Humane Society Silicon Valley
Humane Society Silicon Valley
EIN: 94-1196215
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
Our mission is to save lives, keep families together, and create a better future for pets and their people.
Ruling year
1942
President
Kurt Krukenberg
Main address
901 Ames Avenue
Milpitas, CA 95035 USA
Formerly known as
Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley
EIN
94-1196215
Animal welfare
Population served
Children and youth
Adults
At-risk youth
Economically disadvantaged people
NTEE code
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
Youth Development Programs (O50)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
Humane Society Silicon Valley (the "Organization") is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation that has operated continuously since 1929. The focus of the Organization is companion animal rescue and homelessness prevention. The Organization serves as a safety net for companion animals in Silicon Valley, sets a national example for innovation and seeks to transform human lives through deeper connections to animals. The Organization is the first organization ever to meet the model shelter standard–of–care guidelines put forth by the Association of Shelter Veterinarians. The impact achieved reflects the quality of the Organization and its people.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Programs to Save Lives and Place Homeless Animals
Humane Society Silicon Valley adopts rescued, abandoned and surrendered companion animals into new, loving homes. Through our Regional Rescue, Behavior and Foster Programs, we collaborate with other shelters and rescue groups in Silicon Valley to save dogs and cats who are out of time, or need special medical and/or behavioral treatment to become adoptable. These animals are cared for at Humane Society Silicon Valley's Animal Community Center until they are ready for a new home. Often, animals that need a bit more time or need a quiet place to recover will stay in a foster home until a permanent home is found. We also have a robust Lost/Found program. We invest our efforts in extensive behavioral assistance for people who might surrender their pets if we don't intervene. Our goal in Adoptions and Placement services is to find homes for the animals we save, and to keep animals in homes, so they never see the inside of a shelter.
Though the goal at Humane Society Silicon Valley is to find new, loving homes for the animals in our care, there is an enormous amount of care and investment in making sure the animals at Humane Society Silicon Valley are comfortable, well-fed, clean and medically sound while they wait for their new family. The Animal Care Team is responsible for the general care and well-being of the dogs, cats and rabbits in our care at the Animal Community Center.
Community Programs for People and Animals
Community Services at Humane Society Silicon Valley consist of those services designed to accomplish the following: 1) Build community and a sense of belonging, 2) Educate youth and adults to exponentially create a kinder, gentler and compassionate future for animals and 3) Provide services that enable the community to bond with their pets so we can end the cycle of surrender and abandonment. The areas that fall under this category are: Volunteers regularly give of their time to Humane Society Silicon Valley's programs and animals. Without these volunteers, we simply could not do the work that we do! Volunteers perform critical support functions in every area of our organization and Humane Society Silicon Valley volunteers save the organization over $1,500,000 per year. Humane Society Silicon Valley provides eight Humane Education programs designed for every age child - from pre-kindergarten through high school. More than 9,000 students are impacted through the Education Programs, reaching exponentially thousands more through their friends and families. Education programs are critical to Humane Society Silicon Valley's mission because we are helping to shape the values of the students we reach - which ultimately affects the future of companion animals in Silicon Valley and beyond. Humane Society Silicon Valley has a medical center that, in addition to caring for our shelter animals, provides services for the public. We perform low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, and provide vaccines and microchip services. The medical center also provides TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) services for homeless and feral cats.
Program to Save Lives - Medical Services
Humane Society Silicon Valley has a medical center that, in addition to caring for our shelter animals, provides services for the public. We perform low-cost spay/neuter surgeries, and provide vaccines and microchip services. The medical center also provides TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) services for homeless and feral cats.
Programs to Save Lives - Mutual Rescue
Mutual Rescue™ is a national initiative created by Humane Society Silicon Valley to change the conversation around animal welfare from “people OR animals” to “people AND animals.”
People all across the country have stories to tell about how shelter animals have changed their lives for the better and Mutual Rescue™ is bringing these stories to the world stage. The first film, “Eric & Peety,” was instantly a viral Internet sensation and has been viewed more than 90 million times across the globe.
Mutual Rescue™ believes that helping animals helps people. And yet, of the $373 billion in charitable donations made in the U.S. in 2015, less than 1% went to animal-related causes. The intiative wants to raise awareness that when people donate to a local animal shelter, they are helping to transform the lives of people in their community for the better through life-changing, human-animal relationships.
A recent survey revealed that 71% of Americans believe their local humane society is a branch of The Humane Society of the United States. This is not the case, and one of the goals of Mutual Rescue™ is to help people understand the importance of giving directly to their local shelters to create the biggest impact in their local communities.
Mutual Rescue™ emphasizes bringing local communities together to support both animals and humans. This ultimately means connecting millions of animals with millions of people to create the positive transformation of communities all across the country.
Where we work
Awards
Gold Certification 2010
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council
2009 California Integrated Waste Reduction Award 2009
California Integrated Waste Management Board
2009 City of Milpitas Beautification Award 2009
City of Milpitas Neighborhood Beautification Tenth Annual Recognition Award Program
2009 Certificate of Recognition in the Greening of Milpitas 2009
City of Milpitas
Bay Area Green Business Standards 2008
2008 Green Business Certification from Santa Clara County
First Ever Model Shelter 2017
Association of Shelter Veterinarians
Affiliations & memberships
First Model Shelter awarded by Association of Shelter Veterinarians 2017
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Programs to Save Lives and Place Homeless Animals
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Humane Society Silicon Valley finds homes for thousands of dogs, cats, rabbits, and pocket pets each year.
Total Animals Saved
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Programs to Save Lives and Place Homeless Animals
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total animals saved includes adoptions, return to owner, transfer to other shelters or rescues as well as pet retention programs.
Number of Children Participants in education programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Community Programs for People and Animals
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
These programs were suspended during COVID-19. We will be re-evaluating the future of HSSV education programs.
Animal Save Rate (as a %)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Programs to Save Lives and Place Homeless Animals
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Save Rate is calculated as follows: Live Outcomes divided by Total Outcomes excluding owner/guardian requested euthanasia (unhealthy and untreatable).
Number of animals spayed and neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Programs to Save Lives and Place Homeless Animals
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
We offer free, accessible, and targeted spay/neuter services that ultimately reduce the number of animals coming into community shelters. Public programs were temporarily suspended during SIP.
Pet Pantry Distribution (lbs of dry food + cans of wet food)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Community Programs for People and Animals
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Some pet owners going through economic hardship are faced with surrendering their animals. We provide pet food at no charge to keep these families together.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our Organization has three main goals:
To connect thousands of animals with thousands of loving families to enrich the community.
To set a national example for what a shelter can and should be.
To save as many animal lives as possible in Silicon Valley, the state of California and beyond.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our approach to saving and enriching lives comes to five strategic approaches: preventing unwanted births, treating and rehabilitating homeless animals, finding homes for animals, keeping animals in homes, and educating people on the care and treatment of animals.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
To Prevent Unwanted Births, we have spay/neuter programs that include low-cost access for the general public and targeted programs to reduce areas driving the greatest number of animals into shelters (e.g. trap/neuter/return (TNR) for cats and free surgeries for animals residing in specific zip codes).
To Treat and Rehabilitate Homeless Animals, we provide medical and behavioral care for shelter animals administered by highly trained shelter medicine specialists and maintain partnerships with private veterinary practices and veterinary schools to call on additional resources as needed.
To Find Homes For Animals, we operate adoption centers in 3 locations: our Animal Community Center in Milpitas, and two Neighborhood Adoption Centers co-located in Petco stores in San Jose and Sunnyvale.
To Keep Pets in Homes, we provide owner counseling, training programs, and pet pantry services for families in need.
To Educate, we have youth programs for all ages ranging from elementary school through high school including summer camp, compassion in action classes, and youth advisory board.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Humane Society Silicon Valley is saving homeless pets and transforming human lives by supporting people and animals in the community, and advancing animal welfare. The Organization delivers its mission impact through accountability, engagement, innovation and transparency. Specifically, the Organization:
• Saves 100% of all healthy animals in the Organization's care and has done so since 2006. In the year ended June 30, 2020, the Organization saved 95% of all animals that came through its doors, including many needing rehabilitation or extended treatment. Save rate is calculated using the total number of animals that entered the shelter, adoptions, animals returned to owners, animals transferred to other agencies or colonies, animals euthanized, and animals that died in care. This save rate compares to the national average of 77% (as reported on https://www.aspca.org/animal‑homelessness/shelter‑intake‑and‑surrender/pet‑statistics).
• Takes in more than 6,200 animals per year, including over 3,800 animals brought in from shelters through the Regional Rescue Program.
• In addition to finding homes for over 5,600 animals across multiple adoption locations, 142 were reunited with their families and almost 260 were transferred out to rescue groups and managed cat colonies.
• Performs more than 7,100 spay/neuter surgeries per year.
• Provides education for over 3,599 children, from pre‑kindergarten through twelfth grade. These humane education programs enable social and emotional learning through interactions with animals. This includes economically disadvantaged children and at‑risk youth – many with little prior exposure to animals.
Support People & Animals in Our Community: The Organization improves access to veterinary care and provides support for pet owners in need, keeping bonded families together through integrated services that impact both human and animal lives and providing value to our community well into the future.
• Addresses the key issues facing under‑served individuals who consider pets part of their family to improve peoples’ lives and increase mission results. Programs range from emergency boarding to wellness clinics
• Keeps animals in homes by:
o Providing post adoption support, including providing 160 animals with behavior support, 74 animals with scholarships for private dog training with a consultant, and 18 scholarships for dog training at Humane Society Silicon Valley.
o Providing free pet food to community members who cannot afford to feed their pets through the Pet Pantry. The Organization gave nearly 9,500 pounds of dry food, over 10,000 cans of wet food, and close to 511 pounds of litter to 187 households, wellness clinics, homeless encampments, rescue groups and cat colonies, supporting 3,012 animals, in the year ended June 30, 2020.
While focusing on impact in its core programs, the Organization is focused on expanding its impact across the entire industry through Mutual Rescue and Shelter Medicine.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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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 understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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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 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
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2023 info
0.46
Months of cash in 2023 info
3.3
Fringe rate in 2023 info
22%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jul 01 - Jun 30
This snapshot of Humane Society Silicon Valley’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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| Profitability info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $1,429,015 | $5,560,178 | $4,084,448 | -$1,571,745 | $223,348 |
| As % of expenses | 11.5% | 42.1% | 31.3% | -10.9% | 1.3% |
| Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $830,077 | $4,921,859 | $3,404,922 | -$2,273,604 | -$512,460 |
| As % of expenses | 6.4% | 35.5% | 24.8% | -15.0% | -2.9% |
| Revenue composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $13,716,282 | $18,233,404 | $21,886,630 | $19,186,876 | $16,027,081 |
| Total revenue, % change over prior year | 7.5% | 32.9% | 20.0% | -12.3% | -16.5% |
| Program services revenue | 17.4% | 10.5% | 7.6% | 10.9% | 11.7% |
| Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Investment income | 6.2% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 4.3% |
| Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 0.0% |
| All other grants and contributions | 69.2% | 82.1% | 77.5% | 77.7% | 85.4% |
| Other revenue | 7.2% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| Expense composition info | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses before depreciation | $12,398,953 | $13,222,103 | $13,046,151 | $14,425,199 | $16,645,952 |
| Total expenses, % change over prior year | 4.1% | 6.6% | -1.3% | 10.6% | 15.4% |
| Personnel | 66.8% | 69.0% | 68.7% | 67.3% | 69.7% |
| Professional fees | 9.1% | 9.2% | 9.6% | 14.6% | 13.5% |
| Occupancy | 3.1% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Interest | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.6% |
| Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| All other expenses | 19.5% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 14.3% | 12.1% |
| Full cost components (estimated) info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total expenses (after depreciation) | $12,997,891 | $13,860,422 | $13,725,677 | $15,127,058 | $17,381,760 |
| One month of savings | $1,033,246 | $1,101,842 | $1,087,179 | $1,202,100 | $1,387,163 |
| Debt principal payment | $435,966 | $435,967 | $435,966 | $435,967 | $435,966 |
| Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total full costs (estimated) | $14,467,103 | $15,398,231 | $15,248,822 | $16,765,125 | $19,204,889 |
Capital structure indicators
| Liquidity info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months of cash | 3.2 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Months of cash and investments | 26.9 | 30.5 | 35.1 | 28.1 | 24.8 |
| Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 22.4 | 25.1 | 28.6 | 23.9 | 20.2 |
| Balance sheet composition info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $3,299,789 | $6,603,185 | $5,592,571 | $4,795,650 | $4,537,054 |
| Investments | $24,474,001 | $27,053,735 | $32,547,386 | $29,014,513 | $29,929,037 |
| Receivables | $1,035,475 | $521,494 | $6,544,143 | $10,385,868 | $9,794,825 |
| Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $26,128,552 | $26,299,071 | $26,514,230 | $26,899,952 | $26,693,604 |
| Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 25.0% | 25.7% | 28.0% | 30.2% | 30.8% |
| Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 23.6% | 23.5% | 19.2% | 16.5% | 15.9% |
| Unrestricted net assets | $32,238,285 | $37,160,144 | $40,565,066 | $38,291,462 | $37,779,002 |
| Temporarily restricted net assets | $2,018,715 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Permanently restricted net assets | $3,281,145 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Total restricted net assets | $5,299,860 | $4,757,165 | $11,712,449 | $14,833,559 | $15,649,505 |
| Total net assets | $37,538,145 | $41,917,309 | $52,277,515 | $53,125,021 | $53,428,507 |
Key data checks
| Key data checks info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President
Kurt Krukenberg
Kurt joined HSSV as President in January 2020 after previously serving as Chair of HSSV’s Board of Directors. He is thrilled to lead a talented and passionate team that is advancing the cause of animal welfare locally, regionally, and nationally through shelter medicine, scalable rescue partnerships, effective homeless animal prevention strategies, and innovative community engagement programs.
Prior to HSSV, Kurt spent 20 years helping companies create sustainable growth in a variety of operating and advisory roles. As an executive coach, he worked with business and nonprofit leaders to design effective organizations, build high-performing teams, and develop their own leadership skills. As a management consultant at Oliver Wyman, Kurt led engagements for Fortune 500 clients in media, technology, healthcare, and life sciences. He also has deep cross-functional experience in marketing, sales, and product development at industry-leading technology companies including HP/Agilent.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Highest paid employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Board of directorsas of 09/25/2023
Board of directors data
Peter Detkin
Sally Hazard Bourgoin
SHB Associates
Peter Detkin
Intellectual Ventures
Alison Buchanon
Hoge, Fenton, Jones and Appel
Rebecca Ranninger Owen
Community Member
Blythe Jack
Community Member
Brenda Swiney
Community Member
Christy Richardson
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Andrea Borch
Community Member
Shannon Waas
Community Member
Sue Diekman
Community Member
Shirley Chen Lee
Community member
Will Martin
Community member
Andie Sobrato
Community Member
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
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- 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.
- 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.
Contractors
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Fiscal year endingSOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G
Solicitation activities
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