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EASEL ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE INC

Ewing, NJ   |  www.easelnj.org

Mission

EASEL Animal Rescue League is an all volunteer, community-based 501(c)(3) action group based in Mercer County, NJ.

EASEL's mission is to end the killing of unwanted animals killed in Mercer County, through the power of collaborative coalitions and community alliances.

Our vision is a community where the human-animal bond is strong and an environment of respect for living creatures guarantees animals a healthy indoor home or safe habitat.

One of our goals to build a no-kill shelter for all of Mercer County.

Ruling year info

2008

President

Ms. Karen Azarchi

Executive Director

Mr. Jeffrey Lang

Main address

4 Jake Garzio Drive

Ewing, NJ 08628 USA

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EIN

80-0155306

NTEE code info

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

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Mission To reduce the number of unwanted animals euthanized in Mercer County through collaborative coalitions and community alliances. Vision Our vision is a community where the human-animal bond is strong and an environment of respect for living creatures guarantees animals a healthy indoor home or safe habitat. We work to: maintain a no-kill, best-practices animal shelter facilitate placement of stray and unwanted pets in desirable homes prevent overpopulation and cruelty to animals promote responsible pet ownership through humane education

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?

Adoption Day Events

Coordinates monthly adoption events at PetSmart, PETCO, Cutter’s Mill, Pet Valu, and the EASEL trailer

Dogs, Cats are taken to these various local pet focused business in a effort to find foerver homes.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Volunteers head out and trap colonies of cats in the Mercer County area homes and local businesses. As colonies are found and reported, save-a-heart traps are used to capture ferals, lost and dumped pets, and kittens to be vetted, spayed and/or nuetered to control the pet populations. Friendly cats/ kittens are socialized and retained in our trailer and partner shelters until they can be found forever homes.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Training can make a critical difference in a animal's life, particularly an animal who is homeless and exhibits behavior that would discourage adoption. EASEL makes an effort to evaluate our animals and provide them with the training they need
For cats, we socialize them when needed.For older cats, we work on shyness as well as things like litter training or destructive scratching. EASEL draws on the years of experience among our cat volunteers to deal with most issues.
For dogs, our volunteers work with professional trainers to do obedience training and work on issues like confidence or lack of focus. In more serious cases, EASEL works on helping abused dogs overcome fear issues. EASEL performs temperament tests and employs techniques to overcome issues that we discover. We perform dog introductions when needed, and we can provide in-home assessments to help a newly adopted dog adjust to their new environment. If on-going training is needed, we can recommend a trainer who can help.

Population(s) Served
Adults

As of July 2013, EASEL has operated a functional trailer converted to a small "animal shelter" used an adoption location, local shelter overflow, quaratine and kitten seasonal segegration.

At just under a year and half, the trailer has served as a critical part of EASEL and the partner Shelters capabilities.

Previously numerous "fosters" would be called upon to take kittens, and travel to various adoption events in an attempt to find homes for cats & kittens. With the established trailer complete with AC/heat & electric, numerous cages and 3 rooms, we are able to facilitate adoptions and animal care centrally with common care techniques and supplies.

Population(s) Served
Adults

EASEL is holding/offered a low cost Micro chip event to existing owners who wished to have their animals MicroChipped to aid with the welfare of any animals who may get loose, lost and are subsequently may be 'trapped" or rescued and brought to Animal Shelters. The Micro Chip will have owner information stored in a database.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Best Friends 2023

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

Adoption Day Events

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

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 Vision is to build and operate a state of the art no-kill animal care center to serve Mercer County.

Continued partnerships with local animal care facilities, shelters and businesses to increase the success of EASELs mission and Community awareness of our existence.

* Over 50+ adoption days event/ sessions are held every year at various local business and our local EASEL Trailer.
*3 large scale fundraising events are held every year, 3-4 smaller fundraising events are held. ( 3 years and running)
*Developing new business relationships with local businesses ( both animal focused and non)
*Regular Bimonthly volunteer meetings to communicate recent updates, challenges and status to volunteers. - This keeps everyone engaged and energetic about what they are all working for.
*Minimally Quarterly senior meetings to work out various event, PDCA, challenges and plans.
*Minimally Quarterly Board meetings to work out organizational health, opportunities, challenges and plans.
* Bi-monthly Fundraising Meetings to plan out events

Over 200 + Volunteers, 10 senior volunteers
Relationships with over 20 local animal focus businesses.
EASEL Trailer is capable of holding over 40 cats
Local Municipality- working relation ship for funding of TNR and animal care
Larger Businesses in Mercer County are providing community hours/support to their employees to volunteer with EASEL activities.

The successful operation of the EASEL Trailer for the past 1.5 years is a testament to the increase maturity of the organization as a whole. By learning and working through the challenges of space control, storage, costs and resources management for the various animal rescue efforts such as TNR, vetting, EASEL continues moving towards the goal of building and operating a state of the art no-kill animal care center to serve Mercer County.

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 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 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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EASEL ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE INC

Board of directors
as of 03/05/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Karen Azarchi

Marianne DiMola

Jeffrey Lang

Stark & Stark

Michael Butler

Eckert Seamans

Iain McWhinney

Johnson & Johnson

Sandra Weinberger

Munich Inc

Michael Tokiwa

Kingston Animal Hospital

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 ? Not applicable
  • 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 2/27/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/10/2023

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 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 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.