Humane Colorado

What it reported doing in 2024

Animal shelter and veterinary services: humane Colorado provides compassionate care through comprehensive and high-quality services for pets and horses in Colorado who have experienced or are vulnerable to experiencing homelessness, suffering, neglect, and abuse. These services which include veterinary care, behavioral support and enrichment, rehabilitation, foster care (including for pets owned by people experiencing hardship), lost and found services, and adoption are provided at the following humane Colorado locations: the leslie a. Malone center in denver, the buddy center in castle rock, the san luis valley animal center in alamosa, and the harmony equine center in franktown (continued on schedule o).humane Colorado is a socially conscious animal welfare organization. Socially conscious sheltering, also known nationally as people and animals in community together (pact), is a transparent and thoughtful model for how shelters can best support vulnerable companion animals by providing respectful treatment and placement for every healthy and safe animal. Humane Colorado works with its community, city, county, and state policymakers and other shelters to create the best possible outcomes for pets, while nurturing the human-animal bond and ensuring that no animal is turned away due to age, health status, or behavioral challenges. As a socially conscious shelter, humane Colorado assesses the behavior and medical needs of each animal, treats these needs whenever possible, alleviates suffering, makes appropriate and humane euthanasia decisions, and places all healthy and safe animals in loving homes.before an animal's adoption and during their stay, humane Colorado's skilled shelter veterinary services team examines, evaluates, vaccinates, microchips, and spays/neuters cats and dogs. A variety of specialized surgeries and other life-saving treatments are also provided to shelter cats, dogs, and small mammals.in fiscal year 2025, humane Colorado welcomed more than 17,000 lost and homeless animals to its three Colorado shelters in denver, castle rock, and alamosa. Additionally, these shelters:- made 13,920 thoughtful placements through adoption or reuniting pets with their families- performed 9,264 spay/neuter surgeries; 609 dentals; and 663 other surgeries, including orthopedic, soft tissue, and wound-repair procedures

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 32.1%; rating input score 32
• Program expense ratio: 81.1%; rating input score 81
• Fundraising efficiency: $21.53 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 95%; rating input score 95; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
• Grant itemization coverage: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 63%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.25; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings