PALNV

Saving Our Community Cats and Kittens

aka PAL and Rescued Treasures Cat Cafe   |   Las Vegas, NV   |  https://www.palnv.org

Mission

Mission Statement: To build communities that improve animal life Our Goal Is To: Reduce the cat overpopulation problem in our community through spay/neuter and related programs Ensure that the welfare of cats continually improves Provide resources to assist animal rescues to continue their work in saving lives Promote cat care and responsibility to our community Build a safe haven for cats Have a center for neonate kittens

Ruling year info

1994

President/CEO

Katherine Schlintz

Main address

4155 N Rancho Drive Suite150

Las Vegas, NV 89130 USA

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Formerly known as

PAL Humane Society

PAL Animal Sanctuary

EIN

95-4516403

NTEE code info

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

Other Services (D60)

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

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

PALNV is working to address a multi-faceted problem of community cats. It is estimated that in Las Vegas alone there are 200,000 cats living on the street. It was recently noted in a Best Friends Animal Society's blog that 69% of the animals euthanized in shelters in the United States are cats. The population needs to be brought under control and the human population needs to be educated about spay/neuter and caring for cats in general. Working with TNR trappers, colony cat caretakers on spay/neuter and making sure the rescue organizations are spaying/neutering before adoption will help the overpopulation in our community. Working to educate, spay/neuter, TNR (trap,neuter, return), caring for feral cat colonies to control the population will be a huge start to our community cat problem. Please keep in mind that the problem actually lies with the people living in the community and not the cats themselves.

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?

Rescued Treasures Cat Program

PALNV partners with community cat organizations to save kittens and cats at risk of euthanasia in shelters or homelessness on our streets. Our partners include but not limited to TNR Trappers, Colony Cat Caretakers, The Animal Foundation, Heaven Can Wait Society, and Community Cat Coalition of Clark County. PALNV takes in feral and neonatal kittens, medical and disabled cats and kittens, and senior cats. Our adoption center is our Rescued Treasures Cat Café. RTCC is the first cat café in Nevada and since its opening on August 6, 2020, has found homes for over 300 cats and kittens. We invite the public to visit our cats at a nominal charge and offer complimentary self-serve drinks and snacks.

Population(s) Served

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.

Average Monthly Number of Homebound Clients Receiving Free Pet Food

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Increasing

Average Monthly Number of Low Income Clients Receiving Free Pet Food

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Average Monthly Number of Homeless Clients Receiving Free Pet Food

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Average Monthly Total Number of Clients Receiving Free Pet Food

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Increasing

Average Monthly Number of Dogs Provided with Free Food

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Increasing

Free Dog Food Provided (Pounds)

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Free Dog Food Provided (Cans)

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Average Monthly Number of Cats Provided with Free Food

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Increasing

Free Cat Food Provided (Pounds)

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Increasing

Free Cat Food Provided (Cans)

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Free Cat Litter Provided

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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.

Our Goal Is To:
Reduce the cat overpopulation problem in our community through spay/neuter and related programs
Ensure that the welfare of cats continually improves
Provide resources to assist animal rescues to continue their work in saving lives
Promote cat care and responsibility to our community
Build a safe haven for cats
Have a center for neonate kittens

We need sustainable resources (both manpower and money) to support our program's supplies and medical care of the cats and kittens in our care. With COVID this has been difficult but not impossible.

1. We will continue to recruit personnel (both staff, volunteers, and fosters)
2. We continue to build our Cat Café income with our adoptions, fees, and gift shop
3. We will continue applying for grants
4. We will continue our fundraising efforts both on line and in person

PALNV is housed in an office space with an attached warehouse. We converted the front part of our current space into our Cat Cafe. There is adequate space a double door entry for the safety of our cats, a main room for the enjoyment of our clients, a kitten room, an adult room, and an adoption office, all available to our cats. The city has confirmed that our current business license will cover this new function.

PALNV (formerly PAL Animal Sanctuary dba PAL Humane) has been in business for 27 years (just started our 28th). During the first seventeen years, PAL operated primarily as an animal shelter and clinic, providing spay/neuter surgeries, medical care, vaccinations, and adoption services to over 15,000 animals.

In May 2014, we moved from California to Nevada with a new focus. Instead of being another animal shelter that deals with animals that have already lost their homes, we changed our focus to being a proactive organization and devote 100% of our efforts to keeping our community cats off the streets and out of the local shelters.

Though it has been challenging to start over in our new state, PALNV is achieving steady
growth. We have significantly increased our client and partner base and are on the cusp of expanding our services to include a full service Cat/Kitten Adoption Center.

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 demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
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 identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve

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

  • 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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PALNV

Board of directors
as of 10/28/2020
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Katherine Schlintz

Katherine H Schlintz

PALNV

Keval Patel

CPA

Carl Fruge

Retired

Jennifer Davis

City of Henderson

Wanda Pye

Retired

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 10/28/2020
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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 without a disability

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/28/2020

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • 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 have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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 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.