Bow-Wows & Meows Inc

Celebrating pets, encouraging animal awareness & promoting pet adoption within our community and beyond.

aka Bow-Wows & Meows Pet Fair   |   Santa Clarita, CA   |  http://www.BowWowsAndMeows.org

Mission

Bow-Wows & Meows is a non-profit organization run by an all-volunteer board of directors. Our mission is to celebrate pets, encourage animal awareness and promote pet adoption within our community and beyond.

Notes from the nonprofit

On behalf of the Bow-Wows & Meows team, thank you for your generosity and support. We know you have many other compelling charities to choose from, so it fills us with gratitude and pride to have been your choice. Thank you for supporting our mission and allowing us to continue advocate for shelter pets in need. Most Sincerely, Yvonne Hanson, Founder / President

Ruling year info

2002

Founder/President

Yvonne Hanson

Main address

PO Box 2542

Santa Clarita, CA 91386 USA

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EIN

95-4870553

NTEE code info

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

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (D01)

Animal Related Activities N.E.C. (D99)

IRS filing requirement

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

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Our programs

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Annual Bow-Wows & Meows Pet Fair

Bow-Wows & Meows holds a huge community pet fair once a year. This free (to the community and their well behaved dogs) pet fair includes over 70 pet related vendors, education, entertainment, low-cost vaccine clinic, food truck Court, huge super raffle, our famous Fun Dog Show and most importantly… all 7 Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control “shelter’s” come to the fair bringing over 200 adoptable pets. By the end of our one-day fair… an average of 170 to 200 shelter and rescue animals are adopted!

The first event took place in 2001 and has grown to an incredibly popular pet fair that attracts more than 15,000 attendees to its annual event. Since its inception, Bow-Wows & Meows has become one of L.A.'s largest and most popular pet fairs of it's kind while having adopted out more than 2,500 pets from Los Angeles County Shelters, as well as local rescues.
It’s a very special and miraculous day.

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Bow-Wows & Meows Inc

Board of directors
as of 07/18/2020
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Yvonne Hanson

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? No

Organizational demographics

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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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No data

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Sexual orientation

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 07/17/2020

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Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • 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.