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Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary

Every soul deserves a second chance

Medina, OH   |  www.whisperingacressanctuary.com

Mission

Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary’s mission is to inspire compassion for all beings by offering a safe, welcoming space where people and farm animals come together to experience growth, healing and connection. At Whispering Acres, we provide high-quality, specialized care to rescued farm animals, offer inclusive humane education programs for learners of all ages and provide animal assisted therapy to adults and children in need.

Ruling year info

2021

Director

Janine Marie Smalley MSN-ED, RN, PMH-BC, CPPS, CARN

Co Principal Officer

Scott Smalley

Main address

7496 Norwalk Rd

Medina, OH 44256 USA

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EIN

87-0932801

NTEE code info

Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Animal Assisted Therapy

Animals mirror back to us that we have value and worth. We feel gentle when we stroke them, wanted when they approach us, and soothed when we hug them. Animals don’t judge us and we
can be authentically, uniquely us and the animals will always accept us as we are. Animals have a way of making us feel connected to them, and in turn, connected more deeply to ourselves.
We provide animal assisted therapy to those in need with a focus on Veterans, special needs populations and domestic violence survivors.

Population(s) Served
Military personnel
Veterans
People with disabilities
People with diseases and illnesses
Substance abusers

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of free participants on field trips

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of children able to exercise appropriate control in independent and group activities

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Animal Assisted Therapy

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals with freedom from hunger and thirst

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals with freedom from discomfort

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Related Program

Animal Assisted Therapy

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals with freedom from pain

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals with freedom from fear and distress

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals rehomed

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals rehabilitated

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals euthanized

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Decreasing

Number of animals rescued

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of sheltered animals

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Related Program

Animal Assisted Therapy

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals spayed and neutered

This metric is no longer tracked.
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Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We are working towards creating a safe space for visitors and therapy participants to interact with the animals. Many of our visitors have sensory concerns. As we move forward with fundraising, we will be building a sensory room in which individuals can relax and work towards their care plan and goals.
We are also working towards expanding our facility so that we can take in additional animals in need.

We are fundraising and soliciting donations from businesses and organizations.

We have had a construction service discount their labor and we are working towards donations of materials and money to purchase the materials needed to construct the additional barn.

We have raised enough funds to expand our pasture as well as be able to care for additional animals feed and medical expenses.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary

Board of directors
as of 06/01/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Janine Smalley

Whispering Acres Farm Animal Sanctuary

Term: 2023 - 2021


Board co-chair

Molly Woofter

Carly Keserich

David Hunt

Scott Smalley

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Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/28/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person with a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/28/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.