Kalamazoo County Humane Society

What it reported doing in 2024

Animal care & resource center: the charles & lynn zhang animal care and resource center provided non-emergency veterinary services to the public. A total of 631 wellness checkups were given along with 516 sick appointments, 179 recheck appointments and 132 surgery appointments in 2024.animal shelter veterinary services: a khs veterinarian perform weekly routine health checkups on stray animals at the county operated animal shelter. A khs veterinarian provided emergency care to animals picked up by animal control officers that needed immediate care. Dogs were provided with a heartworm test and rabies vaccine prior to adoption, courtesy of kchs. All cats/dogs deemed good surgical candidates were spayed/neutered prior to being adopted.adoption counseling: a total of 10 volunteers volunteered 274 hours of service conducting adoption counseling, dog walking and cat grooming at the county run animal service shelter.safe pet housing: aid to victims of domestic assault-throughout the year, khs staff members made pickups and safe housing arrangements for animals that were companions of domestic violence victims or victims of a disaster. A total of two dogs and two cats were provided with safe housing. The animals were housed for a grand total of 130 days. Khs covers the cost of any boarding fees or medical care the animals may need. Many victims of domestic assault will not leave an abusive situation because they don't want to leave their pets. This program gives them a safe and secure sheltering option for their pets.lost and found and pet identification microchips: khs responded to approximately 240 calls from the public asking questions related to lost or found animals. Callers were referred to the lost/found report area on the county's website. A total of 1517 animals were micro chipped for improved identification by the khs staff.humane shelter program: a total of 10 doghouses and 15 outdoor cat houses and 80 bags of straw were issued to pet owners lacking proper shelter/bedding for their pets. Animal control officers from the kalamazoo county animal services & enforcement department made referrals for doghouses to the khs. A pet supply company, a high school woodshop class and local residents donated the doghouses as well as provided financial support for making dog houses.assistance to the unhoused and those with limited resources: the khs provided veterinary care and emergency housing assistance to income challenged or the unhoused pet owners who had pets needing food and medical attention. A total of 115 people with 105 cats and 75 dogs were assisted with this program which was funded by a special grant from the kalamazoo community foundation. Care included emergency housing, surgery, vaccines, x-rays, blood tests, antibiotics/medication and humane euthanisa if necessary.spay/neuter assistance: a total of 5,154 cats and dogs were spayed/neutered through our community spay/neuter assistance program that paid all or a portion of the surgery costs. Event displays, posters and informational brochures promoting the benefits of pet population control were sponsored by khs. The mission of our robeck spay/neuter clinic is to spay/neuter the pets of people who cannot or will not have their pets spayed/neutered by a veterinarian in their area. Pet owners using the community spay/neuter program are asked to pay a greatly reduced fee to assist with surgery costs.feral cat trapping/nuisance animal trapping: live traps were loaned to 7 individuals seeking to humanely trap and spay/neuter animals living on their property. Referrals were made to other trap loan agencies/businesses and animal removal services. Emergency pet food bank: the khs emergency food bank had 2,464 visits. It distributed 89,947 pounds of dry pet food, 59,391 cans of dog/cat food, 53,703 pounds of cat litter, and 1,578 bags of cat/dog treat which were given to 1,102 individuals/families experiencing temporary difficulty feeding and caring for their pets. Six area busines

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92.2%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $12.45 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -8.7%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.95; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings