SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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OMB No. 1545-0047
2015
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
 
Employer identification number

86-0112798
Return Reference Explanation
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION HSSA IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE, SHELTERING AND PLACEMENT OF ANIMALS; PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL OVERPOPULATION; EDUCATION CONCERNING HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS; AND INVOLVEMENT IN OTHER ANIMAL WELFARE ISSUES.
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH HSSA TO SAVE ANIMAL LIVES IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS: ADMINISTRATION ADOPTION GREETER AND ADOPTION COUNSELOR CAT CARE AND SOCIALIZATION DOG WALKING, RUNNING AND SOCIALIZATION EDUCATION FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND PICK-UP FOSTERING UNDERAGE, SICK OR INJURED ANIMALS OFF-SITE ADOPTIONS/PET SUPPLY STORES PET VISITATION PROGRAM VACCINE CLINICS SPECIAL EVENTS THRIFT STORE
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ANIMALS FROM A VARIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA PARTNERS. OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE (ADOPTABLE ANIMALS WHO FOUND HOMES) IN FYE 15 WAS 96%, THE HIGHEST OF ANY ORGANIZATION WITHIN ARIZONA. OUR TREND FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS HAS BEEN 95% OR HIGHER. IN ADDITION, 16,669 VACCINATIONS, 12,572 MEDICAL TESTS AND 18,847 TREATMENTS WERE PERFORMED ON SHELTER PETS. ADDITIONALLY, THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA HAS PLACED AN EMPHASIS ON TRAINING, BEHAVIOR AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO BETTER MATCH PETS WITH POTENTIAL NEW FAMILIES. OFFSITE THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA HAS HAD CONTINUED GREAT SUCCESS WITH ITS OFFSITE ADOPTION MODEL OF TWO RETAIL AND ADOPTION CENTERS AT TWO LOCAL MALLS, AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY SPECIAL EVENTS. HSSA OPENED THE FIRST RETAIL AND ADOPTION CENTER, PAWSH, IN 2009 AT A CENTRAL TUCSON MALL. IN JULY 2010 A SECOND RETAIL AND ADOPTION CENTER OPENED UP IN AN UPSCALE MALL ON THE CENTRAL NORTH SIDE. THE HSSA RETAIL STORES CARRY A VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE FOR THE NEW ADOPTER AND CASUAL SHOPPER. IN FYE 16, 1,889 CATS, DOGS AND OTHER PETS (RABBITS, GUINEA PIGS, ETC.) WERE ADOPTED INTO NEW HOMES FROM THE OFFSITE LOCATIONS, 41.8% OF THE TOTAL ORGANIZATION'S ADOPTIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B VACCINATION CLINICS: WE PROVIDED LOW-COST VACCINATIONS TO PETS IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ON-SITE AND OFF-SITE VACCINATION CLINICS. WE PROVIDED 15,451 VACCINATIONS AND TREATMENTS AT OUR WALK-IN VACCINATION CLINICS AND AT TIME OF SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY (INCLUDING HSSA PETS BEING PLACED FOR ADOPTION). WE IMPLANTED 1,213 MICROCHIPS TO AID IN THE RETURN OF LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS. THROUGH SUPPORT FROM PRIVATE DONORS AND GRANT FUNDING, HSSA WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED SPAY/NEUTER FOR 1,388 PETS OF PEOPLE MOST IN NEED/AT RISK IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION TO SPAY/NEUTER, HSSA RECEIVED FUNDING TO PROVIDE SUBSIDIZED OR NO-COST VACCINATIONS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT PIMA COUNTY FOR OVER 700 PETS. TRAP, NEUTER, RETURN: TNR FOR FERAL CATS CONTINUE TO BE A LARGE FOCUS OF THE HSSA'S SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC'S OVERALL RESPONSE TO PREVENTION OF OVERPOPULATION. A TOTAL OF 685 FERAL CATS WERE SPAYED AND NEUTERED IN FISCAL YEAR 15/16. THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN THE ONLY CLINIC TO PROVIDE FULLY FUNDED FERAL CAT SURGERIES, INCLUDING RABIES VACCINATION, WITH NO APPOINTMENT OR RESTRICTIONS TO THE NUMBER OF CATS BROUGHT IN DAILY BY LOCAL COLONY CARE-GIVERS AND RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE HSSA CLINIC PROVIDES SURGICAL CARE TO SHELTER PETS THAT REQUIRE SPECIAL SURGERIES SUCH AS AMPUTATIONS, ENUCLEATIONS, OR SPECIAL TREATMENTS SUCH AS IV FLUIDS, BLOOD TESTING, CYTOLOGY, ETC. THESE SPECIAL SERVICES ENABLE SHELTER PETS TO RECOVER FROM INJURIES OR MEDICAL ISSUES AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECOND CHANCE AND A FOREVER HOME. THE HSSA CLINIC CONTINUES TO OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLINIC AND SHELTER STAFF ALIKE SO THAT OUR STAFF HAS THE MOST CURRENT AND RELEVANT 'BEST PRACTICE' INFORMATION AVAILABLE, AND CAN THEN EDUCATE 'PET PARENTS' ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY PREVENTION AND PET WELLNESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C GRADES 3-12. - 26 FULL DAYS OF CAMP FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN 6-14 YEARS - 8 - DAY LONG PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE YOUTH TRAUMA PROGRAMS - 3 ANIMAL CRUELTY EDUCATION CLASSES FOR ADULTS - 9 ONSITE HAND-IN-PAW KIDS CLUB EVENTS FOR CHILDREN 6-14 YEARS OLD - 4 BIRTHDAY PAW-TIES - 3 PET SAFETY AND FIRST AID - 10 HIGH SCHOOL ONSITE COMMUNITY SERVICE DAYS - ENROLLED 24 NEW HAND-IN-PAW YOUTH INTERNS AGES 12 - 20, INCLUDING 3 FULL DAYS OF INTERNS TRAININGS. - 4 ADULT AND CHILD FAIRS / BOOTHS AT LOCAL FESTIVALS AND FAIRS FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES - SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS AT THE MARANA HIGH SCHOOL ANTI-BULLY FAIR, REID PARK ZOO 3 DAY HALLOWEEN EVENT, BURRITO COWBOY ONLINE YOUTUBE SERIES FILMING, AND WEE WORK FOR GOOD. CRUELTY PREVENTION PROGRAMS WERE UTILIZED BY THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA TO ADDRESS ACTS OF VIOLENCE OR NEGLECT DIRECTED TOWARD ANIMALS. WE HAVE ONE PART-TIME STAFF AND AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE FROM OUR ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ASSIGNED TO ASSIST OUR ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR AS NEEDED, SO WE ARE ABLE TO DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO ANIMAL CRUELTY AND NEGLECT SITUATIONS. THE ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR IS DEDICATED TO ANIMAL CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS AND TO ASSIST AS A RESOURCE FOR ALL ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND ARE FREQUENTLY USED AS A RESOURCE FROM AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND NATIONALLY. THIS INCLUDES FIELD INVESTIGATIONS; EVIDENCE GATHERING, THE COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR ANIMAL VICTIMS AND DIRECTING ALL CRUELTY COMPLAINTS FROM THE PUBLIC TO THE APPROPRIATE AGENCY FOR FOLLOW UP INVESTIGATION. OUR CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR ALSO ASSISTS WITH THE METROPOLITAN PHOENIX AREA ANIMAL CRUELTY TASK FORCE, ALSO KNOWN AS APACT, AS ITS CO-CHAIR. OUR INVESTIGATOR CONTINUES TO REPRESENT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA AS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE ANIMAL CRUELTY TASKFORCE OF SOUTHERN AZ. HE CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VARIOUS TRAININGS FOR INVESTIGATORS FROM DIFFERENT ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING CONSULTING ON THEIR CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED ARIZONA ASSOCIATION OF ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN COCHISE COUNTY, MARICOPA COUNTY AND PIMA COUNTY, THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA LAW SCHOOL, ANIMAL LAW SECTION, THE ANIMAL LAW CLUB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, , AND VETERINARY FORENSICS TRAINING IN FLORIDA FOR VETERINARIANS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES. RECENTLY HE ALSO ORGANIZED AND FACILITATED A WORKSHOP FOR ALL AREA ANIMAL WELFARE VOLUNTEERS, IN RESPECT TO "IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING ANIMAL CRUELTY". OUR CRUELTY INVESTIGATOR RECEIVES BETWEEN 25 AND 30 CALLS EACH MONTH REPORTING CRUELTY AND NEGLECT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS. APPROXIMATELY, 80 OF THESE COMPLAINTS WERE TURNED OVER TO INVESTIGATING AGENCIES FOR FOLLOW- UP DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B REVIEW WILL FIRST BE CONDUCTED BY MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE WHO WILL RECEIVE A DRAFT COPY ELECTRONICALLY. IT IS FORWARDED ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE SUBMISSION TO THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF OFFICERS OF THE COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPENSATION FOR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND HUMANE SOCIETIES WAS DONE; A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM IS DONE BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COLLABORATE MANAGEMENT TEAM'S COMPENSATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION REVIEW OF KEY OFFICERS OF THE COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM FOR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND HUMANE SOCIETIES WAS DONE. A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE KEY OFFICERS IS DONE BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC VIA HSSA'S WEBSITE AND OTHER CHARITY EVALUATION WEBSITES SUCH AS CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST : PERPETUAL TRUST -210,641 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST : CRT -28,570 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 78,739 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -78,739 BAD DEBT EXPENSE -23,164 TOTAL -262,375
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 51056K
Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2015


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