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Name:	Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Address:	2519 Hermitage Rd.
	Richmond, VA 23220
Phone:	804-643-6785
Web Address:	www.richmondspca.org

Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Richmond SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), which was founded in 1891 by a group of influential Richmonders led by Joseph Bryan, is a no-kill humane society dedicated to the principle that every life is precious. Our organization saves the lives of more than 3,000 homeless animals each year and cares for approximately 350 dogs and cats every day. As a national leader in humane care and education, the Richmond SPCA is aggressively tackling the problem of pet overpopulation through programs of pet-retention, adoption, education, and spay/neuter. The Richmond SPCA maintains community relationships with YWCA, Safe Harbor, Meals on Wheels, Richmond Children’s Hospital, Homeward and area nursing homes and convalescent centers. Our myriad programs and services include low-cost and free spay/neuter surgeries, humane education programs, community outreach, and behavioral assistance through Web- and telephone-based help lines. Programs include SAAF, which provides shelter to the pets of women and families seeking refuge from situations of domestic abuse; Paws for Health, which provides the warmth of pet visits to severely-ill children and residents at area nursing homes; and Pets on Wheels, which provides pet companionship, free of charge, to Meals on Wheels clients. The Richmond SPCA is the largest provider of humane education, pet rehabilitation, spay/neuter and other animal-related programs and services in Central Virginia. In our state-of-the-art Robins-Starr Humane Center last year, we placed about 3,000 orphaned pets into loving, permanent homes; rehabilitated about 2,200 sick and injured animals; delivered 17,000 hours of humane education to area youth and 6,000 hours of adult instruction; and spayed or neutered more than 13,000 dogs and cats in our clinic.

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, RSPCA's program expenses were:

Pet Center Operations	3,339,790
Humane Education	730,373
Total Program Expenses:	$4,070,163

Chief Executive : Robin Robertson Starr, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$161,686

Chair of the Board: Anne Grier
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Dominion, Retired

Board Size: 31

Paid Staff Size: 91

*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, cause-related marketing

Fund raising costs were 17% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,803,881, 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 RSPCA's audited financial statements for the year ended September, 30 2008.

Source of Funds
Investment Income	5,021,286
Public Support	1,803,881
Services Rendered	844,865
Gain on Sale of Assets	618,500
Other Revenue	285,533
Unrealized loss on investments	-8,573,725
Total Income	$340

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$340
	Program expenses			$4,070,163
	Fund raising expenses			310,182
	Administrative expenses			405,543
Total expenses				$4,785,888
Expenses in Excess of Income				(4,785,548)
Beginning net assets				28,675,104
Other Changes in Net Assets				(280,536)
Ending net assets				23,609,020
Total liabilities				7,317,581
Total assets				$30,926,601