuring the number of surgeries provided, services provided to areas with higher than average number of animal control complaints and by our ability to recruit and maintain volunteers to implement the program. Our program began in October Within the first three weeks we have already served more than 70 animals. 6

7 Low Cost, High Quality Spay/Neuter Clinic Description In June 2014 Pet Community Center opened Nashville s first public lowcost, high quality spay + neuter clinic, located in East Nashville. We are a member of the prestigious Humane Alliance network of high quality, high volume spay + neuter clinics. Our staff receives ongoing training and support from the Humane Alliance. The goal of the program is to eliminate the need to use euthanasia as a means of controlling the pet population. Spaying and Neutering prevents the birth of unwanted animals. We are targeting areas of the community with higher than average rates of shelter intake and low-income individuals, in order to have the most impact. Our services are available to anyone with a pet, but we also offer no-cost services for those who cannot afford it. Approximately 65% of our clients qualify for financial aid. Budget 800,000 Category Animal-Related, General/Other Veterinary Services Population Served Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent,, Short Term Success Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success We are providing low cost spay-neuter services to the general public in Davidson County, TN The long term goal of the program is to eliminate the need to use euthanasia as a means of controlling the pet population. Spaying and Neutering prevents the birth of unwanted animals. We are targeting areas of the community with higher than average rates of animal control complaints and low income individuals in order to have the most impact. Results are tracked by maintaining records on the number of surgeries provided. This program is in it's inaugural year. Pet Wellness Description Pet Community Center s Wellness Program provides basic wellness care for cats and dogs out of a 30-foot RV that has been converted into a licensed veterinary clinic. This clinic travels to neighborhoods with high rates of homeless animals and provides preventive medical care, such as vaccinations, flea and tick medication, heartworm prevention, and microchips. The program was developed in response to data from Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control, which indicated that a top reason for pet relinquishment to the shelter is lack of access to affordable veterinary care. Our goal is to keep animals in loving homes by providing services that enable pet owners to keep their pets happy and healthy. We also use this program as an opportunity to spread the word about our spay + neuter services. Budget $100,000 Population Served,, 7

8 Pets for Life Description Pet Community Center was chosen from among 500 organizations to operate a Pets for Life (PFL) program under the mentorship of The Humane Society of the United States. PFL serves people and pets living in under-served communities by increasing access to resources and information. PFL is a revolutionary approach extending support to communities that are isolated from pet service providers. Our program utilizes regular door-to-door outreach with a focus on relationship building in order to build trust and connect with people and their pets. Through the program, we provide free spay/neuter services, wellness care, pet supplies, transportation support, and share information with residents of our focus area of North Nashville. Budget $85,000 Population Served,, Our work is focused in North Nashville and Bordeaux. Within this focus area, 38.7% of people live below poverty, the median household income is $27,280. Throughout our first year of being an official PFL mentorship group, we have found that over 70% of pets met in our focus area are unaltered, over half of the pets have never seen a veterinarian, and nearly 70% of residents have never connected with an animal welfare agency. A primary goal of our organization is to increase access to pet wellness services throughout the city of Nashville and outlying areas. As such, we have an intimate understanding of the need for free and subsidized services for pet owners in our region. While outreach work has a positive impact on the missions of local shelters, our clinic conducts the work independent of sheltering agencies and focuses on community-based goals and measurements. By connecting with residents in their own neighborhoods, word of mouth throughout communities spreads and longstanding trust is maintained over time. This results in a higher percentage of spay/neuter surgeries and wellness services provided through the program and ensures resources are provided to animals that will never reach the shelter system. 8

9 Governance Board Chair Board Chair Matt Painter Company Affiliation LBMC Term May 2017 to May Board Members Name Affiliation Status Ms Gretchen Bates Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, P.C. Voting Ms Susan Brown Easter Seals Voting Mr. Steve Cavezza Mars Petcare Voting Ms Natalie Corwin President and CEO, Pet Community Center Exofficio Mr. Louie Escobedo Infoworks NonVoting Ms Anna Henley Spot Prints Voting Ms. E. Marlee Mitchell Waller Law Voting Mrs. Jourdan Parenteau Futureshirts Voting Ms. Diana Springfield Voting Mr. Blaine Strock Bank of Tennessee Voting Ms. Kelly Tipler Turnip Green Creative Reuse Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 10 Hispanic/Latino 1 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 4 Female 7 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 3 Board Term Limits 3 9

10 Board Meeting Attendance % 90% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 100% Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 6 Standing Committees Finance Marketing Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts Human Resources / Personnel 10

11 Management Executive Director/CEO Executive Director Term Start Apr Ms. Natalie Corwin Experience Sr. Fund Development Officer for Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Director of Development and Spay/Neuter Clinic Manager for New Leash on Life Animal Welfare Group Sr. Operations Manager - Gotee Records Director of Operations - Nashville Symphony Volunteer Leadership Greater Nashville Animal Welfare, President and Founder United Partnership for Animal Welfare - Vice Chair Turnip Green Creative Reuse - Board Member Tennessee Respite Coalition - Marketing Committee Circle Players Theater Company - Board Member Awards: under 40 - Nashville Business Journal Mayor's Ad Hoc Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Nashville Emerging Leaders Award Finalist (non profit category) Humane Hero Award (Nashville Paw Magazine) Staff Full Time Staff 18 Part Time Staff 10 Volunteers 200 Contractors 1 Retention Rate 0% Plans & Policies Does the organization have a documented Fundraising Plan? Does the organization have an approved Strategic Plan? Number of years Strategic Plan Considers 3 When was Strategic Plan adopted? June 2017 In case of a change in leadership, is a Management Succession plan in place? Under Development 11

12 Does the organization have a Policies and Procedures Plan? Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? Affiliations Affiliation Year Society of Animal Welfare Administrators 0 Awards Awards Award/Recognition Organization Year Readers' Choice Awards - Best Animal Welfare Group - Finalist Readers' Choice Awards Awards - Best Animal Welfare Group - finalist Nashville Paw Magazine 2012 Nashville Paw Magazine 2013 Innovation in Action - runner up Center for Nonprofit Management - Frist Foundation Frist Revenue Development nomination Frist Team Building Award Center for Nonprofit Management- Salute to Excellence Center for Nonprofit Management- Salute to Excellence CEO Comments Our clinic is licensed as a veterinary clinic by the state of Tennessee. Our veterinarians are also licensed by the state of Tennessee. 12

13 Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start Jan Fiscal Year End Dec Projected Revenue $0.00 Projected Expenses $0.00 Endowment Value $0.00 Endowment Spending Percentage (if selected) 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year Total Revenue $1,112,785 $832,305 $441,959 Total Expenses $1,104,114 $756,377 $404,337 Revenue Sources Fiscal Year Foundation and Corporation $0 $79,855 $0 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $18,900 Federal $0 $0 $0 State $0 $0 $0 Local $0 $0 $0 Unspecified $0 $0 $18,900 Individual Contributions $327,321 $327,977 $254,905 Indirect Public Support $0 $0 $0 Earned Revenue $744,902 $351,361 $114,054 Investment Income, Net of Losses $53 $50 $62 Membership Dues $0 $0 $0 Special Events $40,509 $43,062 $40,038 Revenue In-Kind $0 $30,000 $14,000 Other $0 $0 $0 13

14 Expense Allocation Fiscal Year Program Expense $945,615 $667,322 $352,768 Administration Expense $58,675 $3,513 $25,076 Fundraising Expense $99,824 $53,916 $26,493 Payments to Affiliates -- $0 $0 Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses 86% 88% 87% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 27% 12% 8% Assets and Liabilities Fiscal Year Total Assets $29,054 $475,171 $313,840 Current Assets $342,249 $343,093 $199,079 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $29,054 $32,492 $87,597 Total Net Assets $451,350 $442,679 $226,243 Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Program Revenue $744,902 Program Revenue $351,361 Contributions, Gifts & Grants $254,905 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Contributions, Gifts Contributions, Gifts Program Services Amount and Grants $327,321 and Grants $327,977 $114,054 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Fundraising Events $40,509 Foundations and Corporations $79,855 Fundraising Events $40,038 Capital Campaign Is the organization currently conducting a Capital Campaign for an endowment or the purchase of a major asset? Campaign Purpose To secure a lease on a 3,000-6,000 sqft building for veterinary clinic operations and offices. A more spacious lobby, four exam rooms, surgery suite, cat and dog holding areas, laundry and storage, office and meeting space. Capital Campaign Goal $500, Campaign Start and End Dates June 2018 to June 2019 Capital Campaign Raised-to-Date Amount $99, as of Aug 2018 Capital Campaign Anticipated in Next 5 Years? No State Charitable Solicitations Permit TN Charitable Solicitations Registration - Expires Nov

GivingMatters.com Financial Comments Financial figures were taken from the 990.990 was prepared internally by the nonprofit.

15 GivingMatters.com Financial Comments Financial figures were taken from the was prepared internally by the nonprofit. Schedule B removed to protect donor privacy. Comments provided by Kathryn Bennett 7/26/16. Created Copyright 2018 The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee 15

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