MEOW co.

Your Cat Family

aka MEOW co.   |   Bakersfield, CA   |  meowco.org

Mission

Our mission is to promote the ideology of "Rescue. Don't Buy." while assisting in and providing veterinary care, vaccines, spay/neuter, critical/urgent care, and medical support to stray/shelter/pets. Purpose (as stated in MEOW co. Bylaws - Rev. Jan 2015) MEOW co. is a non-profit organization and shall be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code. MEOW co.'s mission is to promote the ideology of "Rescue. Don't Buy." while assisting in and providing veterinary care, vaccines, spay/neuter, critical/urgent care, and medical support to stray/shelter/pets.

Ruling year info

2019

Executive Director/ Chair of the Board

Melanie Juarez

Main address

1215 Eye St.

Bakersfield, CA 93301 USA

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Formerly known as

SOXrescue

EIN

47-2844564

NTEE code info

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

Veterinary Services (D40)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (D12)

IRS filing requirement

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

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

MEOW co. is working toward making Kern County, California a No-Kill County for cats & Kittens. For the last several years, Kern County has been the highest kill county for abandoned cats & kittens in the country. We're mitigating this problem by rescuing felines that at the most "at risk" for being euthanized in musical shelters and finding them new homes through our adoption programs. We also work along other agencies by providing support for spay/neuter for lo income homes as well as assistance with the Trapping, Fixing and Releasing of feral felines.

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?

Tour de Meow

A Charity 5K and 1 Mile Catwalk that visits various cities in California. In addition to the race aspect, there is also a Cat & Kitten Adoption circle where local 501c3 & municipal agencies join together to create one of the largest cat adoptions events in their areas.

Population(s) Served

Team MEOW is a running team that raises donations for the MEOW co. No-Kill cat shelter via peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.

Population(s) Served

Our WorkerCat program helps place felines that don't meet "adoptable" status into locations such as farms, orchards, etc.

Population(s) Served

advoCATs is a subsidiary organizational program that is based out of local colleges, universities, and high schools. They represent the organization and guiding mission principles on their respected campus.

Population(s) Served

Low-cost veterinary hospital

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Videos

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 animals rehomed

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

WorkerCat

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals rehabilitated

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals rescued

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animal adoptions

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of animals spayed and neutered

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
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.

MEOW co. is aiming to make our local county (Kern County) a No-Kill county by 2020 as well as municipal shelters as safer environment for abandoned felines. Which also includes providing veterinary care for pets who are at risk of being euthanized or surrounded into shelters due to no/minimal finances for care.

Our primary strategy for accomplishing our mission is to not only rescue the at-risk felines in municipal shelters and finding them homes through adoption, but to work along side partnering agencies via a No-Kill coalition.

Our capabilities for reaching our goal is a strong community presence as well as proficient marketing support from staff, and digital programming skills, which allow us to have great public facing sites that provide adequate information and a clean user experience. We also operate a small to medium volume veterinary clinic with surgical and radiological capabilities.

Within one fiscal year (2017) our organization and no-kill cat shelter has rescued almost 800 felines from kill shelters and successfully found homes for more than 650 of them. This has all been done with volunteers, donations from the community, and no paid staff. As of 2020, the organization has rescued more than 2,000 cats/kittens from local shelters and provided veterinary care for more than 750 pet families.

Financials

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Operations

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

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MEOW co.

Board of directors
as of 05/15/2020
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Melanie Juarez

MEOW co.

Term: 2012 -

Sarah Tietjens

MEOW co.

Audrey Polanco

MEOW co.

Daniel Mariano

Goodcat Veterinary Hospital

Brianda Casillas

Goodcat Veterinary Hospital

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 ? No
  • 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? No
  • 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? No