BBB Wise Giving Report for
Hooved Animal Humane Society

BBB Wise Giving Report issued June 2008
BBB Wise Giving Report expires June 2010


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Hooved Animal Humane Society
Address: 10804 McConnell Road
  Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: 815-337-5563
Web Address: www.hahs.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1971, Illinois
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to promote the humane treatment of hooved animals through education, legislation, investigation and intervention."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Hooved Animal Humane Society (HAHS) does not meet the following Standard for Charity Accountability.

Standard 10: Ending Net Assets - Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.

  • HAHS does not meet this Standard because according to its audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2008, the organization's total unrestricted net assets were $2,730,207, or 4 times the charity's total 2007 expenses of $650,394.
Hooved Animal Humane Society (HAHS) meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

HAHS programs include rescuing and rehabilitating neglected and abused hooved animals, primarily horses. In addition, HAHS educates the public on proper animal care and investigates allegatons of abuse and neglect and when needed impounds the animals. HAHS also has an Adopt-A-Hoof program where qualified individuals can adopt a horse, goat or pig.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, HAHS's program expenses were:

  
Animal care 288,199
Education 138,814
Total Program Expenses: $427,013
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Barbara Geittmann, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $94,223

Chair of the Board: Dr. Janice R Klich
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Physician

Co-Chair of the Board : Cynthia Gaffney

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President

Board Size: 5

Paid Staff Size: 5

*2007 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $425,856, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

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.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on HAHS's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2007.

Source of Funds  
Donations and membership dues 386,855
Investment income 213,045
Bequests 31,612
Horse adoptions 29,095
Merchandise sales 7,389
Total Income $667,996


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 65%  Fund Raising: 10%  Administrative: 25% 

Total income   $667,996
  Program expenses $427,013
  Fund raising expenses 66,349
  Administrative expenses 165,479
 
Total expenses   $658,841
Income in Excess of Expenses   9,155
Beginning net assets   3,360,427
Ending net assets   3,369,582
Total liabilities   20,238
Total assets   $3,389,820


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