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Name:	South Suburban Humane Society
Address:	1103 West End Ave
	Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Phone:	708-755-7387
Web Address:	www.southsuburbanhumanesociety.org

South Suburban Humane Society meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

ADOPTIONS For over thirty years, South Suburban Humane Society has been adopting pets to responsible, loving homes. In addition to dogs and cats, they adopt out ferrets, birds, rabbits, gerbils, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, snakes and lizards. Their adoption fees are comparable or lower than most other animal adoption organizations in the area. The organization is launching an aggressive marketing campaign to increase their adoptions and the shelter’s visibility of which this grant request is a part. CRUELTY INVESTIGATIONS South Suburban Humane Society is one of the few animal shelters in the Chicagoland area to operate a cruelty investigations program. The investigators are licensed by the State of Illinois to enforce the Illinois Humane Care for Animals Act. In 2008, their investigators handled approximately 2,500 cases improving the lives of between 2,000 and 2,500 animals. They cover a 30-square-mile radius to help these animals have better lives. LOW-COST HIGH-VOLUME SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC In March 2007, the SSHS Board of Directors committed to opening a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. After researching many different clinics and spay/neuter programs, they discovered the phenomenal NSNRT program of the Humane Alliance in Asheville, North Carolina. Due to the support of Humane Alliance, PetSmart Charities, the DJ&T Foundation, and the Service Club of Chicago they opened their Low-Cost, High-Volume, High-Quality Spay/Neuter Clinic in Glenwood, Illinois on July 28, 2008. In the first year the clinic was open, they performed nearly 6,000 spay/neuter surgeries, preventing an estimated 15,000 births! The clinic currently averages 27 surgeries per day. Our general public surgery pricing is $40 for male cats, $50 for female cats, $55 for male dogs under 75 pounds, $65 for female dogs under 75 pounds and $75 for male or female dogs 75 pounds and over. We also offer low-cost vaccinations on the day of surgery as well as monthly low-cost vaccination clinics on Saturdays. Although open to all dog and cat owners regardless of income, their target clientele is cats, large dogs and low-income individuals and families. Cats and kittens are a challenge at the shelter and every shelter they network with. Of the 5,648 animals their shelter cared for last year (2008), 3,107 (55%) were cats and kittens. Because of this fact, the clinic implemented a Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) program in October 2008 and received a great response from feral cat caretakers and area rescue groups. In June 2009, the entire organization made a commitment to TNR. With funding, the shelter will intake feral cats, neuter/spay the cats, and then return them to a managed colony. HUMANE EDUCATION The main focus of the humane education program is to promote safety, pet care and kindness to school-aged children and to the public-at-large. In 2008, South Suburban presented at the following locations: · Nine preschools presenting to approximately 500 children · Various grade levels at eighteen elementary schools presenting to approximately 3,000 students · Career days at four local high schools · Eighteen scout troops presenting to approximately 325 scouts · Story time at eleven local libraries presenting to approximately 375 parents and children · Pet therapy visits at fourteen local healthcare centers, nursing homes, assisted living centers and group homes for adults with disabilities. · Twenty shelter birthday parties, where party guests can have fun and learn about animals at the same time. · Public events such as town festivals, Earth Day and colleges.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, South Suburban Humane Society's program expenses were:

Saleries	724,880
Animal Care	269,866
Supplies and Post	55,950
Professional Services	12,344
Outside Srvices	11,108
Shelter Friends	2,039
Meals and Entertainment	1,861
Total Program Expenses:	$1,078,048

Chief Executive : Emily Klehm, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$60,000

Chair of the Board: Sara Montemayor
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Human Resources, US Government

Board Size: 9

Paid Staff Size: 49

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, print advertisements, grant proposals, internet, planned giving arrangements, membership, Commercial associations

Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $355,435, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on South Suburban Humane Society's audited financial statements - combined for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Thrift Shop Sale	335,001
Clinic	322,736
Donations	182,085
Adoptions	136,089
Fund Raising	124,840
Bequests	97,323
Grant	48,510
Memberships	17,785
Interest Income	17,249
Program Income	4,165
Miscellaneous Income	2,348
Total Income	$1,288,131

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 71%  Fund Raising: 2%  Administrative: 27%

Total income				$1,288,131
	Program expenses			$1,078,048
	Fund raising expenses			34,020
	Administrative expenses			405,549
Total expenses				$1,517,617
Expenses in Excess of Income				(229,486)
Beginning net assets				850,519
Ending net assets				621,033
Total liabilities				24,920
Total assets				$645,953