SAFE HAVEN FOR CATS

EIN: 561916620 501(c)(3) Animal-Related

RALEIGH, NC

Total Revenue
$1,576,666
Total Expenses
$1,757,388
Total Assets
$1,781,418
Net Assets
$1,746,814
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1994
Legal Domicile
NC
Principal Officer
PATTI GODIN
Phone
9198727233
Tax Period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

SAFE HAVEN FOR CATS, founded in 1994, is a community nonprofit in the Animal-Related sector that reported $1.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Expenses of $1.8M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 11% operating deficit.

Mission

SAFE HAVEN FOR CATS WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A NO-KILL SHELTER FOR STRAY AND ABANDONED CATS AND KITTENS. RESCUED ANIMALS ARE PROVIDED WITH FOOD, SHELTER, AND COMPLETE MEDICAL CARE WITH THE GOAL OF PLACING THEM IN PERMANENT, LOVING HOMES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY FOR ALL STRAY, PET, AND FERAL CATS THROUGH THE SAFE CARE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC. SAFE HAVEN ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATION TO THE COMMUNITY REGARDING STRAY, ABANDONED, INJURED, ORPHANED AND COMMUNITY CATS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $872,705 Revenue: $166,195

THE LIFE-SAVING SHELTERING AND ADOPTION OF 1,323 CATS WAS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM THIS YEAR. IN THE LAST 29 YEARS, WE HAVE ADOPTED OVER 15,400 CATS. WE ASSIST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH FAMILY...

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THE LIFE-SAVING SHELTERING AND ADOPTION OF 1,323 CATS WAS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM THIS YEAR. IN THE LAST 29 YEARS, WE HAVE ADOPTED OVER 15,400 CATS. WE ASSIST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH FAMILY ORIENTED, THOUGHTFUL ADOPTION PROGRAMS AND MANY EDUCATIONAL SERVICES. WE PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, VACCINES, TESTING AND STERILIZATION TO THESE 1,323 CATS PREVENTING THE BIRTHS OF HUNDREDS OF CATS IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO HOMES. WE WORKED WITH OUR LARGEST EUTHANIZING SHELTERS TO REDUCE THE EUTHANASIA RATES IN OUR COMMUNITY BY TAKING 328 CATS FROM THEM THIS YEAR, AND THROUGH COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS AND TNVR (TRAP/ NEUTER/VACCINATE/RELEASE) PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY CATS. AS THE COMMUNITY'S OLDEST NO-KILL SHELTER, WE SAVE ALL THE ADOPTABLE, TREATABLE AND RECOVERABLE CATS AND KITTENS. WE CONTINUE TO RESCUE CATS FROM HOARDERS, RESEARCH LABS AND ABUSIVE SITUATIONS. WE MAINTAIN 65 FOSTER HOMES FOR SPECIAL CATS SUCH AS ORPHANS, OR THOSE WITH MEDICAL OR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THAT CAN BE RESOLVED.WE ARE AN ALMOST ALL VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WITH 125 VOLUNTEERS PER WEEK IN 12 SHIFTS. THEY DONATE APPROXIMATELY $442,494 OF SERVICES ANNUALLY. IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR, 14,834 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC RECEIVED SUPPORT AND INFORMATION RELATING TO STRAY, ABANDONED, INJURED, ORPHANED OR COMMUNITY CATS.

Program 2
Expenses: $466,341

THE SAFE CARE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT LOW COST CLINIC JUST FOR CATS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ONLY ONE OF THREE CLINICS IN A REGION OF OVER ONE MILLION RESIDENTS. WE SERVED CLIENTS...

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THE SAFE CARE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINIC WAS THE FIRST PERMANENT LOW COST CLINIC JUST FOR CATS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND ONLY ONE OF THREE CLINICS IN A REGION OF OVER ONE MILLION RESIDENTS. WE SERVED CLIENTS FROM 35 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES THIS YEAR. WE STERILIZED 7,285 CATS AND KITTENS THROUGH THE CLINIC, 2,955 WHO WERE FERAL CATS. AS A SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO REDUCE THE BIRTHS OF UNWANTED CATS AND KITTENS, WE OFFER OUR SERVICES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EACH WEEK. WE WILL HELP ANYBODY WHO HAS A NEED. WE ACCEPT PETS, STRAYS, AND FERAL CATS INTO OUR CLINIC. OF THE 7,285 SEEN THIS YEAR, WE HAVE PROVIDED 31% OF THESE CATS WITH GREATLY REDUCED FEES RANGING FROM $0-$50. (REGULAR PRICE IS $75/$85.) WHY? SO NO CAT OR PERSON IN NEED IS EVER TURNED AWAY FROM THE CLINIC. 74% OF THE CATS COMING THROUGH OUR CLINIC HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A VETERINARIAN BEFORE. THROUGH EDUCATION WE ARE TEACHING PEOPLE ABOUT TNVR TO HELP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CATS IN OUR CITY. UNCONTROLLED CAT POPULATION IS THE NUMBER ONE REASON FOR EUTHANASIA IN OUR STATE. OVER 53,000 HAVE BEEN STERILIZED IN THE CLINIC TO DATE.

Program 3
Expenses: $156,002

SAFE HAVEN FOR CATS FED 735 DOGS AND CATS IN THE COMMUNITY AND DISTRIBUTED 16 TONS OF FOOD TO NEEDY PET LOVERS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST PET OWNERS WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH SO THEY DO NOT...

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SAFE HAVEN FOR CATS FED 735 DOGS AND CATS IN THE COMMUNITY AND DISTRIBUTED 16 TONS OF FOOD TO NEEDY PET LOVERS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO ASSIST PET OWNERS WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO ABANDON OR GIVE UP THEIR PETS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH SCREENING, WE ARE ABLE TO IDENTIFY ANIMALS WHO NEED OUR FREE SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES.AS THE EFFECTS OF COVID WANED, SAFE HAVEN FOR CATS HELD MORE IN PERSON EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THIS YEAR. WE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN MANY CITYWIDE FESTIVALS AND MANY ANIMAL THEMED EVENTS. ON TOP OF THAT, WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT IS VISITED BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PER YEAR. WE PUBLISH 2 PRINT NEWSLETTERS AND 10 ON-LINE E-NEWSLETTERS YEARLY. OUR EDUCATION IS FOCUSED ON SEVERAL AREAS: (1) REDUCING EUTHANASIA THROUGH STERILIZATION, (2) TEACHING AND ENABLING ORDINARY CITIZENS TO "RESCUE" STRAY OR COMMUNITY CATS TO PREVENT INJURY OR DEATH, (3) PROMOTING ANIMAL SHELTERS AS FUN, CLEAN, EXCELLENT PLACES TO ADOPT PETS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO BREEDERS AND MILLS, (4) TEACHING CITIZENS HOW TO IMPLEMENT TNVR PROGRAMS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY CATS, (5) ASSISTING OUR NEIGHBORS TO FIND GOOD HOMES FOR STRAY CATS THEY HAVE FOUND, (6) TEACHING ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ANIMAL OWNERSHIP AND PROMOTING THE ANIMAL/HUMAN BOND, (7) PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP, (8) KEEPING PEOPLE FROM ABANDONING OR RELINQUISHING THEIR PETS BY HELPING THEM SOLVE BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS, (9) REUNITING OWNERS WITH LOST PETS, AND (10) PROVIDING VOLUNTEER/ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH, SENIORS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND CIVIC/CORPORATE GROUPS.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,334,731
Program Service Revenue $143,933
Investment Income $9,684
Other Revenue $88,318
TOTAL REVENUE $1,576,666

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $822,982
Fundraising Expenses $109,593
Program Expenses $1,495,048
Other Expenses $934,406
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,757,388

Year-over-Year Comparison

2022 2021 Change
Revenue $1,576,666 $1,554,386 +0.0%
Expenses $1,757,388 $1,565,543 +0.1%
Net Income $-180,722 $-11,157 +15.2%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
4
Independent Members
4
Employees
45
Volunteers
442

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
2
$158,089
Total Directors
7
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
MARY K POWERS CHAIR 4.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SHELBY KINSEY VICE CHAIR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JILL ODOM SECRETARY 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LORI TAYLOR-THROUGH NOV 2022 DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DOUG EADER-THROUGH MAY 2023 FOUNDER, DIRECTOR EMERITUS 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
CATHY EASOP-THROUGH JANUARY 2023 DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBBY STONE-THROUGH JANUARY 2023 DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
PAM MILLER-THROUGH APRIL 2023 FOUNDER, PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00
Officer
$81,714 $0 $81,714
PATTI GODIN-EFFECTIVE MARCH 2023 INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00
Officer
$76,375 $0 $76,375
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 No data No data No data No data
2024 No data No data No data No data
2023 $1,576,666 $1,757,388 $1,781,418 $-180,722
2022 $1,554,386 $1,565,543 $1,918,769 $-11,157
2021 $1,527,597 $1,292,891 $1,928,785 $234,706
2020 $1,606,187 $1,047,262 $1,687,737 $558,925
2019 $995,680 $879,206 $1,127,390 $116,474
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