Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary Inc

Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary Inc SUMMARY Mission EARS is a care-for-life animal rescue and sanctuary dedicated to finding "forever homes" for homeless cats and dogs; reducing the number of unwanted pets by educating the public of low cost spay/neuter programs and providing a pet food pantry for pet owners in need. Contact Information Primary Address Alternate Address 145 W. Dearborn St Englewood, FL 34223-3422 145 W. Dearborn St Englewood FL 34223 Phone 941 681-3877 Email Website Facebook Twitter earsanimalrescue@gmail.com www.earsanimalrescue.com EARS-Englewood-Animal-Rescue-Sanctuary- 135206766543656/ EARSAnimals General Information nprofit Organization Does Business As (DBA) EARS EARS Animal Rescue Tax Exempt Status Englewood Animal Rescue Sanctuary Inc Public Supported Charity Incorporation Year 2000 1

State Charitable Solicitations Permit Yes Sept 2017 State Registration 0 2

BACKGROUND & NEEDS Impact Statement In the past year EARS has; 1. Successfully treated 4 heartworm positive dogs. 2 from Miami and 2 rescued from the Baton Rouge flood. 2. Saved over 30 kittens, most had to be bottle fed. Rescued a mother and her 4 kittens. Dedicated 2 months to nursing them to health due to up respiratory infections, flea dermatitis and other health issues. 3. Our thrift store was sold and we were able to move and re-open a new store on Dearborn Street. 4. Created and held events that will be repeated every year. Motorcycle Poker Run, Golf Tournament and music festival. 5. Provide dog food for the Redlands Rockpit Abandoned Dog Project from our Pet Pantry Goals for the current years are: 1. Increase fund raising with the goal of re-locating the rescue to a site that will allow us to house dogs. 2. Increase donor funding base 3. Increase foster parent volunteer base to allow for more dog rescues 4. Improve EARS visibility 5.Increase the number of animals EARS rescues Needs Statement EARS is a growing organization we are increasingly being called on to save precious animals lives. To meet the growing demand funds are needed to; 1. Raise funds for the veterinarian needs for abused and neglected cats and dogs -$100. Plus per animal $60,000 annual 2. Increase the food Stock of our rescued animals and pet food bank - $30,000. 3. Increase advertising and community outreach - $15,000. 4. Purchase/improve computer system - $15,000 5. Purchase software for administrative use and volunteer training $2,500. Background Statement EARS was founded by Peggy Hauptman, in 2000 with a vision to care for needy adoptable pets for life. Our Southwest Florida region is characterized by too much animal abandonment, abuse, and irresponsible breeding. Peggy personally supported increased spay/neuter programs, more aggressive adoption campaigns, and the development of a unique sanctuary to care for thousands of adoptable pets. Her dream was to build and operate a care-for-life sanctuary for domestic animals. In March of 2011 a new board of directors was established. These dedicated individuals were involved with EARS and wanted to ensure that Peggy's dream continues. EARS continues to grow on a daily basis and increases the number of precious pets rescued and re-homed. Cats are in a spacious area that includes an outdoor patio for them to enjoy. They are well socialized. Volunteers and members of the community spend quality time with them. Our dogs are housed in foster homes receiving the love, care and training they need. Each foster parent learns the wants and needs of each individual dog so that they may be placed in the perfect home. We retrieve dogs from as far away as Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Broward and Collier County shelters with a high-kill rate. The more dogs we are able to rescue, the more lives we save from being euthanized. In 2014 we were able to rescue and find forever homes for over 100 dogs from these shelters plus many other strays and dogs surrendered directly to EARS. EARS works directly with other small, non-profit groups such as: Venice Cat Coalition, St. Francis and 3

Community Cats of Charlotte County to help reduce the number of stray cats in our area. Our Pet Food Pantry offers those in the community pet food to help feed their pets. Statement from the Board Chair EARS ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY vember 4, 2015 EARS Animal Rescue Sanctuary is a unique animal rescue located in the heart of Englewood. We are the only no kill/no cage dog & cat rescue that operates in our 4 county area. Our dogs are in foster homes, EARS supplies the vetting and food; the fosters supply the love until they are adopted. Our cats reside at our sanctuary on Dearborn St. We encourage volunteers to play with the cats to socialize them to make better pets. They also keep the food and water dishes full. We have a special volunteer that bottle feeds the new born kittens until they are ready to be spayed or neutered and readied for adoption. EARS has a pet store, with animal accessories and premium foods co-located at the Dearborn St. sanctuary. We are the Fromm and Earthborn distributers for the whole area. Our pet foods are holistic and grain free. We are also a pet food bank for those down on their luck or out of work, to help feed their animals rather than giving them up to over crowded shelters. People from the community donate bags of food for this bank. Being a no kill rescue, we face challenges every day with people giving up their dogs and cats because of death, moving, sickness, and loosing their jobs. People have come from as far away as Tampa and Naples, to surrender their pets, because of our reputation as no kill/no cage shelter. EARS helps other shelters in Miami, Tampa, FtMyers, and Manatee areas with their overcrowding of animals to keep their euthanasia numbers down. We rescue animals, have them documented and vetted and placed in a foster home to await adoption. I am also the photographer for EARS and when I take their photo when the arrive at EARS, they show such thankfulness for being rescued. Some have mange, abrasions, and most are covered with fleas and mats. Immediately they are given meds, baths and vetted for their shot updates. EARS is on call with a phone line that is monitored 24/7. It is not unusual to receive a call in the evening or on Sundays, of an animal that needs help. Our shelter manager and/or assistant manager swing into action to help. Aiding animals is our passion. I wish I could attach photos of some of the animals we have rehabilitated. Animals that were so abused they were ready to give up and die. Today they are healthy, active, loving companion, family members. In closing I would like to state that I have been working with shelter animals for over 20 years and I have never had the pleasure of working with such a dedicated group of volunteers. Any time of the day they are ready to help in some way. We have a hands-on board of directors and we all work together like a family, helping one another, all for the betterment of the animals. Bobbi Austin, President/CEO EARS Animal Rescue Sanctuary Statement from the CEO/Executive Director Areas Served FL FL- Charlotte FL- Sarasota EARS rescues animals from kill shelters throughout SW Florida and serves the community needs of Englewood, Venice, rth Port, Charlotte and adjoining communities in FL Service Categories Primary Organization Type Animal Related 4

Secondary Organization Type Tertiary Organization Type Animal Related Animal Related 5

PROGRAMS Animal Rescue Program Description EARS rescues animals from south Florida over-crowded, county open admission shelters, also known as "kill shelters". EARS Shelter Managers maintain regular contact with the County Animal Control Officers regarding animals at risk of being euthanized. Several times a month EARS staff and volunteers travel to county shelters, run behavioral tests, and pull adoptable animals from the shelters. This relieves the county shelter staff from the horrible task of euthanizing healthy puppies, kittens, older dogs and cats. We also rescue local animals surrendered to us by their owners, usually due to health or financial problems. All of our pets are assessed and scheduled for medical care including; vaccinations, spaying/neutering, de-worming, tested for parasites, flea/tick treatment, and micro-chips. Once vetted The animals are groomed, photographed, cats are introduced to the cat sanctuary, dogs are fostered out and then they are put up for adoption. Budget $110,000.00 Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Program Success Examples Animal-Related, General/Other Farm & Domestic Animal Protection & Welfare Yes Families Adults US EARS rescue program is successful when we rescue animals on verge of being euthanized and successfully get them vetted and into either our cat sanctuary or into a dog foster home. Our success can be measured with analytical data from our PetPoint database of pet intakes and medical record documentation. Long term success is achieved by finding our rescued animal loving, forever homes. We have a 96% success rate, with our losses equally split between untreatable illnesses at the time of rescue, or such bad aggression issues that it puts the health of caregivers in jeopardy. Success is measured comparing the numbers of our animal intakes with our adoption, death and euthanasia outcomes using the multi-national, online Animal Shelter database, PetPoint. In 2016 we rescued, vetted and rehomed over 350 animals. We monitor our numbers monthly, quarterly and yearly using Pet Point, we also share this data with the national program, "Shelter Pets Count" and "The Million Cat Challenge" In 2014 we rescued, vetted and adopted out about 200 animals, (Petpoint was not in use for the full year in 2014), in 2015 the number climbed to 335 and in 2016 the number of pets saved by EARS was 357, the ratio of cats to dogs saved has been almost even in the last two years. However, the best way to show the success of EARS rescue mission is to see the joy that both the pet as well as the new owners show in their eyes. Here is just a few examples: http://www.earsanimalrescue.com/#!happy-families/c166z 6

Foster and Placement Program Description EARS is striving to be a no cage rescue organization, as much as healthfully possible. Our animals receive a humane and kind home during transition from a kill shelter to a forever home. This process is time and manpower intensive. Our cats and dogs are isolated for their first week at EARS while receiving vet care to prevent the spread of any communicable diseases. Once vetted the cats lounge about in a specially a designed, bright, clean cattery, lots of windows, shelves and hiding spots. Our rescue dogs are housed in private homes. Volunteer foster parents are matched with a rescue dog for a place of safety and security during their time of transition. Foster parents are sign an foster application, have a home visit by and EARS member and sign a Foster Contract prior to their being accepted as foster parents. The foster parents get to know the dogs intimately and play a strong role answering prospective adopters questions, and approving the forever home for their foster dog. Potential adopters find us through national pet adoption sites like Petfinder.com, our Social Media sites, our website, special events and weekly adoption events. Once someone becomes interested in adopting a pet we interview them, have them show identification, fill out an adoption application, watch them handling the animal and conduct a home visit. If approved have them sign and adoption contract. Then we celebrate the adoption with pictures and Happy Tails posts. Many people that adopt through us become avid supporters of EARS. Budget $25,000.00 Category Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Population Served Short Term Success Long Term Success Program Success Monitoring Animal-Related, General/Other Farm & Domestic Animal Protection & Welfare Yes Families General/Unspecified Adults The success of our dogs in the foster program high-lights the short-term success goal. It is self evident in the simplest of ways. Each time we see one of our previously frightened, panicked, or sickly dog transform into an healthy, confident animal with their foster family we can see the success in the animal's eye. The short-term success of our no-cage cat rescue is seeing our cats healthly and playful in the cattery. The long term the success of is the adoption of these now healthy pets! The EARS programs save animals' lives, every life we save is a success story. Year over year we have increased the number of animals we have saved, last year we saved 357 animals! We monitor our success using a state-of-the-art, international, animal rescue database, Petpoint. All rescued animals and their medical records are entered into this system as are, information on our personnel, volunteers, foster people, our adopters. However, the best monitor of our success is in the faces of our adopted dogs and their owners! Program Success Examples We count our success by the number of animals and people that have found each other. Our adoption families show the joy on our website at: http://www.earsanimalrescue.com/#!happy-families/c166z 7

EARS Community Service and Education Program Description This program is an ongoing social service area of activity at EARS, current activities include; Our pet food bank provides pet food for economically challenged pet owners to avoid the need to surrender their pets. The pet pantry also supports TNR cat communities in our area and we distribute pet food to the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition to help homeless families feed and keep their pets. Our Social Media and Website include educational articles from Animal Rescue and Animal Health experts to assist in educating the public on spay/neutering, disease control, animal rights and pet training. We also use these sites to help people rehome their pets if they can't keep them due to health or financial problems. We participate in local community events and disemminate information on pet health, training and preventing over-population. EARS shares our local businesses and charities events and information We do a pet adoption event every Saturday at Pet Supermarket to expose our adoptable dogs to the possible adopters and also hand out educational information at these events. Budget $18,000.00 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 Yes Adults Families General/Unspecified EARS provides pet food for families with limited lower income. Families are able to afford to keep there pets rather than surrendering them with this program support. We also assist families with dog behavior problems by offering training for their dogs and family members to eliminate surrenders due to aggressive dog behavior or other social problems. EARS takes part in multiple community fairs and exhibits to expose the greater community to the services that EARS provides so that they can come to us if needed. Our ultimate goal is to have all local pets fed and healthy, to support to all in need in our community, to eliminate dog surrenders and euthanizing of trainable dogs and to educate families about pet health. With growing exposure to the community we hope to be a household name in Englewood, Venice, rthport and Pt. Charlotte. Our pet food bank keeps a roster of pet food donated and distributed. Pet owner who have taken our dog training classes have successfully kept their pets rather then surrender them to EARS. We have moved our Thrift Store to the Dearborn Street historic neighborhood allowing us ongoing exposure to educate the community and find new volunteers and donors. The success of the pet food bank is evident by the growing numbers of pet owners who use our food bank instead of coming to us to surrender their pets. We have now made it possible for any dog owner to contact us for help with social issues between the owners and their pet. This year is the first year we have provided training to owners at no cost. Please see our website for all our outreach activities so far this year at: http://www.earsanimalrescue.com 8

EARS Shares Pet Rescues Description This program shares information from other FL animal organizations to share adoption profiles of pets in County Open Admission shelters to help them find for-ever homes. This program also helps lost pets find their way home and shares important pet information such as low cost spay/neuter programs. Social media including FaceBook, Twitter and Craigslist are all used to share this information, monetary post "boosts" increase readership. Our posts are shared with local businesses on their social media sites. Budget $5,000.00 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 Ownership Yes General/Unspecified Adults Aging, Elderly, Senior Citizens In a year this program will share over 200 shelter animals profiles, from Animal Shelters in Sarasota, Charlotte, Manatee, Hillsboro and Tampa helping them reach a bigger audience and resulting in more adoptions for those shelters. The daily sharing of Lost and Found pet information on our sites will enable people to be reunited with their lost pets Our long-term success will be in building closer relationships with County Open Admission shelters, helping them advertise pets available for adoption and aiding them in decreasing euthanasia of healthy pets. Quantitative data is not and will not be available as we are sharing information for other shelters and don't get data back and adopters may see a picture of a pet on line but adopt a different pet when they go to a shelter. Feedback from our Facebook and Twitter show people love to help place animals and find lost pets. Our increased readership on Social Media is a strong indicator that the program is working. E-mail from volunteers at other shelters collaborate that our posts bring in potential adopters. A recent EARS rescue of 3 kittens was based on our strong local internet presence. So far 18 dogs and 6 cats have been reunited with their owners with EARS help, these numbers will continue to grow as our audience continues to grow. At the start of 2016 EARS only had one FB page with 800 "likes" we now have 3 pages, EARS Animal Rescue, Ears Thrift Shop and EARS Shares Rescue Pets with over 1500 "likes". Comments Program Comments by Organization EARS is fulfilling a community need. The work of EARS lessens animal suffering in our community by its programs that assist low income families feed their four legged family members, saves adoptable pets from being euthanized, provides medical care and spaying,trains new dog owners with free obedience lessons, finds loving homes for stray and surrendered cats and dogs. The work that EARS performs shows a positive humanitarian image of our communities. 9

MANAGEMENT CEO/Executive Director CEO/Executive Director CEO Email Executive Director n/a Senior Staff Stacy Clements Shelter Director Staff & Volunteer Statistics Full Time Staff 1 Part Time Staff 0 Staff Retention Rate % 100 Professional Development Contractors 1 Volunteers 67 Management Reports to Board CEO/Executive Director Formal Evaluation Senior Management Formal Evaluation nmanagement Formal Evaluation Yes N/A Collaborations St Francis Cat Rescue AWL Sarasota Humane Society Suncoast Humane Society Venice Feral Cat Coalition Community Cats of Charlotte County Pet Supermarket Winn Dixie Cultural Center of Charlotte County Sarasota Humane Society Various Dog Rescue agencies Newspapers: Sun,Tribune, Englewood Review, Boca Pet Gazette, Florida Weekly, Green Sheet, rth Port Sun Phoenix House OEVA CRA ENGLEWOOD Englewood Rotary Sunrise Rotary Redland Rockpit Abandoned Dog Project Comments Management Comments by Organization EARS is committed to using nearly 100% of its income for the benefit of its rescued animals, not to administrative overhead. To this end EARS depends on its volunteers for most aspects of daily functions. As a 10

result EARS must constantly recruit qualified volunteers through community outreach to meet our goals of feeding, neutering, caring for, giving medical treatment, finding loving homes for all our rescued pets. EARS is growing its income to fulfill our humanitarian challenges of saving more in danger animals by increasing our donor base, fundraising activity and visibility. 11

GOVERNANCE Board Chair Board Chair Bobbi Austin Company Affiliation community volunteer Board Term Jan 2009 to Dec 2018 Board Chair Email catnip1@verizon.net Board Co-Chair Board Co-Chair Mary F. Curtis Company Affiliation community volunteer Board Term June 2015 to June 2025 Board Co-Chair Email maryfcurtis@yahoo.com Board Members Name Affiliation Status Bobbi Austin retired Voting Mary Curtis community volunteer Voting Nicole Fusion community volunteer Voting Paula Hines community volunteer Voting Eileen McVeigh community volunteer Voting Todd zimmerman community volunteer Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 6 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 1 Female 5 t Specified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 10 Board Term Limits 10 12

Board Orientation Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 12 Board Meeting Attendance % 100 Board Self-Evaluation Written Board Selection Criteria Percentage of Board Making Monetary Contributions 0 Percentage of Board Making In-Kind Contributions 100 Constituency Includes Client Representation Standing Committees Special Events (Golf Tournament, Walk / Run, Silent Auction, Dinner / Gala) Program / Program Planning Fiscal Affairs Comments Governance Comments by Organization EARS is in the process of restructuring its board and management to enable improved public funding, visibility and fluid administrative management. EARS is working to enlarge its fostering program for rescued dogs, increase its community collaborations and in the long term find a large property to increase all of our services, (ex. pet food pantry, cat shelter, grooming, retail shop and volunteer spaces) 13

FINANCIALS Current Financial Info Tax Year Begins 2018 Tax Year Ends 2018 Projected Revenue $245,000.00 Projected Expenses $225,000.00 Total Projected Revenue includes "in-kind" contributions/ donations Endowment Value $0.00 Spending Policy Percentage 0 Tax Credits Capital Campaign In a Capital Campaign Campaign Goal 0 IRS Form 990s Form 990 IRS Form 990 EARS 990 EARS 990 EARS 990 Form 990 Form 990 Form 990 Form 990 Solvency Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities 3.84 -- 58.63 Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Historical Financial Review Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 Total Revenue $232,164 $173,707 $134,921 Total Expenses $227,010 $160,917 $125,090 14

Revenue Sources Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 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 $148,355 $41,906 $34,758 Indirect Public Support $0 $0 $0 Earned Revenue $78,509 $132,643 $100,114 Investment Income, Net of Losses $0 $0 $0 Membership Dues $0 $0 $0 Special Events $5,300 $0 $0 Revenue In-Kind $0 $0 $0 Other $0 ($842) $49 Expense Allocation Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 Program Expense $227,010 $112,044 $95,865 Administration Expense $0 $47,639 $29,312 Fundraising Expense $0 $1,235 $0 Payments to Affiliates $0 $0 $0 Total Revenue/Total Expenses 1.02 1.08 1.08 Program Expense/Total Expenses 100% 70% 77% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 0% 3% 0% Assets and Liabilities Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 Total Assets $50,134 $33,078 $20,634 Current Assets $41,869 $26,892 $20,286 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $10,905 $0 $346 Total Net Assets $39,230 $33,078 $20,288 Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year 2016 2015 2014 Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Contributions, gifts, grants $148,355 Pet Adoptions $76,124 Pet Adoptions $91,786 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Program Service Thrift Shop Income Contributions, gifts, Amount Revenue $78,509 $56,519 grants $34,758 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Fundraising $5,300 Contributions, gifts, grants $41,906 Thrift Shop Income $8,328 Comments Financial Comments by Organization EARS expects to increase its annual income substantially under the direction of our new shelter director who has increased animal rescues and adoptions, thrift store sales (moved thrift store to historic Dearborn St. location) and started a pet retail shop while cutting back on expenses. With the positive growth of EARS we expect the need for more administrative tracking of which we have a computerization plan in place. Financial Comments by Foundation Financial information taken from Federal 990. Contributions include foundation and corporate support as they are not separately stated on the tax return. 15

PLANS, POLICIES & LICENSES Plans Fundraising Plan Communication Plan Strategic Plan Management Succession Plan Continuity of Operations Plan Policies Organizational Policies and Procedures Written Conflict of Interest Policy ndiscrimination Policy Directors and Officers Insurance Policy Whistle Blower Policy Document Destruction Policy Awards & Recognition Award/Recognition Organization Year n-profit Rescue of the Year Englewood Sun Newspaper 2016 Government Licenses Is your organization licensed by the Government? Planning & Policies Comments Planning & Policies Comments by Organization Planning & Policies Comments by Foundation Created 05.14.2018. Copyright 2018 16