Patches Place Cat Rescue
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Patches Place Cat Rescue
EIN: 46-3420453
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Mission
Patches Place Cat Rescue provides a temporary home for stray/unwanted/abandoned cats and kittens until they are adopted into permanent loving homes. All cats receive a complete vet check, medical treatment if required, testing for FeLV/FIV, worming, vaccinations, spay/neuter if required and are microchipped. Lincoln County has an overpopulation problem with too many feral and free roaming cats, the only way to solve the problem is through spaying and neutering. To address this issue we are researching grants, fundraising and make appointments and transport cats to the North Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic in Huntsville, AL.
Notes from the nonprofit
We are a small cats only rescue, all cats and kittens receive a complete vet check, tested for FeLv/FIV, vaccinated, spayed/neutered and microchipped prior to adoption.
Ruling year
2014
President
Ms. Gail E. Wilbur
Vice President
Mr. Steven D Keiser
Main address
4021 Belle Orchard Drive
Fayetteville, TN 37334 USA
EIN
46-3420453
Animal welfare
Population served
Adults
NTEE code
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
We have limited space and the need in this area far exceeds our capacity. Since we can only help a limited number of cats/kittens we have purchased 2 humane cat traps to assist those in areas with a large feral and/or free roaming cat problem due to cats being abandoned without being spayed or neutered. Spaying and neutering is the only way to end the cat over population problem.
Our programs
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Wellness
The Wellness program covers all required vaccinations, worming and treatment for other injuries and illnesses as required. It also includes an initial vet check for every cat/kitten that enters Patches Place as well as testing for FeLV and FIV.
Spay/Neuter
All cats and kittens at Patches Place are spayed or neutered prior to adoption. We feel this is a key part of our program to help lower the number of unwanted cats and kittens in our area. We also transport feral/stray and owned cats to the North Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic for Lincoln County residents. The local spay neuter clinic is closed so this allows residents to get their cats spayed without losing time from work. We also have 5 cat traps and a drop trap we loan to help residents trap feral cats. This helps to reduce the over population of cats in this area.
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Goals & Strategy
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal is to increase our adoption rate for cats and kittens in order to help more cats and kittens in need of temporary homes. This year we more than doubled our adoption rate and would like to increase our adoptions this year.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our available cats and kittens are listed through Petfinder, Petstablished and Adopt-A-Pet, and nearly all of our adoptions are a direct result of these listings. We have a Facebook page where we post kittens/cats for adoption and notifications of special events as well as a new web page. Additionally, we have the cat habitat at the local Petco; we are also there for four hours most Saturdays. We will have a booth at Host of Christmas Past in November to bring awareness of our Rescue to area residents and sell home made items as a fund raiser.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
As a Petco Partner we receive donations from the Petco foundation. We are enrolled in Amazon Smile and iGive to help with funding. We participated in the Big Payback last year and will participate this year as well. We will apply for grants as they become available including On Shore, ASPCA, Oxbow, etc. We were also awarded a grant from the Onshore Foundation to help with veterinary expenses in 2016. We were also approved for the Bissell Partners for Pets program. We will continue to pursue grants and other funding opportunities as they become available.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
As of Dec -2018 we have placed 45 cats/kittens into permanent homes since our beginning, 17 of those were in 2017. Our goal is to increase the number of adoptions to at least 25 per year. As of the end of October we have placed 14 cats/kittens into permanent homes.
Financials
Financial data
Patches Place Cat Rescue
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: 2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Revenue | |
|---|---|
| Contributions, Grants, Gifts | $6,930 |
| Program Services | $100 |
| Membership Dues | $0 |
| Special Events | $0 |
| Other Revenue | $11,898 |
| Total Revenue | $18,929 |
| Expenses | |
|---|---|
| Program Services | $15,416 |
| Administration | $0 |
| Fundraising | $0 |
| Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
| Other Expenses | $975 |
| Total Expenses | $15,416 |
Patches Place Cat Rescue
Balance sheetFiscal Year: 2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
| Assets | |
|---|---|
| Total Assets | $0 |
| Liabilities | |
|---|---|
| Total Liabilities | $0 |
| Fund balance (EOY) | |
|---|---|
| Net Assets | $2,538 |
Operations
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Documents
President
Ms. Gail E. Wilbur
I serve as President of Patches Place Cat Rescue and I have worked with Southern Alliance for Animal Welfare, Lincoln County. I helped with fund raisers and trapped and transported feral cats to spay/neuter clinics. I work full time for the Army Corps of Engineers as a Project Management Specialist assisting Project Managers with the financial and technical aspects of their projects. I have been in this position for over 15 years.
Vice President
Steven Keiser
I serve as the Vice President of Patches Place Cat Rescue. I have been an animal lover all of my life, and have nearly always had one or more animals, usually cats but also an occasional dog as a youth. I am now happily retired.
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Patches Place Cat Rescue
Board of directorsas of 02/01/2024
Board of directors data
Ms Gail Wilbur
Mr Steven Keiser
Patches Place Cat Rescue
Term: 2013 - 2023
Gail Wilbur
Steven Keiser
Beth Cain
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