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JULIANAS ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC

Equality for all beings

aka Juliana's Animal Sanctuary   |   Gaithersburg, MD   |  https://www.julianasanimalsanctuary.org

Mission

Our mission is to promote equality and respect for all beings through practice and precept. In addition to our extensive animal rescue and animal care, we place a high priority on vegan advocacy through vegan cooking classes, and a strong online and media presence. \n\nAims and Objectives\n• To rescue and protect animals in need in Colombia\n• To educate the public about the benefits of veganism\n• To show that all species of animals deserve love and respect\n• To teach equality of all beings\n• To advocate through sharing vegan food in partnership with Food for Life Global

Ruling year info

2015

Director and Co-Founder

Mrs Juliana Castaneda Turner

Cofounder

Mr Ekala Isvara

Main address

267 Kentlands Blvd PMB 60649

Gaithersburg, MD 20878 USA

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Formerly known as

Paramatma Animal Sanctuary

EIN

47-3548963

NTEE code info

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

Public Health Program (E70)

Wildlife Sanctuary/Refuge (D34)

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Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Our main challenge is educating the Colombian public to care about farm animals and street dogs. There is a general ignorance around the meaning of a sanctuary and a lack of understanding of the benefits of a plant-based diet. Our project, therefore, aims to teach equality of all beings through practice and precept -- rescuing some animals and providing medical care for others, as well as doing educational programs, including vegan advocacy, free vegan cooking workshops, and distribution of literature.

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 Rescue

We take in animals that have been abadoned or abused and give them the medical care they need and a safe home.

Population(s) Served
Adults

In cooperation with the Food Yoga Academy, we plan to introduce Meat-free Monday into selected schools around Bogota.

The government has an office called ICBF (Instituto Colombiano d Bienestar familiar) that provides education and food to schools with children from families with a low income. These children are from 3 to 7 years old. This office provides money to feed them 5 times at day. Each of the schools decides what they want to cook, but the government has to approve the menu in consultation with expert nutritionists.

The Food Yoga Academy plans to hire professionals with expertise in plant-based nutrition to serve as consultants on this project and along with endorsements and the backing of successful Meat-free Monday campaigns in schools throughout Europe.

Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Adults

Through vegan cooking classes and online advocacy, we introduce people to the benefits of a plant-based diet for their body, mind, and soul. We also help people understand the larger impact of their dietary choices, especially as it relates to animal welare and the environment.

Population(s) Served
Adults

We invite volunteers from around the world to learn how to care for rescued animals

Population(s) Served
Adults

Encouraging and involving children in helping street animals with medical services and adoption

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Ethnic and racial groups

Average Annual costs to run our project

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Adults

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries 2020

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 unique website visitors

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

Adults

Related Program

Animal Rescue

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our website has been slowly gaining more visitors, however, last year it slowed as we were extremely busy setting up our new property.

Number of new website visitors

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

Adults

Related Program

Animal Rescue

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

In 2017 kept close to our numbers from 2016, however, we were tremendously busy with other on the ground work and did not have the time to dedicate to website.

Number of full-time staff members per animal

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

Adults

Related Program

Animal Rescue

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

These are the numbers of short term and long term volunteers we are getting annually.

Total number of organization members

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

Adults

Related Program

Animal Rescue

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our monthtly sponsors/member is growing slowly

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.

Equality for all beings - establishing equal rights to all animals in Colombia and educating and inspiring the public to enforce these rules. We also aspire to increase the number of people abstaining from all meat and dairy products so that the meat and dairy industry is forced to seek better practices and, ideally, new business models.

Education and example of kindness and compassion for all animals.

Juliana’s Animal Sanctuary is committed to providing quality care for the rescued animals under our care. This care comes in the form of proper shelters, fencing, security, nutritious meals, and medical care.

We will continue rescuing more animals as our budget and facilities permit.

Along with setting an example of quality care, we will expand our education services to include more school tours, interaction with the animals, and education materials for free distribution.

We have the capacity to do many programs here but are currently lacking funds to expand these projects. At the moment we are reaching a few thousand people a year, but our goal is to reach millions in person and virtually.

We have rescued over 1000 animals to date and educated over 50,000 people and currently care for 300 animals at the sanctuary.

Financials

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Operations

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

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JULIANAS ANIMAL SANCTUARY INC

Board of directors
as of 04/05/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Juliana Castaneda Turner


Board co-chair

Mrs Jordie Knisely Ruggles

Juliana's Animal Sanctuary

Term: 2015 - 2020

Juliana Castaneda Turner

Juliana's Animal Sanctuary

Dianne Hall

Juliana's Animal Sanctuary

Jordie Knisely Ruggles

Juliana's Animal Sanctuary

Paul Rodney Turner

Food for Life Global

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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 3/31/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/31/2021

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 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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 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.