San Diego Humane Society

What it reported doing in 2024

Adoptions and animal care includes admissions, adoptions, veterinary medicine, kitten nursery, behavior and training, behavior center, foster care, spay/neuter.25,907 companion animals going home: total7,542 dogs adopted,9,491 cats adopted,1,537 small animals and farm animals adopted,5,550 lost animals returned to their owners,1,787 animals transferred to other shelters.28,759 companion animals admitted: total7,289 relinquished by owners,384 animals transferred in from other shelters,1,772 animals rescued for their protection,190 born in shelter or foster care,19,124 stray animals admitted.kitten program:8,324 total kittens cared for,54,338 kittens in nursery or foster care (younger than 8 weeks),2,886 kittens in shelter or foster care (older than 8 weeks).community cat program:5,079 community cats brought in for treatment,4,574 community cats returned to their outdoor homes, veterinary care/shelter medicine:15,390 spay/neuter surgeries for shelter animals,3,264 spay/neuter surgeries for owned pets,4,168 spay/neuter surgeries for community cats,22,822 total spay/neuter surgeries.106 dental procedures,1,068 diagnostics (blood work, biopsies, other diagnostics),123 orthopedic surgeries,357 other surgeries (i.e. Mass removal, exploratory, eye/ear abscess drainage).1,654 total services and proceduresbehavior and training:536 shelter animals enrolled in behavior center,648 shelter animals engaged in behavioral rehabilitation,1,184 total animals receiving behavior modification.359 pre-and post-adoption consultations,283 public training classes,1,113 people instructed through training classes.other outcomes:2,578 animals euthanized.of euthanized animals, none were healthy or treatable or rehabilitatable. All animals euthanized were unhealthy or untreatable due to serious medical or behavioral issues. The determination of healthy or untreatable is in accordance with the sdawc asilomar accords, and in such cases, euthanasia is deemed necessary to end unnecessary suffering, or for obvious public health or safety reasons.owner requested euthanasia: 3,506. Died or lost in shelter care: 309 placement rate for healthy animals-100% placement rate for treatable/rehabilitatable animals - 100% live release rate -91% report on getting to zero: "getting to zero" is the san diego animal welfare coalition's commitment to reaching and maintaining zero euthanasia of heal thy or treatable animals in our community. Previously, treatable animals were at risk of euthanasia in shelters due to sheer numbers and limited resources. By transferring treatable animals from full, overcrowded shelters to others who may have available space or resources, we can strategically move animals through the shelter system and get them into homes. This is truly a milestone for san diego and we remain committed to ensuring that heal thy and treatable animals are never again at risk of euthanasia in san diego county.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.7%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 85.6%; rating input score 86
• Fundraising efficiency: $5.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• 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; 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: -8.7%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.77; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings