2013 Annual Report

Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things,
man, himself, will not find peace.
~ Albert Schweitzer
2013 Annual Report
From the Executive Director
Faithful Friends Animal Society was started in 2001 by
local individuals who were outraged that the save rate in
Delaware’s shelters was only 10% - nine out of 10 dogs
and cats entering a shelter
didn’t come out alive.
Our main goal has been to
protect animals and bring the
national no-kill movement to
Delaware. We work to end
the routine killing of dogs and
cats in the very shelters that
are supposed to be a safety
net for homeless and abandoned companion animals in
our state.
A “no-kill’ shelter is one that
saves all adoptable, treatable
and trainable dogs and cats, resorting to euthanasia only
when animals are suffering with untreatable medical
conditions or when dogs are seriously aggressive with a
poor prognosis for rehabilitation. What makes no kill
possible is a multifaceted approach that includes:
• High volume spay/neuter
• Trap-neuter-return for population control
of community cats
• Affordable veterinary services
• Ongoing adoption campaigns
• Programs that reduce pet relinquishment by making
it possible for pets to remain with the people who
love them.
It is this same approach that, if applied to all shelters,
will make an entire community or state No Kill, which
is the ultimate goal.
STATE OF DELAWARE
Shelter Outcomes for Animal Companions
Save Rate for Shelter Animals: 70%
Save Rate Goal: 90% or better*
Euthanasia Rate:
4,872 (30%) of the 16,217 pets entering shelters
- 974 (20%) of dogs were euthanized
- 2,957 (47%) of cats were euthanized
We championed an effort, passed by the state legislature
in 2006, to introduce the first rabies surcharge program,
creating a public fund for low-cost spay/neuter for pets
of low income pet owners. In 2010, we led an effort to
pass a shelter standards law that outlines required
standards to protect animals in shelters.
In 2012, State Senator Patricia Blevins, who worked with
us to pass the shelter standards law, renewed her commitment to accountability and positive outcomes for
companion animals. She created a statewide task force,
in which we took part, to study the issues and next steps
needed to move our animal welfare system forward and
to move closer to the no-kill goal for our state. The task
force recommended creation of the first State Office of
Animal Welfare, opening in the fall of 2013, to focus on
the needs in our community and to study best practices
in the country to bring to our state. We will continue to
work with this office for the betterment of companion
animals in Delaware.
While our advocacy efforts continue, we are committed
every day to providing exemplary care to the pets in our
charge. We offer low-cost and free spay/neuter services,
pet retention programs to keep pets in families, and
support for cat colony caretakers in the neighborhoods
where they live. Additionally, our pet therapy outreach
programs bring the unconditional love, teaching and
healing gifts of animals to children and adults of all ages
in schools, libraries and health facilities statewide.
Thanks to the support of individuals, local businesses
and foundations we have grown tremendously and
today we serve 10,000 animals and 15,000 people a year
through these programs.
We do this in partnership with you, our supporters, who
believe, as we do, that a moral community is one that
treats animals with kindness and respect, because every
life is precious.
Sincerely,
Jane Pierantozzi, Executive Director
*National goal for communities to save all adoptable,
medically treatable and trainable animals
Faithful Friends Animal Society is a privately funded, nonprofit animal welfare organization with a no-kill shelter. “Building a better world for pets and people.”
Honored Founders
Ellice McDonald Jr.
Bill Farrow
Executive Director
Jane Pierantozzi
Board of Directors
Robert Wasserbach, CPA, Esq., President
Sharon Struthers, Vice President
Steven Gilligan, Treasurer
Craig Prettyman, Secretary
Jill Cantera
Andrew Levin
Penelope B. O’Connell, Esq.
Katherine A. Sahm, MD, FACS
Carol A. Tavani, MD, MS, DFAPA
Board of Advisors
Carla Andrews, DVM
Senator Patricia M. Blevins
Chase Brockstedt, Esq.
Kathy Gallagher
Jane Gibson
Su Knoll Horty
Donna Kinzel
Faith Maloney, Best Friends Animal Society
Irenee duP. May
David McCoach
Tom McGonigle, Esq.
Michael Mulrooney, State Representative
Terry R. Spence
Robin Starr, No Kill SPCA, Richmond VA
Nathan Winograd, Esq., No Kill Advocacy Center
Director of Operations
Jeannie DiSabatino
Medical Director
Dr. Lauren Boccanfuso, Veterinarian
Business Manager
Pam Heissenbuttel
Director of Development & Community Affairs
Shannon O’Neill
Volunteer & Community Affairs Manager
Brittany Anthony
Care
Compassion
Love
Healing
Development Assistant
Lisa Lange
Animal Care Manager
Lou Henderson
Cat Placement Manager
Debbie MacDowell
Dog Placement Manager
Christina Radcliff
Customer Service Representatives
Christine Henderson
Natalie Lux
Faithful Friends Animal Society is a privately funded, nonprofit animal welfare organization with a no-kill shelter. “Building a better world for pets and people.”
Fiscal Year 2013 Financial Summary
(July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013)*
Revenue:
$1,215,000
Revenue
Stream
Program
Fees
8.5%
Fundraisers
14%
Grants
5.5%
Individual
Contributions
72%
Expenditures: $1,200,000
Expenditure
Allocation
Fundraisers 13%
Management
and General 5%
Program Services*
82%
*Program Services Include:
- Adoption
- Low-cost/Free Spay/Neuter Clinics
- Low-cost Healthy Pet Clinics
- Food and Supply Bank
- Pet Therapy Programs
- Pet “Life” Line
- Sanctuary - Lifetime Care
- Advocacy
* Figures from unaudited financial reports reviewed by the Board of Directors.
Faithful Friends Animal Society is a privately funded, nonprofit animal welfare organization with a no-kill shelter. “Building a better world for pets and people.”
Thank You to Our Supporters!
$50,000+
Anonymous
$20,000 - $50,000
PetSmart Charities
Philadelphia Eagles
Charles and Pat Robertson
Struthers Family Foundation
VeRUS Pet Foods*
Robert Wasserbach
Jean Woo
$10,000 - $19,999
Walt Copper and Judith K. Baldwin
Integrity Staffing Solutions
Thomas and Karin Lauppe
Rob Moores and Jill A. Cantera
Nancy and Scott Sherr
The Welsh Dental Group*
William, Angela and Mindy Woo
Thomas and Diane Wren
$5,000 - $9,999
Jan Armstrong
Bernard and Helen Balick
Judith S. Blake
Michael J. and Klementyna Breyer
Phyllis Carey
Chichester DuPont Foundation Inc.
Maya Chikira
E. I. Dupont de Nemours & Company
First State Pharmacy*
Joan Foster
Steven and April Gilligan
Charlene A. Hendrix
Horty & Horty, P.A.*
Holly M. Kershner
Christine Knierim
Marko Laasonen
The Laffey McHugh Foundation
Alan and Ellen Levin
Longwood Veterinary Center*
Sharron A. and George A Lulli
Michael Gallagher Jewelers*
Penelope and Mike O’Connell
Dr. Francis Palermo
Sharon Palermo
Petco Foundation
Craig Prettyman
Progressive Pipeline Management
Barbara Pyle Robertson
Jane and David Singer
David and Lisa Spartin
Janis Tomlinson
Bonnie and Charles Turcol
Veterinary Specialty Center of Delaware
$1,000 - $4,999
A-Del Construction Co., Inc.
Tom and Pam Allingham
Applied Bank
Stacey and Gregg Bacchieri
Michael and Donna Baize
Bank of America Matching Gifts
Bellevue Contractors LLC
Borkee-Hagley Foundation
Carter and Jeff Bowersox
Build-A-Bear Foundation
The Bully Chronicles LLC
Susan Burr
Doris B. Campbell
Charles D. Cantera
Carroll M. Carpenter
Jonathan Choa
John Cochran
Concord Pet Foods & Supplies
Bonnie and Charles Copeland
Barbara and Stephen Crane
Brenda Cuart
Delaware Valley Riverfront Camaro Club
Delmarva Power
Marie-Eve and Joseph DeSantis
Lamar Desmond
Victoria Dickinson
Kitty and Irenee duP. May
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
David Ellis
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Mary and Frank Fiorenza
Isabelle Farrell Garnett
Allene Goodfellow
Ellen K. Hahn
Pierre and Tina Hayward
Marilyn Hentkowski
Sophie Hershey
Jack and Nancy Hewes
Su and Peter Horty
Harry S. and Jeanne C. Hughes
Paula S. Janssen and Greg Greene
Barry and Cathy Jones
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Michael Labarca
Steve Maconi
Linda and Paul McConnell
Michael Gallagher Jewelers
Sharon Mossman
Nancy, Jack and Jim Murphy
New Castle Dental Associates, PA
Nuclear Electric Insurance
John O’Brien
Bruce Palmer
Anthony Petrucci
Pettinaro Relocation
John and Diane Pettinelli
Pfizer Foundation
Theresa Pierantozzi and Joey
Dawn Poczynek-Holdridge
PureBread Deli
Ramone’s Flowers
Cathy and Richard Remenick
Garrett and Mary Robinson
Michele Rollin
Andrew and Ann Rose
Tracy and Chip Rossi
William J. Sappington
Philip and Carolyn Smith Foundation
Diane L. Steward
Carol Tavani, MS, DFAPA
Wayne F. Tyler
Mabel C. Valko
Lance and Karyn Weaver
Wells Fargo Foundation
David Wickersham
Lisa Wool
Christian Wright
Theresa and Dennis Yanick
*Donation of goods or services
Faithful Friends Animal Society is a privately funded, nonprofit animal welfare organization with a no-kill shelter. “Building a better world for pets and people.”
Thank You to Our Supporters!
$500 - $999
Arkieva
Avon Grove Lions Club
Melody Baker
Matthew Beardwood
Francis and Anita Biondi
Blue Water House
Bramhall and Hitchen Insurance, Inc.
Jennifer Brophy
Elizabeth Cahill
Flo and Jeff Cannon
John and Lindsey Cartier
Ginny Bell Cavanagh
Charles Cawley
Steven Chamish
The Christmas Shop Foundation
Sarah B. Cole
Bruce Coon
Kim A. Corrigan
Mrs. David Craven
Steven J. and Gillian K. Daniels
John and Audrey Day
Ronald DeNadai
Ann L. DiDonato
Lynne DuPont, MD
William, Jennifer and Andrew Esposito
Dr. Cynthia Flynn and Deirdre Boyle
Karen Francks
Robert Galster
Carmen A. Garcia
Cara M. Grisin
Craig Hall and John Ford
B. David Hawthorn
Laura and Richard Henry
William Holland
Lorelei Hunt
Vivian Jubang
Malinda Jurney
Douglas S. and Emily Kook
Ruth E. LaJoie
Land Rover
John Lessner
Andrew Levander
Pat Liebermann
Stephen R. Lillard
Robert and Lynn Luft
Jamie MacArthur
Peter and Susan Matarese
John W. and Valerie A. Mayfield
Rhea J. McHenry
Mitchs Market Street Gym Inc.
Mary Catherine Moran
Susan L. Morgan
James Myers
Ken and Kathy Nachbar
Gregg Narvell
Sharon and Craig Naylor
Sharon and Doug Niner
Daniel O’Donnell
Juliet C. Patrick
Silvia D. Pelaez
Shana Pinter
Judith and Michael B. Poleck
Laurie and Patrick Quigley
Teri Richmond
Joseph Sawczuk
Carter Schelling
Scrimmages Restaurant Inc.
Joseph Setting, II
Michelle Shepherd
Mary Louise Shields
Robert and Dorothy Siegfried
Darla Smith
The Starboard
Miriam Stellini
Jeffrey Stoneberger
Tracy and Matt Stover
Supply Chain Consultants
Nancy and Eric Taylor
Susan Terranova
Verizon Foundation
Yvonne Vinton
Sarabeth Walker
Albert S. Walton, Jr.
Christopher Wells
Gail Womble
Lynda L. Woodward
Jennifer Young
Dr. David and Kathy Zabel
Our Mission
To serve as the model for other animal welfare organizations by
ending the neglect, abuse, abandonment and killing of pets;
and providing and promoting compassionate animal-related
welfare and social services.
Faithful Friends Animal Society is a privately funded, nonprofit animal welfare organization with a no-kill shelter. “Building a better world for pets and people.”
Success!
2013 Fiscal Year Accomplishments
Served 10,000 animals and 15,000 people
through programs and services.
Rescued 752 homeless cats and dogs with 767
adopted. Maintained care for approximately 500
cats and dogs at any one time through shelter
care, foster network and offsite adoption centers.
Continued to provide lifetime care facilities for
80 cats who are not likely to be adopted.
Helped people care for and keep their pets by
providing bimonthly low-cost vaccination and
microchip clinics to over 1,000 pets. In addition,
the free pet food/supplies bank served 6,800 pets
and 2,800 pet owners in crisis (and those caring
for stray or feral cats in cat colonies).
Delivering Smiles
Shared the unconditional love of companion
animals with the community. Our volunteers
and therapy pets logged over 2,500 hours of
service at local eldercare facilities, special needs
programs, hospice care programs; schools and
libraries. Our onsite program PET (Program for
Education and Training) continued to provide
onsite opportunities for special needs groups
and individuals.
Reduced homeless animals on the streets by
providing 1,000 low-cost and free spay/neuter
surgeries through our clinic program.
Thinking Outside the Cage
Provided referrals, guidance and counseling
to 1,500 community members on how to
keep or find loving homes for pets as the
only shelter with a pet “life” line (operated
by volunteers).
Maintained over 300+ volunteers in shelter
operations, offsite cat adoption centers,
fundraising activities, and pet therapy services
statewide. Held weekly orientations and
training classes for new volunteers.
Worked closely with policymakers and
legislators to create and advocate for advanced
laws and programs for the protection of animals.
Faithful Friends Animal Society is a privately funded, nonprofit animal welfare organization with a no-kill shelter. “Building a better world for pets and people.”
“What is the use of living, if it not be to strive for noble
causes and to make this muddled world a better place
for those who will live in it after we are gone?”
- Winston Churchill
12 Germay Drive, Wilmington, DE 19804
(302) 427-8514
www.faithfulfriends.us