Basic Organization Information
Pro-Bone-O
- Physical Address:
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Eugene, OR
97440
- EIN:
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93-1324554
- Web URL:
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proboneo.org
- NTEE Category:
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D Animal related
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D01 Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
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D Animal related
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D40 Veterinary Services
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P Human Services
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P85 Homeless Services/Centers
- Year Founded:
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2002
- Ruling Year:
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2002
- How This Organization Is Funded:
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Individual/Personal Donations - $14,063
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Grants - $9,500
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Fundraising - $5,570
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Mission Statement
<p>Pro-Bone-O has
three primary goals: 1) improve the health and well-being of pets of people who
are homeless and cannot afford veterinary care; 2) prevent unwanted litters
through education and providing financial help for spaying and neutering; and
3) stop the spread of infectious diseases and parasites in the community. By
meeting these three primary goals, we accomplish our fourth goal: maintaining
and strengthening the human-animal bond.</p>
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Impact Summary from the Nonprofit
<p>During
2011-12 we saw 1,224 animals at our clinics (766 dogs, 455 cats and 1 rabbit), averaging
56 animals per clinic. Of those, 606 were new-to-us animals. We dispensed 1020 vaccinations and 243
spay/neuter vouchers to our clients. Of those, 207 vouchers were used, an 85% redemption rate. Paid
procedures cost $8,540, for an average cost of $41.25. For the first
time since our inception in 1998, we were able to pay for medical procedures
other than spay/neuter. Grant funding
allowed us to pay $6,760.35 assisting 19 animals with 23
procedures: tail, toe, leg amputations; dental/extractions; mass/lump
biopsies/removals; x-rays/lab tests; hernia repair; ear and eye infection
treatments.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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Leadership
Jeannie Peterson
Term:
Since
July
2012
Profile:
<p><strong>Jeannie
Peterson, President and Community Outreach Coordinator</strong>, has a varied background of social service work. Retired
after 12 years of being the liaison for homeless students and families in
Cottage Grove, she also volunteers at our clinics. She has been with PBO since
almost the very beginning. Jeannie is also active with the Humane Society of
Cottage Grove. She served on that board as Vice President for over 12 years.
Jeannie created its Low Income Spay/Neuter Assistance Program in 2000 and has
served as its coordinator ever since, processing almost 1300 applications and
facilitating the altering of over 1100 South Lane dogs and cats. </p>
Highest Paid Employees & Their Compensation
Program:
Veterinary Clinic
- Budget:
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$30,940
- Category:
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Animal-Related
- Population Served:
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Homeless
Program Description:
Pro-Bone-O holds two 4-5 hour clinics each month to provide free veterinary care, food and supplies to the companion animals of people who are homeless in Lane County, Oregon.
Program Long-Term Success:
Since 1998, we have provided free veterinary care, food, and supplies to the companion animals of Lane County's homeless population. At this point, we have treated over 13,500 animals at our twice-monthly, all volunteer clinics.
Program Short-Term Success:
<p>Our constituency is the homeless in our community; those who do
not have a fixed, regular, or adequate residence. Our clients benefit from our
services on many levels; their animal companions receive the veterinary care needed
to keep them healthy; they receive high quality food, treats, and supplies for
their companions; they are able to keep their pets, rather than giving them up;
we provide a safe, friendly environment for them; and because of our work and
our community “education” on the behalf of our constituency, negative public
sentiment regarding homeless having pets is being changed. Finally, they
benefit because they have nowhere else to go for veterinary care. Through our
clinics they receive quality and compassionate care for their pets – at no cost
to them.</p>
Program Success Monitored by:
<p >Monitoring is
done continually. It begins with creating and establishing our budget for the
year. New budgets are predicated on preceding budgets and adjusted as best as
possible. At each monthly board meeting, a treasurer’s report is given, issues are
discussed and line items are adjusted, if needed, based on income and expenses.
A reduction in any service line item can
ultimately result in few animals being treated.</p>
<p >Our ability to
provide services is dependent upon two things: dollars to pay for needed
supplies, services, and procedures and volunteers to run the clinics. If either
is reduced at any time, we have no choice but to reduce the number of animals
we can treat. We work diligently to stay within our mission and to not provide
services we cannot afford to offer or continue.</p>
<p >We keep statistics
for each clinic recording the numbers of people, new clients, dogs, cats and
other animals seen, the number of unaltered animals, vouchers available/given
and unfilled requests, and the number of vaccinations given.</p>
<p >We also maintain
a spay/neuter tracking sheet recording every procedure done, type of procedure,
cost and date paid. All budget and statistics tracking is set up and maintained
in Microsoft Excel worksheets.</p>
<p > Success in
determined by our ability to treat the number of animals upon which our budget
is predicated and to do it well.</p>
Program Success Examples:
<p> </p><p>Pro-Bone-O has many major accomplishments. In addition to
providing free veterinary care to over 13,500 companion animals, Pro-Bone-O has
helped educate our community about our homeless population, often diminishing
common stereotypes. We have collaborated with other animal welfare
organizations in our community to not only educate pet owners on the value of
spaying and neutering their pets, but to provide those procedures. We have
formed strong alliances and working partnerships with our local area
veterinarians. Since 2008, we have provided 1,103 spay/neuter vouchers with an
85-90% redemption rate. We starting recording vaccination numbers in 2010 and
since that time, we have dispensed 2,985 shots for protection against DA2PPV,
cat/dog rabies, FRCPV, FELV and Bordatella</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But perhaps our greatest accomplishment is exemplified by
letters and emails we receive such as this:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>“…Thank you Vickie (and ALL the rest) for making a healthy
and social life possible for me (and I don't always get along with others!) and
thousands of dogs, cats and every other type of creature who is fortunate
enough to have crossed paths (even if only once!) in a whole lifetime.<br />
<br />
You are all our personal angles in a life of sometimes little hope.<br />
<br />
Love,<br />
<br />
Chunk” </p><p> </p>
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