Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
EIN: 23-7367199
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download annual reportsWhat we aim to solve
6.5 million pets (3.3 million dogs and 3.2 million cats) enter U.S. animal shelters nationwide every year. ( 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats). Of these pets entering shelters in the US, it is estimated that 2.7 million are euthanized. SICSA is dedicated to focus on promoting the welfare and adoption of companion animals and nurturing loving, lifelong relationships between animals and people. To support our mission, SICSA offers numerous animal-centered programs and services for families and children.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter
Low-cost spay/neuter surgeries for low to middle-income families. (over 4,000 spay/neuter surgeries annually)
Animal Adoption
Find loving, forever homes for homeless animals.
Humane Education
Comprehensive humane education programs for Greater Miami Valley, Ohio youth and adults.
Humane Education programs focused on building respect, responsibility and empathy include adult team building workshops, youth week-long camps, in-school Paw Packs, birthday parties, scout programs, Furry Film Nights, as well as Youth Service Camps Paw it Forward & Hands & Paws!
Where we work
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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
Animal Adoption
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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
Total dollars received in contributions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of volunteer hours contributed to the organization
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
11.4 FTE Volunteer ROVI
Number of animals spayed and neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Low-Cost Spay/Neuter
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of sheltered animals
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal Adoption
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
At SICSA, we are more than shelter. In addition to a clean and comfortable place to stay, and food and water in their bellies; it is also about making sure their physical and emotional needs are met.
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?
To promote the welfare and adoption of companion animals, and to nurture loving, lifelong relationships between animals and people.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
By offering numerous animal centered programs and services for families we have the opportunity to reach pet owners and potential adopters from every socio-economic background. While animals are being sheltered in our facility, we are able to get to know them through meaningful, social interactions. We currently have both a dog and a cat behaviorist on staff. They are able to monitor the animals and make recommendations to what type of home would serve them best. This practice makes adoptions more successful.
While SICSA's no-kill mission ensures placement for all adoptable animals in our care, we recognize the need to take action to reduce pet overpopulation. We believe the most responsible and humane option is to proactively sterilize pets to prevent the birth of unwanted puppies and kittens, ultimately reducing the number of animals entering shelters and at risk of euthanasia. We do our part by spaying and neutering thousands of animals each year for our community, most at a reduced rate for low to middle-income families.
Our Youth Education program offers fun and interactive humane education programs for youth that encourage critical thinking, respect, and compassion for animals, beginning at a young age.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have focused on increasing adoptions to be able to accept as many homeless pets as possible. To increase adoptions we have extended our open hours to 7 days a week adding an additional 16 hours to adopt pets. We have increased off-site adoption locations to reach adopters that ordinarily would not come to a shelter. We have also planned special sale weekends and prices on older dogs and cats to promote their adoption.
To decrease the crisis of pet overpopulation SICSA sterilizes all pets before adoption and provides Spay/Neuter Services for the community. The Community Spay/Neuter Program is for low-middle income families throughout the Miami Valley providing low-cost spay/neuter, vaccines and preventative medicines for their pets and three high volume clinics called “Neuter Day".
Public school students and scout groups have the opportunity to experience hands-on learning in their classroom or at our facility through Camp SICSA a Humane Education program for PreK-8th grade students. About 1,000 children learned empathy, respect, kindness and responsibility towards animals (and humans) last year.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have had an increase in numbers across the board in 2017:
4000+ spay/neuters
8,000 were impacted by Humane Education focused on respect, responsibility & empathy.
1600+ adoptions
755 animals in our foster care program
517 rescue transfers from open admission shelters
20,000+ volunteer hours
An increase in numbers gives us the opportunity to help more animals and supports our mission of promoting the welfare and adoption of companion animals, and nurturing loving, lifelong relationships between animals and people.
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 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
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), 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 the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
0.44
Months of cash in 2022 info
1.6
Fringe rate in 2022 info
0%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
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.
Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitionsFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals’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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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $843,603 | $368,726 | $1,813,631 | $989,448 | -$810,274 |
As % of expenses | 45.7% | 19.0% | 79.8% | 37.3% | -27.7% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $771,279 | $293,635 | $1,559,342 | $674,206 | -$1,134,956 |
As % of expenses | 40.2% | 14.5% | 61.7% | 22.7% | -34.9% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $3,033,085 | $2,727,176 | $2,097,664 | $2,995,078 | $2,467,425 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 21.9% | -10.1% | -23.1% | 42.8% | -17.6% |
Program services revenue | 17.9% | 22.2% | 23.3% | 25.1% | 33.1% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 86.9% | 74.1% | 66.4% | 69.8% | 64.9% |
Other revenue | -6.9% | 2.1% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 0.1% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $1,846,053 | $1,945,465 | $2,273,527 | $2,651,852 | $2,924,216 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 21.6% | 5.4% | 16.9% | 16.6% | 10.3% |
Personnel | 45.8% | 56.5% | 53.1% | 41.4% | 66.5% |
Professional fees | 7.8% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
Occupancy | 3.5% | 4.3% | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.3% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 7.4% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 42.9% | 37.0% | 30.7% | 41.9% | 16.7% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $1,918,377 | $2,020,556 | $2,527,816 | $2,967,094 | $3,248,898 |
One month of savings | $153,838 | $162,122 | $189,461 | $220,988 | $243,685 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $285,225 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $387,529 | $6,758,985 | $1,233,935 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $2,459,744 | $8,941,663 | $3,951,212 | $3,473,307 | $3,492,583 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 18.4 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
Months of cash and investments | 26.6 | 17.7 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 8.6 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 21.1 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 7.9 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | $2,833,437 | $1,173,437 | $655,637 | $636,132 | $401,915 |
Investments | $1,260,564 | $1,691,745 | $1,784,087 | $2,230,834 | $1,700,109 |
Receivables | $489,328 | $314,577 | $130,685 | $72,196 | $45,909 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $3,468,859 | $10,213,097 | $11,381,899 | $11,442,970 | $11,573,307 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 25.2% | 9.1% | 9.9% | 12.5% | 15.2% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 2.4% | 35.5% | 40.3% | 36.5% | 39.9% |
Unrestricted net assets | $5,849,587 | $6,143,222 | $7,702,564 | $8,376,770 | $7,241,814 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $1,248,595 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $1,248,595 | $1,913,960 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 |
Total net assets | $7,098,182 | $12,490,541 | $7,702,564 | $8,376,770 | $7,243,814 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President & CEO
Mrs. Nora Vondrell
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Society for the Improvement of Conditions for Stray Animals
Board of directorsas of 11/21/2022
Board of directors data
Mr. Kunal Patel
Will Bach
Raymond James
Joseph Balmer III
Holzfaster Cecil McNight & Mues
Gabrielle Enright
WHIO Cox Media Group
ELAINE ALLISON
Volunteer Representative
Ken McNerney
Think Patented
Kelly Naber
Volunteer Representative
Jack Omer
Senior Lifestyle Corporation
KUNAL PATEL
Kunal Patel Group
MARTI SHOENFELT
The Tim Hall Team
MICHELLE PAUTZ, PH.D.
University of Dayton
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? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
No data
Gender identity
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Transgender Identity
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Sexual orientation
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Disability
No data
Professional fundraisers
Fiscal year endingSOURCE: IRS Form 990 Schedule G