Tulsa Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals
Tulsa Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to improve the lives of dogs and cats, and their human companions.
About
The Tulsa SPCAs mission is to improve the lives of dogs and cats, and their human companions. Our four primary program areas are rescue, rehabilitation, re-homing and community engagement.Rescuing and rehabilitation involves a variety of activities. We bring dogs and cats into our facility from many sources. Owner surrenders accounted for 65% of our intakes last year. These families, for a variety of reasons find it necessary to give up their dog or cat. Transfers from other shelters, primarily municipal, who are open intake and required to euthanize for space accounted for 30% of our intakes in 2018. The final 5% are a result of cruelty seizures, assistance with natural disasters such as Hurricane Harvey or animals abandoned at our shelter. In 2018, we rescued almost 900 dogs and cats.The average length of stay (los) in our shelter last year was 29 days for dogs and 45 for cats. The cost to care for a dog during an average los is $900 and a cat is $500. This includes the cost of food, initial medical care such as spay/neuter, vaccinations and disease testing, micro-chipping, housing costs and staff time for things like cleaning, and enrichment and training activities which are vital to keep animals in good mental health during a stay in a shelter environment.When we re-home dogs or cats, we work hard to make sure adopters and animals are a good fit for each other. Our adoption counselors and pet care specialists talk with adopters about their lifestyle (do they have kids, are they active, etc.), what they're looking for in a dog or cat and then offer suggestions about which animals in our shelter might best fit into their homes. Basic care and training is discussed as well as any special medical needs. After families go home, we follow up with them at regular intervals to see how things are going and if we can provide any assistance. Since the largest percentage of our intakes come from owner surrenders, keeping animals in their homes is a big focus for us. If we can reduce the number of owners who want to surrender their animals, we will be able to pull more from open admission shelters like TAW and help reduce the euthanasia rate in our community to save more animals.Community engagement at the Tulsa SPCA takes many forms. Medically, in 2018 we served over 3,700 dogs and cats through low-cost medical services such as spay/neuter, vaccinations, micro-chipping, and minor needs clinics. Oftentimes, clients decision to surrender an animal is due to lack of funds to provide basic care. Services such as these make sure dogs and cats remain healthy and are able to stay in their homes with families who love them. Our staff is also present in schools from pre-k to college. We offer presentations on topics like proper care and treatment for animals and anti-bullying. There is a documented link between animal abuse and abuse against humans. Research shows, teaching children empathy leads to decreased bullying and it is easier to first teach children to be empathetic to animals. We visit colleges to do things such as offer an area to de-stress during final exams. Visits to nursing homes, hospitals and hospices through our Pets Are Love (PAL) program began some time ago and research now supports what we have seen for years. Animals provide documented health benefits both physical (decreased blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides) and mental (decreased feelings of loneliness and a stress causing hormone called cortisol and increased levels or serotonin which is associated with happiness and contentment). Additionally, we have a cruelty investigator on staff who investigated over 800 complaints in 2018. Although Oklahoma does not give us the ability to take legal action against anyone, our investigator goes out to investigate reports from the public about suspected neglect or cruelty. His focus is education and providing assistance but when necessary, submitting a report to the authorities for further investigation and potential prosecution. This year, we continued delivering dog food through our cruelty program and for the year assisted over 700 animals, giving out over 8,000 lbs of food. By delivering food to the household we can assess the situation and can then offer assistance or education on any other issues noticed at the time of delivery.We do all of this with private donations. Local SPCAs like us are NOT a part of a national organization and do not regularly receive funding from them.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The mission of the non-profit, as stated in the filing, is “The tulsa spca's mission is to improve the lives of dogs and cats, and their human companions.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were described as: “See schedule o”.
- The non-profit is operating legally in the state of OK.
- The non-profit's address for the year 2020 is listed as PO Box 581898, Tulsa, OK, 74158 in the filing.
- The form submitted by the non-profit organization for 2020 reports 52 employees.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$463,934.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is established through a review and approval process by an independent body.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1913.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $737,075 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $3,502 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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