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SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WAKE COUNTY INC

aka SPCA of Wake County   |   Raleigh, NC   |  http://spcawake.org

Mission

Founded in 1967, the SPCA of Wake County is a non-profit animal welfare organization whose mission is to transform the lives of pets and people through protection, care, education, and adoption.

Ruling year info

1968

President and CEO

Kim Janzen

Main address

200 Petfinder Lane

Raleigh, NC 27603 USA

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EIN

56-0891732

NTEE code info

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

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Programs and results

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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?

Shelter & Adoption

The SPCA of Wake County takes in over 3,000 homeless, neglected or abandoned animals each year through our managed-admission program. All animals are spayed or neutered before adoption, and are given full medical care while at SPCA Wake.

Our managed intake means that we accept incoming animals based on available shelter space or foster care space. We will not euthanize an animal to make room for incoming animals. Once an animal comes into our care we will not euthanize that pet except in cases of untreatable illness, or if the animal poses a safety risk to the community.

Population(s) Served
Adults

SPCA Wake’s spay/neuter initiative, the Saving Lives Spay/Neuter Animal Clinic, was built in order to prevent tomorrow’s animals suffering today by sterilizing up to 6,000 animals each year at a low cost to the public. Since opening in 2009, more than 58,000 animals have been spayed or neutered through the Saving Lives Clinic. SPCA Wake also works with a group of dedicated local veterinarians to provide lower cost Spay/Neuter Vouchers to pet owners who might not be able to afford the one-time cost of spay/neuter surgery.

Population(s) Served
Adults

SPCA Wake's Community Initiatives department is comprised of a cluster of services that strive to help animals by helping the people who care for them.
The AniMeals program provides home delivery of pet food to disabled and home-bound senior pet owners, who otherwise would have to choose between feeding their pets and heating their homes, paying their bills or taking their medications. Now, with the impact of COVID-19, our pet food/supply services have further expanded through a partnership with our local Meals on Wheels chapter to provide their clients with the items they need to keep pets and people together.
SPCA Wake's Pet Behavior Network provides training solutions for pet owners experiencing problems with their pets. This resource helps bring pets and their families closer together, helping pets stay out of shelters and in loving homes.
Our Humane Education program provides teachers with lesson plans focused around empathy, responsible pet ownership, understanding pets' body language, protecting the environment and more. By demonstrating to the next generation what it means to be a compassionate pet owner, this program and the teachers who are a part of it ensure a brighter future for animal welfare.
And finally, our Military and Veteran's Benefits program offers reduced adoption fees, pet behavior services, pet food/supply assistance, expedited volunteer opportunities, and pet-rehoming assistance resources to support our current and retired military personnel.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth

Where we work

Awards

Four Star Charity Rating 2007

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Four Star Charity Rating 2008

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Four Star Charity Rating 2009

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Four Star Charity Rating 2010

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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 volunteers

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
Related Program

Shelter & Adoption

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of pets spayed/neutered

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

Spay/Neuter

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This includes the number of pets sterilized at the SPCA's low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, as well as at 3rd party facilities through spay/neuter vouchers.

Number of total animal live outcomes

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

Shelter & Adoption

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This includes not only pet adoptions, but also instances of lost pets returned to their owners, animals transferred to partner adoption groups, and felines that were trap/neuter/returned.

Number of pet meals provided to families and individuals in need

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

Community Initiatives

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Total meals provided through requests from at-risk families in need, our AniMeals program, and our partnerships with Meals on Wheels, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC, and 7 other rescue groups.

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.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) of Wake County is dedicated to creating a more humane community where every adoptable animal has a home. We aim to protect, shelter and promote the adoption of homeless animals; to provide education about responsible pet ownership; and to reduce pet overpopulation through spay/neuter programs.

Since 1967, the SPCA of Wake County has served our community by providing innovative programming, compassionate care and workable solutions for people and pets in need. We provide a comprehensive group of programs and services to match homeless pets with loving families, prevent animals from entering area shelters, and effectively address animal suffering and neglect.

The SPCA of Wake County is a local, independent, non-profit organization that receives no government funding or tax dollars. We rely almost entirely on private donations to fund our annual operating budget of $3 million.

We are fortunate to have over 1,000 volunteers who provide essential support to the daily operation of the SPCA, including animal care, behavior enrichment, medical care, adoptions, administrative support and special events.

The SPCA of Wake County operates two separate animal shelters. The Curtis Dail Adoption Center provides pet adoption services, public education, and pet supplies to the public. The SPCA Admission Center accepts incoming animals from the public and transfers from other shelters, and works to ensure that animals are healthy before preparing them for adoption.

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to adoption from the SPCA of Wake County. This is an essential part of our mission to address pet overpopulation and reduce the number of animals who are euthanized in our community. The Saving Lives Spay/Neuter Clinic, though operated separately from the SPCA, is adjacent to our Pet Adoption Center and provides spay/neuter services to our animals, as well as to pets owned by the general public. In partnership with local veterinary clinics, the SPCA sells redeemable vouchers for discounted spay/neuter services at participating area veterinarians. Over 800 vouchers are sold each year.

Keeping pets in their homes is an important part of reducing the number of animals entering local animal shelters. SPCA Wake offers a resource library and Pet Behavior Network to help owners work with their pets on behavior problems. We also offer pet food assistance programming through our partnerships with Resources for Seniors and Meals on Wheels, to help keep pets and people together.

The SPCA of Wake County has seen a substantial increase in our Live Outcomes. In the 52-year history of the SPCA, 2019 ranked as the most successful year for pet adoptions with 4,163 animals finding loving homes, a 15.06 increase from the previous year.

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 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 people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.)

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

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

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SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS WAKE COUNTY INC

Board of directors
as of 10/18/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Michelle Connell

Connell & Gelb PLLC

Term: 2023 - 2023

Missy Orr

Centralized Solutions, PPD, Inc.

JoEllen Wilkes

James A. Lucas & Co., LLC

Dana Guzzo

Martin Marietta (Retired)

Bill Busby

IBM & MG ANG/USAF (Retired)

David Coats

Bailey & Dixon, LLP

Alice Garland

NC Education Lottery (Retired)

Jill Newbold

Newbold Solutions

Richard Nordan

Wallace & Nordan, LLP

Jodi Reed

Harmony Animal Hospital

Robert Zaytoun

Zaytoun, Ballew & Taylor, PLLC

Patrick Walsh

Martin Marietta

Ann Verdine-Jones

Ignite HR Advising

Chan Namgong

Animal Cancer Dx

Laura Leslie

WRAL

Debbie Gordon

Care First Animal Hospital

Dana Dorroh

OneSource of NC, LLC

Cynthia Bastos

McKinney

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? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/24/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

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

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

No data

 

No data

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/18/2023

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 disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • 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.