EIN 48-0641821

Lawrence Humane Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
39
State
Year formed
1951
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Lawrence Humane Society nurtures the human-animal bond by providing shelter, care, and advocacy for homeless and abused animals, as well as resources for the pets and people in our community.
Total revenues
$2,296,106
2022
Total expenses
$2,574,720
2022
Total assets
$9,968,935
2022
Num. employees
39
2022

Program areas at Lawrence Humane Society

Shelter operations: the Lawrence Humane Society accepts and provides temporary care for stray animals found within the city of Lawrence, ks and douglas county; animals seized by animal control; pets relinquished by their owners; and animals transferred from other animal welfare agencies lacking time, space, and resources to find positive placement for their animals. During their stay, animals receive daily essential feeding and cleaning, and exercise and enrichment. Of the 3,792 animals housed at the shelter in 2022, 582 animals were reunited with their owners, 2,812 animals were adopted to new homes, and 44 animals were transferred to other agencies for placement. Lawrence Humane achieved an overall live release rate of 94% for 2022, meaning that 94% of animals who entered Lawrence Humane had a positive outcome. Animals are never euthanized for space or length of time in the shelter, and only does so when it is absolutely medically or behaviorally necessary. In 2022, the animal services division of the Lawrence Humane Society was established in order to provide field services to the unincorporated douglas county. Our team of two animal services officers (asos) respond to animal-related calls previously handled by the douglas county sheriff's department, including calls for animals-at-large, animal attacks, nuisance animals, stray animals confined, ill or injured animals, and animal welfare checks. Asos also provide support to sheriff's deputies on cruelty cases and vicious animal cases that require affidavit to district court. Lawrence Humane asos lead with a support-based approach and seek to find non- punitive approaches to enforcement whenever appropriate by providing education, resources and follow-up.
Community engagement: the Lawrence Humane Society has made enormous strides to serve our community in more holistic ways outside of just being a place where people go to either surrender or adopt animals. We believe that the future of animal sheltering is the work that happens in - and for - a community and we actively partner with other community organizations and social service agencies to serve our entire community. In 2022, Lawrence Humane received 656 applications for assistance through our crisis pet retention (cpr) fund, which assists community members with pet deposits/pet rent; essential pet supplies (pet food, litter, crates, etc. ); basic, essential veterinary care (spay/neuter, vaccines, microchips, etc. ); emergency and specialty veterinary care; behavior consulting; and temporary boarding for pets whose owners are in crisis, all in order to keep people and pets together through poverty, job loss, loss of housing, and physical and mental health crises. In total, 491 animals from 348 individual households were treated at Lawrence Humane for essential, preventative care (spays/neuters, vaccines, microchips, flea/tick treatment, dentals) for a total of 37,153 in care provided. Eight animals from eight individual households had their emergency and specialty care paid for at private vet clinics for a total of 2,002. Fifteen families who collectively owned 21 pets were assisted with pet deposits, pet rent, and/or pet fees for a total of 4,800. And 57 animals utilized temporary crisis boarding, 78% of whom were reunited with their owners. 2022 was the first full year for Lawrence Humane to be the community's primary pet food pantry. In the past, our pet food pantry played a supplementary role to the community's primary pet food pantry. However, when that pet food pantry closed in fall 2021, Lawrence Humane stepped up to fill the need. In 2022, Lawrence Humane distributed 60,810 lbs of pet food and 6,643 lbs of cat litter, ensuring that pets were never surrendered due to a pet owner struggling to afford food.
Veterinary care: the Lawrence Humane Society employs a veterinary team to evaluate and treat animals in our care, as well as ready animals for adoption. In 2022, the Lawrence Humane veterinary team performed 1,954 spay and neuter surgeries on shelter animals to ready them for adoption. The veterinary team also completed 117 specialty surgeries on shelter animals such as dentals, amputations, mass removals, wound repair, etc. Additionally, the veterinary team performed 1,017 low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for publicly owned pets, along with 64 specialty surgeries and dentals, and 44 owner-requested euthanasia procedures for senior, ill, and injured pets. In 2022, Lawrence Humane continued to offer monthly low-cost pet vaccine clinics for publicly owned pets, as well as offering additional clinics during march 2022, the inaugural national pet vaccination month. In total in 2022, Lawrence Humane provided 16 low-cost and subsidized pet vaccine clinics, serving 672 animals from 393 unique households.

Who funds Lawrence Humane Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Ethel & Raymond F Rice FoundationToward Replacing Rocks in the Play Yards With A Turf Surface.$52,000
Douglas County Community FoundationCapital and General$35,150
Orphan Kitten ClubKitten Care$28,000
...and 19 more grants received totalling $177,137

Personnel at Lawrence Humane Society

NameTitleCompensation
Shannon WellsExecutive Director$102,116
Elina AltermanDirector of Development
Megan HermanClinic Manager
Liz AdamsSenior Manager
Rikki SwearenginAdoptions Manager
...and 12 more key personnel

Financials for Lawrence Humane Society

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,906,393
Program services$514,297
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$-124,584
Total revenues$2,296,106

Form 990s for Lawrence Humane Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-14990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-11-11990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-01-03990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 17, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $35,150 from Douglas County Community Foundation
October 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $28,000 from Orphan Kitten Club
August 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsAnimal organizationsAnimal sheltersCharities
Issues
Animals
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
1805 E 19th St
Lawrence, KS 66046
Metro area
Lawrence, KS
County
Douglas County, KS
Website URL
lawrencehumane.org/ 
Phone
(785) 843-6835
Facebook page
lawrencehumane 
Twitter profile
@lawrencehumane 
IRS details
EIN
48-0641821
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1951
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
D20: Animal Protection and Welfare
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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